I have a squirrel now? (cars after the jump)

"EL_ULY" (uly) 09/01/2015 at 19:02 • Filed to: None

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My wife found it in our back yard. Our chihuahuas were kind of watching out for it. Does anyone know how to take care of one until it heals?

It wasn’t moving at first but now it walks around sort of. It sleeps half an hour then wakes up. She gave it water and a couple drops of milk. We have squirrel food for a feeder. Any clues OPPO?

Now, GIS side views :]

shut up, I like it :]

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Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:05

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That’s a lot of cars. My foxhound says it looks tasty.

Animal rescue can help. I don’t think you’re ‘allowed to keep it.

The Compromiser > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:10

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Yes.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:14

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Just don’t feed it any greens that have been sprayed with chemicals. My neighbor killed her squirrel and a couple rabbits doing that accidentally. :-(

macanamera > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:14

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Whatever you do, keep it away from Torchinsky.

bob and john > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:20

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I’m going to need about 5 minutes alone and a napkin please

Brian, The Life of > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:22

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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:22

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Peanut butter?

Steve in Manhattan > Brian, The Life of 09/01/2015 at 19:23

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If you have a good relationship with the dogs’ vet, give them a call. They’ll know.

traitor joe > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 19:29

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Based on condition and symptoms, this is head trauma. The squirrel may not be able to feed itself for the next little while, so you best bet is to take it to an animal rescue. Look for one that specializes in wildlife, otherwise they will have no idea what they are doing.

Do not handle it unless necessary, adults can bite clean through your fingers (usually won’t with head trauma, but take necessary precautions). You can leave it in a box or cage, with the towel and a bowl of water, some squirrel seed mix, and granola bars. No milk though haha.

They can almost always recover from this, but it might take up to a couple weeks so best to find a professional.. if you can’t I will hit up my GF for advice, she has rehabilitated many squirrels like this one (common injury) and can give you some advice.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Brian, The Life of 09/01/2015 at 20:06

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Came to post this. Am not dissapoint

Sn210 > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 20:55

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My wife found a baby chipmunk last year. We looked up what to do and it said feed it Pedialite with an eye dropper and put a hot-water bottle in the cage so it stays warm. We ended up finding a wildlife rehab lady to leave it with.

EL_ULY > Brian, The Life of 09/01/2015 at 21:02

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Lol obligatory

EL_ULY > The Compromiser 09/01/2015 at 21:02

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Lol ewwww

EL_ULY > Sn210 09/01/2015 at 21:05

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Yeah my wife put some hot water under some towels and it crawled right on top of it to warm up. She gave it water with one of those. She also gave it some soft corn and little tiny pieces of soft granola. It just now woke up and is moving more than ever

EL_ULY > bob and john 09/01/2015 at 21:05

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Indeed sir

EL_ULY > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! 09/01/2015 at 21:06

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Noted sir :]

EL_ULY > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 09/01/2015 at 21:06

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I found online... right in front of where I work lol. I had no clue

EL_ULY > macanamera 09/01/2015 at 21:06

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Lol noted :]

EL_ULY > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 09/01/2015 at 21:07

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Jelly time!

EL_ULY > traitor joe 09/01/2015 at 21:07

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Thanks for the tip buddy. We did just that. Just 1 or 2 minutes ago it woke up and is now more active than ever

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 21:10

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Where ye at?!

XJDano > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 22:16

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Here is a reply from my wife as I hand the tablet over...…..

KMR kitten formula found at any pet store. Mix it as it says on container, mix in some pedilyte for the first couple feeds. Once you make formula store in fridge only pour a little in a bowl and warm up formula. (I use faucet so there is no hot spots). Feed about 3 to 4 cc from a syringe every 4 hours. Make sure he is warm. You can fill a sock with rice and heat it up and he can lay against it. Once up and running around he will not need heating pad just give a blanket or I went and bought a ferret bed and he curled up in that. Add seed to cage, stretching feedings out. Add water in a shallow dish. Start building squirrel house. Place house in tree add seed.introduce him to house and let him play around outside. Then when he stops running back leave him outside. At this point they should be off the formula or down to only a night feeding. Hope this helps.

XJDano > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 22:21

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In other news, my wife only guessed the corvette after a quiz of all these side views.

EL_ULY > XJDano 09/01/2015 at 22:32

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Those feed intervals are a lot better than i thought. That tip with the hot rice is good. At the moment, we heated some water into a water bottle and wrapped it in a towel. We don’t have anything like that to drink but it has taken some water via a plastic syringe. That’s for the tips sir

EL_ULY > XJDano 09/01/2015 at 22:33

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Lol i’ll test my wife right now to try and beat one. I know she knows the Corvette and Ferrari... but i doubt any of the other ones

Big Bubba Ray > EL_ULY 09/01/2015 at 22:41

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Damn, I wish I saw this earlier! I was hanging with my neighbor who actually has TWO squirrels! Pretty much found them the way you found yours. XJ Dano’s advice is great. Follow that.

My neighbor still has his squirrels after he found them about a year ago when they were tiny. They have a cage outdoors that they live in and during the day they run around his yard through the trees and what not. They’re super cool around people and always come back to their cage at night. It’s really something else. Super goofy pets, but fun! haha

EL_ULY > Big Bubba Ray 09/01/2015 at 23:09

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Lol wow that sounds rad. This little one was a lot friendlier but now that it is more active, it also got kind of mean lol

traitor joe > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 01:30

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Oops, I see now it is a baby. They can still break the skin but are usually quite docile. The main reason I thought it was head trauma, was that adult squirrels won’t sit still long enough to catch them!

XJDano had some good advice, a couple things I would add is to learn what stimulation is and do it before every feeding, it is very important since baby mammals cannot go to the bathroom on their own. Also he is old enough for solid food, so you can still feed him from a syringe but also offer him granola/nut mix in a bowl with some KMR or esbilac added to it.

They are very fun at that age but he will quickly turn into a little terror.

vondon302 > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 05:11

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Came to post some tips but you already got better advice than i could give. Good luck and watch those fingers. Good job proof that car people are best people.

pip bip - choose Corrour > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 07:40

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gib!

pip bip - choose Corrour > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 07:41

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gib!

EL_ULY > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/02/2015 at 09:12

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HUGE WANT!!!!!!!! 2 weeks before I left Lexus, I helped my shop foreman PDI one of these. The owner went for a drive around the block..... 20 minutes later he returns with a speeding ticket lol

EL_ULY > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/02/2015 at 09:12

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McLaren dealer is opening by my house. Resume has been sent!

EL_ULY > vondon302 09/02/2015 at 09:19

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indeed buddy :]

EL_ULY > traitor joe 09/02/2015 at 09:23

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yes sir. It was chowing down on some very soft granola and drinks water. It’s super cute how it shows it wants more water lol.

pip bip - choose Corrour > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 09:26

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keep den pics coming then!!

EL_ULY > EL_ULY 09/02/2015 at 09:27

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this will be me one day!!

EL_ULY > Steve in Manhattan 09/02/2015 at 09:30

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yeah I did get some good tips from one back in Mexico DF. told me to warm up some water, fill some water bottles and cover them in towels to wake a warm bed thing. Little thing liked it a lot

EL_ULY > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/02/2015 at 09:33

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Took this one for ya :]

Xyl0c41n3 > EL_ULY 09/07/2015 at 15:14

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If it’s a baby, you can use kitten formula. Sometimes Walmart carries it, but for sure, a pet store will.

EL_ULY > Xyl0c41n3 09/07/2015 at 15:21

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Hey buddy. We gave it Pedialite for a day and the next day she was 100%. Super playful and likes to play with us.

She actually grew in the last couple dys and is now eating squirrel feed and nuts like a boss! After playing more, she slows down and sleeps. We like her a lot but we will turn her in later at the wildlife section of the Houston SPCA. They’ll hold her for a while then release her in a near by forest

Xyl0c41n3 > EL_ULY 09/07/2015 at 15:27

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D’awww! She’s so cute! And I love how your little doge loves her, too. You and your wife are good people. :)

EL_ULY > Xyl0c41n3 09/07/2015 at 15:56

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Dwww thanx.Right back at ya :]

Amoore100 > EL_ULY 09/09/2015 at 00:00

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