Greetings all. My first post.
I have successfully raised a dozen baby squirrels over the decades, this round has been an extreme challenge. They're currently about 8-9 weeks old.
4 weeks ago a friend brought me 4 pinkies siblings, all about a week and a half old. Things were fine. Warmed, hydrated, Espilac'd, and successfully stimulated, all good for 3 days, then another friend brought a 5th baby from a different mom. Looked to be half a week older than the rest. The 5th squirrel had diarrhea, and within a few days they all had it. #5 soon showed high anxiety, very fidgety. After a few days of toying with 50/50 pedialyte/water, there was some success, but in the end diarrhea nightmare. Tried alternating Espilac and hydration cycles. Nothing. I then began mixing in carefully weighed-out penicillin, and within a few days, all were good. Unfortunately I stopped after 3 days (dumb, I know.) Three days later diarrhea crept back. Tried to hydrate/feed my way out, but after a week I went back to penicillin. After 3 days they were all good. Stuck with it for 7-solid days, then 3 days after stopping: Bam! #5 now fully wigging-out, nervous as hell, and the others are starting to demonstrate similar nervousness. They seem to be very uncomfortable. Please advise.