Hi!
I’m Agustina.
I live in Costa Rica, on the pacific coast.
A few days ago we found a baby squirrel under a tree after a horrible storm.
It was all by herself (Well... we believe she’s a girl), clearly in shock and a bit damaged.
We couldn’t find any professional help in the area. I live in a rural area with almost no vets and no professional rehabilitators.
The only vet that felt like giving me some advice told me to feed the squirrel with delactosed cow milk, and that’s what I’ve been doing since then.
I believe I did a good job keeping her hydrated the first few days, and also keeping her warm and helping her peeing/pooping: She’s peeing amazingly and no diarrhea at all. I nursed maaaany many puppies (cat and dogs) so I had some experience from that.
But then I started to do some research online and finally found some helpful profesional insights. Apparently I SHOULD NOT be feeding her with cow milk 😩 I’m gonna get some puppy formula at the vet tomorrow first thing.
I was able to find out she’s around 3 weeks. I’m feeding her according to this (I mean amount of cc and times a day). She looks like she’s growing healthy since I found her 9 days ago.
I will post some pictures/videos of the day we found her and some from just a few minutes ago.
I would like to get some advice, and would love to now is she’s developing alright.
I’ve read about the gaping when nursing and I felt very relieved. She does that all the time. Apparently no inhaling, never seen her nose bubbling or any weird noise. She’s getting way more curious and active lately, making it a bit harder when feeding her.
Also, I’m little concerned because today I realized her ribs show a bit. Is this normal?
Of course now I know cow milk is a NO, I will be switching to formula right away.
Please I’d be happy to get some advice to help her grow happy and strong for her future released life.