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my squirril is walking around in a circle and is not eating
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2 weeks ago i found my squirrel under a tree in the back yard he was laying on his side partialy parylized and not able to eat i have been feeding him with a baby bottle puraed baby food and pedeolite to rehydrate him he is now up and walking but not eating on his own he only walks in circles . his weight has droped substantioly i have him on nutra cal high cal suplement what happened to him and what is the prognoses . is he permanently damaged is it a fall or is it poison or is it a virus. please help he is my baby

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December 16 8:19 AM (3 hours and 8 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
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How old do you think he is? Have you spoken to a ver? Who told you what to feed him?
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December 17 3:17 AM (18 hours and 58 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
Reply to Terri Riba's Post: thank you terri for responding to my letter about my squirrel. he is 1 1/2 years old male red squirrel not nuetered. yes i took him in for tests they were very vage as to the results but i was told that his spleen and liver were showing some kind of disturbance. as far as feeding him i understand the needs for a squirrel as far as protein fats and carbs they are nut and vegtable eaters along with fruit. do u think that maybe it is something in his diet or not in his diet that caused this .please give me all the ideas that you have . thank you
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IM NOT HAPPY THIS IS FRUSTRATING , YOU ARE CHARGING ME 900 DOLLARS TO TELL ME GOOD LUCK THAT IS NOT ANN ANSWER
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I am sorry you are not happy. I told you it sounds like he has encephalitis. I also gave you a womans email who has had years and years of raising squirrel experience and would be more than happy to help you as she has helped me many times when my vet has been unable to. Squirrels are not a domestic animal so people with hands on experience sometimes can be more helpful. I have raised a lot of them myself and any time they started with these symptoms it was encephalitis. We even suspected rabies in one when it did this, seizured and died. After testing it it was negative.

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Reply to Joni's Post: THIS IS NOT A PERSON WHO REALLY CARES MUCH FOR SQUIRLS I FEEL BLOWN OFF AND 10 DOLLARS POORER. THIS SQUIRREL IS MY CHILD I DONT HAVE CHILDREN SO MY ANIMALS COME IN PLACE TO IMPORTAINT TO ME TO HAVE SOME ONE TELL ME SOMETHING WITHOUT A COMPASSION OR UNDERSTANDING . IM NOT REAL HAPPY LET ME ASK YOU IF IT IS THIS DIESESE CAN I CONTRACT IT OR COULD HE OF CONTRACTED IT FROME SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE HOLD
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