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    Unhappy Pneumonia : Please help!!

    So my baby girl Jill is about 3 weeks old and yesterday has started to get a clicking noise that seems to be coming from inside of her lungs and this morning when I fed her it was a deeper sound like she was almost wheezing when she took a breath. Her appetite is still wonderful though and not lethargic. I have got cephalexine in pill form or I have liquamycin in an injectable but way too nervous to try and use that on her with being so young and small. What is your advice on how I should treat her?

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    Default Re: Pneumonia : Please help!!

    Neither of those is good for squirrels, I'm afraid. You need either Baytril or Clavamox -- worst case scenario would be SMZ-TMP (Bactrim). If you have any Cipro (often prescribed for humans with urinary tract infections) you can use that as well -- almost as good as Baytril.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kjennings View Post
    So my baby girl Jill is about 3 weeks old and yesterday has started to get a clicking noise that seems to be coming from inside of her lungs and this morning when I fed her it was a deeper sound like she was almost wheezing when she took a breath. Her appetite is still wonderful though and not lethargic. I have got cephalexine in pill form or I have liquamycin in an injectable but way too nervous to try and use that on her with being so young and small. What is your advice on how I should treat her?
    Kjennings.... call family members for antibiotics. One pill is enough.

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    Would liquamycin help? They sell that at tractor supply.

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    If you cannot find antibiotics from friends.. look for a pet store that specializes in birds.
    They sell 'Enrofloxacin 10%' (Baytril) for around $4-$6 without a prescription.
    Then post that you have it and the current weight of the squirrel in grams for dosing instructions.

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