Urine is Sticky

[EviesMom]

My two-year-old grey squirrel's urine is sticky when it dries. Her diet is nutritional - the prescribed foods for a grey squirrel. Thank you very much for any assistance!

[CritterMom]

Has it changed or has it always been like this?

[EviesMom]

Has it changed or has it always been like this?

I don't remember it being like this when she was little -- I noticed it about 6 months ago. I questioned whether her diet was correct. There are differing opinions on how much fruit I should be giving her. . . . She doesn't seem like she's drinking a lot of water, but I'm not sure exactly how much she should be drinking.

[Diggie's Friend]

You may want to get urine testing strips that may help to determine a possible underlying health issue. This product is one source that can support the determination of specific urine value readings, such as protein, pH, glucose, etc.. Although none of the testing color sets were perfect in color range to easily support a confirmation of values; this one was for me the easiest to read. If you happen to be Red/green color blind, have another person who has normal vision, match the color in the range for each test shown on the chart that comes with this product.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087H8XM5L...T1zcF9kZXRhaWw

The pigmentation found in berries is higher in, 'polyphenols' than in tree fruits. Higher sources of polyphenol compounds have been found to lend greater support towards preventing and countering illnesses. Even then, berries aren't the highest natural edible source of polyphenols. In the wild diet of tree squirrels, the highest level of polyphenols is found in the inner living layer of tree bark that their food trees, which also contains protein, calcium, and potassium, manganese and other key micro-minerals. Short of stripping ones own trees of their bark to access the inner living, 'cambium' layer; Pycnogenol (PYC), a harvested organic grown source from the, 'Pinaster' pine, has been found to have various properties (anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory) which aide in maintaining the health of the internal organs and vascular systems. More recently, (PYC)in the presence of microbiota (digestive gut bacteria), was found to act as an, "immunomodulator", that which normalizes ab otherwise overactive or underactive immune system.

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Origi.../dp/B00CLYNAUA

Daily maintenance dose for weaned and adult squirrels, (1/64 Tsp.) added to wet mixture like non-cooking boo balls recipe. It also can be added to formula when fed to weaned and adult squirrels; though not for nursing young.

[island rehabber]

I think she should be checked for high blood sugar; I have never had a squirrel with diabetes but i have had two pet cats with it. Their urine was thick and sticky when their diabetes was not under control. As soon as they began insulin treatment, urine returned to normal.

[Diggie's Friend]

Pycnogenol (PYC) has been found to improve Diabetes Type I and II in rats.

It also was found to improve cardiomyopathy in rats.

[EviesMom]

You may want to get urine testing strips that may help to determine a possible underlying health issue. This product is one source that can support the determination of specific urine value readings, such as protein, pH, glucose, etc.. Although none of the testing color sets were perfect in color range to easily support a confirmation of values; this one was for me the easiest to read. If you happen to be Red/green color blind, have another person who has normal vision, match the color in the range for each test shown on the chart that comes with this product.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087H8XM5L...T1zcF9kZXRhaWw

The pigmentation found in berries is higher in, 'polyphenols' than in tree fruits. Higher sources of polyphenol compounds have been found to lend greater support towards preventing and countering illnesses. Even then, berries aren't the highest natural edible source of polyphenols. In the wild diet of tree squirrels, the highest level of polyphenols is found in the inner living layer of tree bark that their food trees, which also contains protein, calcium, and potassium, manganese and other key micro-minerals. Short of stripping ones own trees of their bark to access the inner living, 'cambium' layer; Pycnogenol (PYC), a harvested organic grown source from the, 'Pinaster' pine, has been found to have various properties (anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory) which aide in maintaining the health of the internal organs and vascular systems. More recently, (PYC)in the presence of microbiota (digestive gut bacteria), was found to act as an, "immunomodulator", that which normalizes ab otherwise overactive or underactive immune system.

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Origi.../dp/B00CLYNAUA

Daily maintenance dose for weaned and adult squirrels, (1/64 Tsp.) added to wet mixture like non-cooking boo balls recipe. It also can be added to formula when fed to weaned and adult squirrels; though not for nursing young.

Thank you so much!! Evie and I really appreciate your time and attention! I'll order both products tonight -- anything for my girl. Thank you also for the details about the Pycnogenol. You know, the weird thing is that I'm a Type I diabetic. So Evie's sticky urine scares me! Wouldn't that be an odd coincidence?

I know there must be a way to thank you with an emoji, but my eyes aren't good enough to find it lol.

[EviesMom]

I think she should be checked for high blood sugar; I have never had a squirrel with diabetes but i have had two pet cats with it. Their urine was thick and sticky when their diabetes was not under control. As soon as they began insulin treatment, urine returned to normal.

Thank you. Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I just ordered the test strips recommended by Diggie's Mom, and they're supposed to arrive the 22nd. Do these threads stay open? If so I will let y'all know what Evie's urine shows. Wish us luck!