Re: Fell from wire head injury
Originally Posted by
Cobeal
I have a younger squirrel that was crossing our street and fell off the wire. There was a lot of blood coming from its nose. I called several rehabs but no response. It has been two days no more blood circling behavior has stopped. Sleeping curled up. I have placed in a deep box quiet warm place. I have given a light sugar water which he seems to want or need very much. I have given peanut butter mixed with water which he ate very well. I also had some prednisone which I mixed with with the sugar. I am winging it the squirrel is in bad shape and figured I had to. Any suggestions would be appreciated
The prednisone is great for head trauma but needs to be dosed in a proper course for the best outcome.
All meds for squirrels are dosed by body weight, with the weight of squirrel and milligrams of the prednisone
it can be properly dosed. If you can not get a weight a full body picture can be helpful for a close estimate.
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