All,

We have seen one or two "tipsy" squirrels recently, ones that walk with tilted head and have difficulty sitting still & upright while eating, but now we have a young one which is very affected- staggering, falls over and lays down while eating, palsied & shaking when sitting still on all fours. Great appetite, we've even been able to get a couple of Henry's Healthy blocks into him over the last few days. He is wild, coming up on our deck for food and we're gradually able to get a little closer to him. We cannot see any obvious injuries, and are afraid he's showing the signs of raccoon ringworm infestation. We live near Portland, Oregon.

Does anyone know if this parasite has been detected in our area? Does anyone have any advice on care? He's an Eastern Fox mix, so even if we were able to trap him to bring in to Audubon or Dove Lewis (the licensed rehabbers in Portland) I'm afraid they'd be forced to euthanize based on the "invasive species" laws.

I do have a short video of him, will try to upload it now.

Thank You,

-koagoo