Wild with injured front paw

[Spanky]

I am curious as to whether the finger would have been lost during the initial injury or afterwards.

If the infection was bad enough, would that finger have fallen off? Would Mama have removed it herself?

Mama would have been injured about 3 weeks prior to this photo.

I believe any of those scenarios are possibilities...

[olorin19]

I believe any of those scenarios are possibilities...

Thanks Spanky

[olorin19]

Mama just had her 18th and final dose of clavamox.

This was over 13 days, with at least 1 dose on 12 of 13 days, including the final 8 days.

Or for those who prefer concision, Mama's sequence of doses per day:

1-1-2-2-0-1-2-2-2-1-1-2-1

Thanks to all for your help!

[olorin19]

Update -

Here are two photos of Mama Squirrel taken an hour ago.

She has been off antibiotics three weeks as of today.

Her right front paw with the missing finger has healed up nicely.

We see her many times every day. In fact, there she is now...

(30 second pause to give Mama another hazelnut)

...and here are the photos -

[olorin19]

UPDATE -

It has been tow years, and Mama Squirel is still around and doing well. While she is never going to be an alpha, I would say she is less timid and occasionally even bold with other squirrels.

Besides her unique behaviors as she approaches, she is rather easy to identify with the missing toe. If other squirrels are not around, she will run right over when she sees me, or wait outside my back door to get my attention.

If other more dominant squirrels are around, she will hang back and wait her turn.

Mama Squirrel is truly gifted at what I call squirrel bocce: I can lob a pecan with a high trajectory to her when she is 50' away and she is able to track its flight and get it right away every time. It is a skill she has developed in order to get fed when there are other squirrels close to me to where she is hesitant to come closer.

Mama Squirrel is at least 4.5 years old, possibly older.

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[olorin19]

UPDATE -

It has been tow years, and Mama Squirel is still around and doing well. While she is never going to be an alpha, I would say she is less timid and occasionally even bold with other squirrels.

Besides her unique behaviors as she approaches, she is rather easy to identify with the missing toe. If other squirrels are not around, she will run right over when she sees me, or wait outside my back door to get my attention.

If other more dominant squirrels are around, she will hang back and wait her turn.

Mama Squirrel is truly gifted at what I call squirrel bocce: I can lob a pecan with a high trajectory to her when she is 50' away and she is able to track its flight and get it right away every time. It is a skill she has developed in order to get fed when there are other squirrels close to me to where she is hesitant to come closer.

Mama Squirrel is at least 4.5 years old, possibly older.

Oops! Two years, not tow years.