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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    EDIT: I do have amoxicillin potassium clavulanate 875-125 pills at the house here now. I read amoxicillin is bad. But let me know if it is a bigger risk to wait potentially 3 hours versus giving him amox now.

    This is Clavamox which is a great drug for AP. Still would need a weight on the squirrel.

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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    Clavamox:
    Strength: 62.5 mg/ml
    Dosage: 20 mg/kg

    Again, we can help with breakdown and dosage with a weight on baby
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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    He passed on his way to get antibiotics.

    I hope others reading this thread will know it's not ****ing calcium and pneamonia symptoms are suttle. The clicking is actually a sine it's too late.

    I could have saved him.

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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    Quote Originally Posted by struggleb0x View Post
    He passed on his way to get antibiotics.
    I hope others reading this thread will know it's not ****ing calcium and pneamonia symptoms are suttle. The clicking is actually a sine it's too late. I could have saved him.
    Quote Originally Posted by struggleb0x View Post
    I personally think it is the diet. He gets blocks, but we have been giving in to his pickiness and giving him fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
    Sorry this baby was lost but the attitude is not necessary and unappreciated.
    We are rehabilitaters
    , not Veterinarians!
    The "diet" being fed with nuts was wrong to begin with.
    We can only go on what we are being told and attempt to help from there.
    If you know a better way to try and triage a squirrel blindly that's not in your care, please share it.
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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    I am very, very sorry your baby passed.

    I just reread your entire post. Yesterday around 6 you listed some symptoms, one being labored breathing. Then today you mentioned he was rubbing his nose. You never said there was any congestion or clicking in his breathing or discharge from his nose. You also never mentioned if he had ever inhaled water from his water dish. I’m not sure how he would have gotten AP if he was not being fed by syringe and didn’t inhale water as he was drinking it, which I have never heard of happening anyway.

    You did mention that you suspected he may have ingested something but never explained why you thought that or what it might have been.

    We do the best we can here with the information we are provided. AP does not typically occur in an 8 week old that is not being fed formula by syringe. Honestly, at 8 weeks he should have still been on formula for at least 2-4 more weeks IMO.

    It is quite possible that there was something genetically wrong. We have seen unexplained deaths in the past, even with experienced rehabbers.

    For others that read this post please understand that the clicking from pneumonia is NOT a sign it’s too late. There have been hundreds (thousands) of babies that have been turned around with antibiotics even after they’ve started clicking.

    Again, I’m very sorry we couldn’t have helped more and you had to go through this.

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    Default Re: ~8 week old male squirrel lethargic with goopy eyes

    Quote Originally Posted by struggleb0x View Post
    He passed on his way to get antibiotics.
    I am so sorry to hear that you lost him. It is a really crappy feeling. (I know this from personal experience.)

    So sorry.

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