How did you get this little one?
You mentioned his dark head in
your first post.
I think the dark head may be from
a fall.
Shellbee (03-12-2020)
Is she clicking with every breath?
Can you get the pill tonight? We can dose it for you.
That’s not nearly fast enough. If it is indeed pneumonia you have about 12 hrs to start antibiotics. They crash fast. Let me ask this. How is the appetite? With pneumonia there is a drastic loss of appetite.
Could you send me a PM with your location in FL. We have a lot of FL members. We might have one close to you that has antibiotics.
One last thing, do you have ANY antibiotics? A single pill is all you need.
Baby squirrels do sometimes make clicky little sounds. If it comes and goes it might not be pneumonia.
That’s the liquid injectable right?
How is the appetite?
Any updates?
Nancy in New York (07-06-2019)
Hey so I have another question about Hazel (her new name) shes been growing super fast and is 55 grams now and also has fur everywhere. But should I up her feeding amount everytime she gains weight (I always give her 5 - 7% of her body weight). I feel like she might get bloated or super fat if I keep feeding her as soon as she gains weight wich is every day. So how do you guys normally do it?
also i figured out how to attach pics
(She turned 4 weeks on July 20th)
She looks beautiful -- don't change a thing that you're doing!
Yes, you should up the amount you are feeding as the baby gains grams so that she is getting AT LEAST 5% of her total body weight.
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Aww...Hazel is adorable. You have done an awesome job raising a pinkie.
She is a growing girl. Don’t worry about her getting fat. We love fat little babies. When she gets older she will take much more than 5-7%. Bigger babies easily take 10% but you have to work up to that. As they get older bloat isn’t as much of a concern. Of course, don’t overdo it. When they get to be teenagers I don’t weight them anymore. Actually, you can’t really weight them at that age without a fight.
I feed them what they want which is a LOT!
You should see eyeballs this week. 👁