Re: Baby poop is yellow and watery is my baby healthy
Originally Posted by
Mommyb
So three days ago my cat found a baby squirrel and he wasn't really moving until I picked him up he had a small scratch on his leg I cleaned up and put antibiotic cream on it healed up already I tried for hours to get momma to come for it he started moving alot alot once I got him on a heating pad and all that I bought epilac formula goat's milk and advance care plus Pedialyte he didn't seem to have interest in eating until about 5 am the first morning I have him a little Pedialyte in a big srying I just ordered him nipples should be here tomorrow anyway after feeding I made him use the bathroom seemed normal poop and pee again with the next feeding 3 hours later this time again with Pedialyte pooped fine I switched his next feeding to epilac and his poops are now and have been yellow and watery it seems to be getting thicker it's 245 am the third day I fed him about 1145 pm and about to do another feeding everything seems normal to me except his poop I'll post a pic someone please tell me if he looks healthy and maybe age his eyes are not open .... One last thing once warmed up and moving around the first few hours in my room he screamed a loud scream a few times and then I fed him that was the first morning anyway since then he only whimper when I wake him feeding and potty and loves he makes light sounds I have a stethoscope so I don't hear any lung problems or signs of sickness he twitches sometimes until he finds a nice warm snuggle spot I cover him n he has a little snuggle bear in his little incubator with him I'm new to this and falling in love so plz someone help me fix this baby and tell me what I'm doing wrong well it won't let me post a pic yet but I can email someone one
You are fully registered now and should be able to post pictures.
Cat caught needs to be on antibiotics, cats have a bacteria in their slava that can be deadly to squirrels.
The diarrhea may be due to that or possibly from under hydration, over feeding or improper formula.
Your mention of "big syringe" is scary and a recipe for Aspiration Pneumonia.
Is the formula powered or liquid?
Do you have a weight on baby to know how much to feed? They need to be fed between 5-7% of their body weight
which is the capacity of their stomach.
I'm attaching a link that can be a huge help on baby squirrel care, It's 6 pages long with the next button on the top right corner.
https://www.henryspets.com/1-basic-setup/
Please do post a picture so we may access age and condition.
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