Hi again everyone,
I’ve been noticing a lump slowly swelling on one of my wild black eastern greys, Piko. It’s right above her nose but below her eyes. Nothing has changed in her behaviour, and she’s still eating and drinking well.
Piko is one of the squirrels who has started the mating ritual that I posted about the other day. She’s been a little more aggressive to the other dominant female squirrel (who also started the mating chase). Piko used to be more passive before the mating chases.
She’s still really sweet with me and will come up to my hand for a nut.
I was reading through other posts and I think it’s an abscess from what I can gather. I think that means she might need antibiotics? I don’t have any pets, so I don’t have access to a vet for some Clavamox or Baytril. Are there alternatives?
What do you think? Here are stills from a video. I’m sorry they’re kind of blurry, she wouldn’t stay still!
Thanks so much in advance! ❤️