Squirrel Bitten by Cat

[Rocky102014]

I found a squirrel that looks like it’s less than a year old in my backyard at 3 AM. I believe my cat has bitten this squirrel and I need to know what medicine I need and the amount of medicine that I need to get from my vet.

[olorin19]

I found a squirrel that looks like it’s less than a year old in my backyard at 3 AM. I believe my cat has bitten this squirrel and I need to know what medicine I need and the amount of medicine that I need to get from my vet.

Please go the the Emergency forum -

https://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/...g)-Help-Needed

Then click on Post New Thread

Make sure to include "Squirrel Bitten by Cat" in title.

This will get your situation noticed much more quickly than replying within an unrelated thread.

Infection from cat bites is very serious.

[Mel1959]

Please try to locate any leftover antibiotics that you or family members might have in your medicine cabinet. It will only take one pill. Drugs that work especially well are Clavamox (animal form)/Augmentin (human form), Baytril (animal form)/ Ciproflaxin (human form), Cephalexin, Erythromycin, Doxycycline, SMZ-TMP. The only medication that can’t be used if it’s expired is Doxycycline. Once you’ve located something come back on here and tell us what drug it is and the strength. Someone will help you break it down and dilute it for dosing the squirrel. A picture of the squirrel will help us gauge the weight which is necessary for dosing.

Thank you for helping.

[Spanky]

Medications effective in treating cat bite include Baytril (enrofloxacin), Dicural (difloxacin), clindamycin, Clavamox (amoxicillin + clavulanate potassium... human version is "Augmentin"). There are a few other less effective ones but if you are getting from the vet they will probably recommend a medication.

The strength of the medication and the squirrel's weight are used for determining thee appropriate dosage, so we'd need a weight of the squirrel and the med name and strength to dose. Your vet may be able to dose, and if they are not too familiar with dosing squirrels we can help verify the vet's dosing or provide the dosing.

I will be moving your post and the responses to their own thread shortly.

[supersquirrelgirl]

I found a squirrel that looks like it’s less than a year old in my backyard at 3 AM. I believe my cat has bitten this squirrel and I need to know what medicine I need and the amount of medicine that I need to get from my vet.

Hello Rocky, Checking-in for any update. Cat bites are serious and time-critical for infections.