I have been taking care of a baby squirrel for 10 weeks now. I have been coming to this board for a lot of help and you guys are awesome! I cannot find any help for a swollen toe, though. My grandmother is in the hospital and I was visiting her for an hour. When I came back home my squirrel had its toe caught in the cage! It was really red and swollen, but I got it unstuck. It has been 24 hours since it has happened and it is less mashed looking, but still very swollen. I am not sure if a bone is broken in it's toe. It is moving all of the other toes just fine on that front left paw. The toe moves fine, but it is not using it as it normally would. I don't know if that is just because it is super swollen, if it hurts, or if it is broke. Cheerios is also jumping around and climbing fine. I do not know what to do for it and I would really like to avoid a visit to a veterinarian.

Also, I have taped the section where it got its toe stuck and all other sections like it so it will not happen again.

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If you cannot see that picture, here is a link: http://i.imgur.com/2TgEKGL.jpg