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    Default Heat stroke in 4 week old grey squirrel.

    I have had this 4 week old squirrel for 4 days. When I originally got her she was extremely dehydrated and ice cold. I warmed her up and rehydrated her with pedialyte. She bounced back and was very energetic and super excited to eat. She is eating puppy formula every 3 hours according to her weight. Today she crawled underneath her blankets and was sitting directly on the plastic above her heating pad. (It was only on 1/3 of the underside of her container). The last time I had checked on her was 40 minutes before I found her like this. She was sweating, breathing extremely fast, and extremely lethargic. If she wouldn’t have been breathing I would have thought she had passed. I cooled her down with my AC unit as quickly as possible. Once she was chilled I gave her approximately 2-4ml of apple juice. (I was in such a panic I can’t remember exactly). She started to perk up and start moving around in the following hour. I have also given her 3ml of pedialyte of the course of an hour. It has been 5 hours since this incident and she is still moving but noticeable less energetic than she has been. I’m concerned about long term organ damage. Is there anything I can do? I do not have access to a wild rehabilitator in my area (I have called many and none can take her). She also seems to be constipated and slightly bloated. Probably due to the dehydration. I have not given formula since the incident.

    Things I’ve tried:
    -Massaging her abdomen in warm water to try to get her to deficate. (Unsuccessful)
    -Stimulating for more than 2 minutes multiple times. (Only urinated)
    -Pedialyte
    -apple juice
    -making the heating pad area smaller and adding a thermometer.
    - her cool side is 89° Fahrenheit, warm side is 95°F. (Please let me know if this is too high or too cold)

    Any and all help is appreciated!!! Thank you!

    P.S. I am new to this and have no help. I have been researching squirrel care for days trying to find everything I can. This is my last resort.
    Last edited by Squirrelllover; 03-12-2024 at 10:53 PM. Reason: Misspelling

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