4-5 week old eastern grey squirrel. possible pneumonia!! HELP

[tori_theanimallover]

That little hungry mungry is adorable!

she thanks you! I'm glad she's got such a good appetite with not being 100% well

[TubeDriver]

She is super cute! A good appetite is a very positive sign. Your feeding technique looks good, using the palm to control the plunger speed will work much better than just putting your thumb on the plunger (can't really control pace this way). A Miracle Nipple added to that syringe really helps control pace when feeding. It looks like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Nippl...miracle+nipple

She does look a little "spikey" (fur) so keep working on the hydration between feedings. If you have been giving pedialyte for more than 24 hours, I think it is probably best to just start using regular, warm water.

Make sure that snake in the aquarium is always 100% secured as long as your little squirrel is present (and that your squirrel can't get near the snake enclosure too)!

Keep up with the Cipro treatment! Good job!

[tori_theanimallover]

She is super cute! A good appetite is a very positive sign. Your feeding technique looks good, using the palm to control the plunger speed will work much better than just putting your thumb on the plunger (can't really control pace this way). A Miracle Nipple added to that syringe really helps control pace when feeding. It looks like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Nippl...miracle+nipple

She does look a little "spikey" (fur) so keep working on the hydration between feedings. If you have been giving pedialyte for more than 24 hours, I think it is probably best to just start using regular, warm water.

Make sure that snake in the aquarium is always 100% secured as long as your little squirrel is present (and that your squirrel can't get near the snake enclosure too)!

Keep up with the Cipro treatment! Good job!

thank you for all your help. okay I will start giving her warm water instead, I'll start hydrating her more, she drank a good amount of the pedialyte the las t time I gave it to her. yeah the snakes are always enclosed and as she gets older ill probably move them out of the room or get a stronger lid to make sure the snakes don't harm her.

[Nancy in New York]

thank you for all your help. okay I will start giving her warm water instead, I'll start hydrating her more, she drank a good amount of the pedialyte the las t time I gave it to her. yeah the snakes are always enclosed and as she gets older ill probably move them out of the room or get a stronger lid to make sure the snakes don't harm her.

You can try adding a SMALL touch of honey to the water for taste.
She may take it better.

[tori_theanimallover]

You can try adding a SMALL touch of honey to the water for taste.
She may take it better.

thats a good idea ill try that if I have trouble with the plain water

[tori_theanimallover]

One of her sweet eyes opened just a little while ago

[Nancy in New York]

One of her sweet eyes opened just a little while ago