help!! baby squirrel has diarrhea

[slimshayd]

so my baby squirrel got diarrhea out of nowhere. it’s almost a yellow orange color..i’ve done nothing different and she is not acting any different than before, she’s not lethargic or anything and is still being very active! i’m just not sure what to do? i looked it up and other people said give her pedialyte but i’m not sure how much or how often? right now they’re eating 6-8ML of esbilac every 3.5 hours

[stepnstone]

What is the esbilac you are feeding liquid or powdered?
Do you have a weight on this baby?

[slimshayd]

What is the esbilac you are feeding liquid or powdered?
Do you have a weight on this baby?

i don’t have a weight i’m getting a scale tomorrow though! here’s what she looks like now https://imgur.com/gallery/tF9Vs5R
and it’s powdered. i just fed her some pedialyte and she’s still hungry, i don’t want to feed her too much pedialyte and don’t want to give her more milk if that’s what’s causing the diarrhea, are they even allowed to have milk right after pedialyte ?

[stepnstone]

i don’t have a weight i’m getting a scale tomorrow though! here’s what she looks like now https://imgur.com/gallery/tF9Vs5R
and it’s powdered. i just fed her some pedialyte and she’s still hungry, i don’t want to feed her too much pedialyte and don’t want to give her more milk if that’s what’s causing the diarrhea, are they even allowed to have milk right after pedialyte ?

Over feeding is the most common cause of diarrhea.
If you don't know the weight, you don't know how much to be feeding which should be held between 5-7%.
I would give a feeding of pedialyte as I'm assuming you've done, then give her formula the next feeding. However, since
you don't know the weight instead of 6-8 mls cut back and stop at 6mls. Give hydration in between her formula feedings.
Pedialyte should not be given over 24 hours. You can give water sweetened with a touch of honey for flavor instead.
Once you get a scale and provide a weight we likely will be able to address the diarrhea more accurately.

Just for clarification, is the esbilac your using as pictured below?



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[slimshayd]

Over feeding is the most common cause of diarrhea.
If you don't know the weight, you don't know how much to be feeding which should be held between 5-7%.
I would give a feeding of pedialyte as I'm assuming you've done, then give her formula the next feeding. However, since
you don't know the weight instead of 6-8 mls cut back and stop at 6mls. Give hydration in between her formula feedings.
Pedialyte should not be given over 24 hours. You can give water sweetened with a touch of honey for flavor instead.
Once you get a scale and provide a weight we likely will be able to address the diarrhea more accurately.

Just for clarification, is the esbilac your using as pictured below?



Edit: Your link did not work.

yes that is the esbilac i’m using! here’s the pic i hope it works this time. thank you for the info i will get the weight as soon as i can and let you know!

[stepnstone]

yes that is the esbilac i’m using! here’s the pic i hope it works this time. thank you for the info i will get the weight as soon as i can and let you know!

Picture came through, he's adorable!
Eyes generally open around 5 weeks, that will give you
a better idea on his approximate age.

Another curiosity since I can't see his "privates."
You sure it's a boy?

[slimshayd]

Picture came through, he's adorable!
Eyes generally open around 5 weeks, that will give you
a better idea on his approximate age.

Another curiosity since I can't see his "privates."
You sure it's a boy?

thank you and no I have 2 girls I think they are around 4-5 weeks! they are also walking now instead of dragging themselves and their tails are starting to stand up lol! it's amazing how fast they're growing right before my eyes!!

[stepnstone]

thank you and no I have 2 girls I think they are around 4-5 weeks! they are also walking now instead of dragging themselves and their tails are starting to stand up lol! it's amazing how fast they're growing right before my eyes!!

Must have been the hour.... now I see while you kept saying she I was seeing he.
They are beautiful and you have a blinkie!
The little black one appears bigger then her sister?
What are their names and how is the diarrhea today?

[slimshayd]

Must have been the hour.... now I see while you kept saying she I was seeing he.
They are beautiful and you have a blinkie!
The little black one appears bigger then her sister?
What are their names and how is the diarrhea today?

it's all good thank you! the black one is bigger, her name is cocoa and the other one is bean the diarrhea is less today but a tiny bit still there, going to get the scale soon 😇

[stepnstone]

it's all good thank you! the black one is bigger, her name is cocoa and the other one is bean the diarrhea is less today but a tiny bit still there, going to get the scale soon 😇

Getting the scale is really important, obviously Cocoa would weigh more then Bean and would require more formula then Bean.
In the meantime keep Bean cut back and keep up with the hydration in between HER feeds.