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    Exclamation HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    Good evening everybody and thank you for admitting me to your forum.

    Animo has contracted respiratory issues. He is wheezing and has difficulties breathing. In our area, it is impossible to get him to an animal hospital. We have spent hours on the phone. We would need urgently some antibiotics but there is no prescription without a vet seeing him. It's a catch 22. Does anybody know how to get a prescription in this case?
    Thank you very much,
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    Animo

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    Default Re: HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    Check your own medicine cabinet and call friends and family and have them do the same. You are looking for leftover antibiotics for HUMANS. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) would be good, but find out EVERYTHING you can get, write the full name and pill size in milligrams and come back here and list them. If you can find anything that will work, we can give you instructions on how to properly dose your baby.

    We will need to know the weight of your squirrel to do this. YOU will need a 1cc syringe with clear markings to administer it (no needle).

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    Default Re: HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    Quote Originally Posted by CritterMom View Post
    Check your own medicine cabinet and call friends and family and have them do the same. You are looking for leftover antibiotics for HUMANS. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) would be good, but find out EVERYTHING you can get, write the full name and pill size in milligrams and come back here and list them. If you can find anything that will work, we can give you instructions on how to properly dose your baby.

    We will need to know the weight of your squirrel to do this. YOU will need a 1cc syringe with clear markings to administer it (no needle).
    Thank you so much for your prompt response. We have found Doxycycline 100mg. Animo weighs 700 grams. We have the syringe. Is it ok to give him albuterol through

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    Default Re: HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    I will send you breakdown and dosing to your private messages...
    What is the approx age of this squirrel?
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    Default Re: HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    6 years old approximately. We rescued him being months old and had no problems until now.

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    Default Re: HELP NEEDED FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES

    Quote Originally Posted by animo View Post
    Animo has contracted respiratory issues. He is wheezing and has difficulties breathing. In our area, it is impossible to get him to an animal hospital.
    Quote Originally Posted by animo View Post
    6 years old approximately. We rescued him being months old and had no problems until now.
    The underline comments throw up a red flag, particularly with an older squirrel.
    The first thought is often fluid in the lungs (aspiration pneumonia) get them on an antibiotic.
    With an older squirrel these are often the symptoms of teeth issues that are interfering with the sinus.

    Sometimes it can be related to a diet that has been deficient in calcium.

    Sometimes it can be related to an allergy to something in the squirrel's environment.

    Having a better idea of what could be causing this could give one a better idea of what one is attempting to treat
    so it can be addressed and treated properly. Each symptom listed above would be treated under a different protocol
    or with a more suited antibiotic.

    The first thing I would suggest to do is to check the squirrel's teeth/incisors. Do they line up top to bottom, are they too long,
    are they short. (not growing) Do they exhibit the reddish orange coating on them?

    What is the diet fed on a daily basics, how many nuts does the squirrel get?

    With allergy we look at has anything changed in it's environment? Use of air freshener, different pan lining, wood chips, etc.
    Even certain tree branches put in a cage can cause some squirrels to have an allergic reaction to them.
    Change in laundry detergent, that sort of thing.

    I have never heard of Albuteral use on a squirrel and would not suggest it's use without consulting with a veterinarian.
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