Originally Posted by
candaceflanagan
I found Rocky when he was just a few days old, about 1" -1-1/4" pink, somewhat also sunburned and very dehydrated as he was in the hot Florida Sun on my seawall for apparently a while. No fur at all, eyes shut black and tight and ears still under some translucent skin. I picked him up and could see slight breath..no doctors around, no one called back from local rehab. This was August 29th before hurricane Irma came. So, I previously nursed baby kittens and figured I would do the same. I researched what to feed this baby "Pedialyte" drops one at a time every hour. I did this throughout the day all day long for three days, but didn't do it at night. He became lively and I was encouraged and found that I could feed him puppy milk and fed him. He thrived and grew beautifully and is very loving. At five weeks old he opened his eyes. Couldn't get response from wild life locally for over ten weeks. I later heard that were overwhelmed from several storms. He is turning 6 months next week. I feed him a variety of vegetables (fresh and raw) every day and he has an assortment of nuts to choose from as well throughout the day. He lives in a bright airy room where I can let him loose to play when I'm with him. He also has a big sunny window where I can place his cage for him to feel the sun and breeze and still have some shade in his cage. We have playtime two hours a day broken up and we chase each other through his mazes and around the room. Quite adorable and fun. Now I have been training him on a leash so he can get outside. He seems to enjoy this quite a bit, although the outside is still scary to him but he does sit calmly with me on the ground or on my shoulder when we walk. Today, when I went to greet him good morning, he was a different aggressive personality. I have never seen this in him. I have read that they can turn like a switch at about six months old. I'm not sure what got into him, but it is very different. When he went to bed last night he was fine. Is there any experience with this change in behavior? He seems to be more normal right now, playful etc., but it was almost like he didn't recognize me. He also is talking a lot this morning, kind of a chatter. I am very careful to feed him balanced meals, calcium, fresh water, but would like more specific info on about how much food a 6 month old male should eat and about how many nuts on average a day...I do feed him way more veggies than nuts. Just want to know if this could be because of food, because of changes in daily routine such as leash training, his age, or what. Help in understanding is greatly appreciate. This is only one day, but it is still concerning. He is still talking a lot this morning. Thank you.