Hello, I am new to this forum. I am a registered grey squirrel owner in England. I rescued Cyril the squirrel when he was a tiny baby. He is now 5 years old and up the last few weeks he has been a healthy happy boy.
Cyril started looking under the weather and I had him to the vets, the vets suspected a chest infection and prescribed Baytril to put into his water. For the first few days he drank his water but has since avoided drinking and is hardly eating anything compared to his usual healthy self. He does not have a cough and has been back to the vets for a check up, where the vet stated he was on the mend. I am not convinced that he is on the mend as he is still not eating or drinking and is out of character - looking lethargic and appears to be breathing heavily. Can anyone give me some advice of what I can do, as taking him back to the vets is a stressful experience for him and also the vet has no experience of caring for grey squirrels? I am worried that I am going to lose him.