Hi All,

I’m new to posting here but have used this site for years. I’m taking care of a 5-6 week old grey squirrel. She was very dehydrated when she was brought to me so I gave her pedialyte every 2 hours for the first 12 hrs. She eventually peed and I switched her to the esbilac/heavy cream mixture (slowly adding less water at each feeding). She started having diarrhea so I gave her extra water for a few feedings and she stopped having diarrhea but then became constipated and bloated. I spaced out her feedings to the normal 4 hours and continued giving her half water half mixture at each feeding. She didn’t poop for 24 hrs (but it was her first time on formula) so I gave her 1 cc of half water half apple juice and eventual she pooped a tiny bit (no diarrhea this time yay!). She still doesn’t poop at ever feeding and is a little bloated after each feeding. I’m curious to know how frequently I should expect her to poop? She pees at almost every feeding.

She also has a tiny scab on her chest and has been itching herself (but no hair loss or bugs have been detected) and I’m not sure if this is normal scratching or if she’ll need medicine for it. What should I do?

She also has one tiny lump under her skin by her rib cage and I’m not sure what it is. I tried to get a picture but she’s just too wiggly to get a good one.

Thanks for you help!
- Bek