Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Baby squirrel with blood in urine,no vets/rehabbers in area! What do I do?

my 6 week old baby squirrel rescue has got blood in her urine, she was very badly shocked from being bitten in the neck and thrown a 100 ft. from my tree, I washed her up,looked for a rehabber,got her pedialyte, %26amp; after coming out of it, began her on Esibilac. She's gotten huge, near double in size in a week, had lower incisors, now teething uppers, so began slowly introducing soft solids two days ago like peeled/sliced avocado, grape, hazelnut, almond, %26amp; tried w/ broccoli, kale, and carrot but refused,still trying,(for the calcium)Has had good urination/BM's since I found her,but yesterday noticed a barely visible tinge of pink on a white napkin, and this morning she was so hungry I had to stop her, but sluggish and acting very odd, then she urinated and it was pink, like pink pedialyte/watered-down kool-aid, I know that it's got to be blood in the urine, but there's no vet's here that'll do squirrels,as they're illegal (as pets)/no rehabbers as they're not native to Oregon! What do I do? Food? OTC Meds? Or at the very worst a vet/rehabber somewhere else that will help her if I give her up to them, not just want to euthanize!?Baby squirrel with blood in urine,no vets/rehabbers in area! What do I do?
Her best chance of survival is to find a vet that accepts injured wildlife any many do if ask. Or they can and will refer you to a wildlife rehabber in close area or give you a number to call for advice.. Best thing is to keep baby warm. Offer the baby 4 feedings of formula a day should be mixing the esbilac with 1 part multimilk that can order at Chris squirrels and more website. (Also may want to email her with questions as she is a wildlife rehabber that specializes in only squirrels and may know what problems is right away and what to do or where to send you.) To start introducing new foods you should chop very fine some grapes, peanuts, corn on the cob, If eating carrot at all that could make urine look pink. Baby could also have a uti or may be suckling on its penis if a boy causing irritation which they often do. When wean from milk give Rodent chow also available at Chris Squirrels and more website. Monkey chow, sweet potatoes, cheerios which they love. Also will need marrow bone or antlers to gnaw on as get older so they do not get overgrown teeth.

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