Approx about 2 months ago my sister rescued a chipmunk out of her next door neighbors cats mouth. She saw it with it in its mouth, chased it and it dropped the chippy. The Chipmunk seemed dazed but ok. She left it in her back yard. The next day she goes back out there and low and behold its still in her back yard and she can walk right up on it. It doesn't seem right. When it attempts to walk it moves slowly and kinda falls over itself. It has a slight head tilt as well. So she scoops it up into a box and brings it to me since I have more animal experience and she doesn't know what to do with it. If she were to leave it outside it would of been a sitting duck...literally.

Anyhow, I have had the chippy now for almost two months thinking that it might just need some time to get over these neurological symptoms it seems to exhibit. There were no visible punctures on the little girl but she couldn't walk right at all and her head tilts to one side. She has a great appetite and drinks lots of water but she is quite neurotic unfortunately. She often runs in small circles over and over and over. She does this behavior alot. She seems to be able to move around better than she did when I first got her but she still has a head tilt and often runs these circle patterns in the cage I have her in. She sometimes does it excessively. I worry for her and I don't understand why she does this. I can only reason that the cat damaged her somehow.

I don't think she is able to be put back outside due to her issues as that cat or another one will no doubt get her easily. I don't know what to do for her. I can provide her with shelter and warmth, food and water but I don't think she's happy. Any advice or information is welcome from anyone who has experience with Chipmunks.