Hi!
I'm new to the forum. Haven't looked you up because I tend to spend too much time on these things if I get started. We have a 3yo male fox squirrel ( I believe ) that was attacked by a dog when a bitty baby and has paralyzed front legs. He's was brought up by a lady we know who rehabilitates little ones who have fallen out of their nests and passed him along to us and is a doll! ( I told you I'd talk too much )
He was outside Wed, like we do every morning, for a while. He ate really good after coming in, slept and acted normal until yesterday morning. He didn't want to wake up, eat, drink - the more we watched him I knew he was sick. Well, he'd eat the tip of a grape - 3 to be exact, but not the whole thing. No water. I even tried it ice cold, which he prefers, to no avail. No diahrea, no vomitting. He squeaks when I touch him close to the head and we decided he's swollen (it took us a while to realize this because he has extra skin and fat there because of not being able to use those muscles like normal little guys ) there as well as one of his eyes, more than the other. Today he's better but not by much. At least he's wanting water but will not eat yet.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!