Re: Baby Red Squirrel with with prolapsed bowel?
Originally Posted by
Koleg
Hello Community,
I need an advice on the following.
I have squirrels visiting my balcony every day. Yesterday I saw a baby squirrel (probably 2,5 Months old) with a large, dirty something hanging from his belly / anus I thought it might be an infected penis but when it grabbed a nut and started to eat it, it was like the nut came out of this something immediately, but only almost liquid. As the squirrel was sitting down on this, I think that it doesn’t really hurt him, however the whole area seems to be infected and very dirty and I think it will be a matter of time until the squirrel will be very weakened because of this.
Does anyone knows what exactly this is, and if I can do anything to help? Is a vet. able to fix this?
The picture is not clear enough to actually see what you are speaking of or seeing.
A vet that treats wildlife may be able to repair if it is a prolapse but I do not know what is available to your area
or if squirrels are even legal to treat in your area.
If this is a prolapse and infected, tissue decay will result in septis and or gangrene. It is life threatening and will
cause death. Personally, if this is what you suspect and there is no treatment available for this baby I would capture
and have it humanly euthanized before I'd watch it suffer and or become prey.
Step-N-Stone
State Licensed
Wildlife Master Rehabilitator