Hi All
I got a squirrel from someone 2 days ago after she was found on the ground, quite inactive. When I handle her she groans and she has what seems like bruises on her abdomen and chest as well as on her one knee.
I initially thought it might be MBD and 'just in case' I started her on Tums. It has been 2 days now and her condition has not changed. She moves with great difficulty and mostly just lies curled up and sleeps. She does however have quite a good appetite. My friend whose yard she was found in (and is currently out of the country) just released a few litters of hand-raised squirrels. So I first tried feeding her Fox Valley 20/50 as well as Pedialyte and she readily accepted both. I have healthy blocks in the cage, but other than a few nibbles she is not interested. Tonight I offered her avocado and tomato and she ate some of both. She has a bit of diarrhea which I suspect is due to change of diet. I also offered her an almond which she refused.
Any advise will be highly appreciated please as I am 'flying blind' here.
PS: Due to her spilling formula while feeding and having diarrhea I bathed her before I took this photo, so she was still wet when I took it.