Wild squirrel with awful eye/facial and or head injury :(

[thelema93]

Hi all! I'm new here to TSB (Although.. I've been lurking for a couple of months as I learn more about these magical lil creatures!) & truly admire the work you guys do & have grown to absolutely LOVE these lil critters so much. I apologize if starting a new thread wasn't the right option..I'm new to message boards in general..1st time here! I'm in NYC (Brooklyn) & have many lil wild friends that visit me daily.
***So here's my issue...1 of my buddies arrived with a terrible swollen eye/head/cheek! It is SO heart breaking!!! I believe I 1st saw him one day a month+ ago with a bad eye injury & then he disappeared for a long time. I'm almost positive it's the same squirrel. He's the largest and has the biggest bushiest tail of all of them & I recognize him as being the alpha..the other boys back off when he saunters up (I call him Fabio..LOL). Fortunately his balance seems fine..but he is eating slower..it must be so painful/uncomfortable. It looks very infected. I do not have easy access to antibiotics. I would like to try to help him but I have no idea where to start. I can't stand to see him suffer. I'm sure you guys here can empathize.. I understand nature often runs it's course..especially here in NYC..my neighbors are not fans of them at all (the man just curses em out & one lady is terrified of them..hehe) so I've created a secret nut smuggling network. Lol! I figure they have a right to be here and we've destroyed much of their healthy natural food sources here in the city and they have little access to clean water. They are so incredibly intelligent..they amaze me all the time. I've grown especially close with 2 females, 1 of which just had babies.. Anyhow this boy is not usually a regular visitor but he did show up here the last 2 mornings so maybe he needs help and knows I'm a trusted human friend.. I believe they sense these things. I will try to get a pic tomorrow when/if he visits to give you guys a better idea of whats going on... I realize it's hard to diagnose from a far and with no pic. Thanks for your input & time..Stay safe! - A. ❤

PS - I found this pic of a DIFFERENT squirrel from here as an example until I can get a pic of my guy. This looks very close to my lil guy's injury..although I have to say my guy is worse/more swollen. * I will try posting it..as I mentioned I'm a newbie here & to message boards. Thanks for your patience!