From:
Mohr
Date: 2003-03-24 00:22:26 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] URGENT: squirrel?????
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <5.1.1.6.0.20030323181923.00b50920@pop.central.cox.net>
At 06:34 PM 3/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Especially since the squirrel is injured, s/he really needs to get some
>expert care. There is generally a good network of wildlife rehabilitators
>around the country; usually there is no fee for turning an animal over
>(although they might ask for an optional donation sometimes). Hopefully
>there is someone near you. Here are a couple of lists to check:
I did check and I found someone only a ten minute drive away! The squirrel
is now in much better hands than mine. Fortunately, we don't need to worry
about plague where I am. And the rescuer confirmed what you've said, that
they don't carry distemper or rabies. She said I should worry only about
mange mites and/or fleas, but this girl appeared to have neither.
She did have, upon examination, a gap in her spine. Looks like she's been
hit by a car, almost certainly. She's going to get a steroid and some
antibiodics. I won't know for a couple of days whether she's going to make
it, and we may not know for a few months whether her spine will recover
enough that she can be re-released. But I am going to keep in touch with
the person I gave her to at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.
Thanks for your replies!
-Natasha