Baby Squirrel Won T Eat Formula

A few may eat better if you potty them in the middle of a feeding.

Baby squirrel won t eat formula. You have to be very careful doing this as once we almost choked a squirrel that way i think we may have inserted the tube incorrectly. Feeding a baby squirrel the wrong thing could cause diarrhea and dehydration or worse send their body into shock. Thanks for trying to help the little guy. Can occur when a baby squirrel eats too much and or too often or from formula intolerance.

Look for the powdered version and then slowly introduce the solution to the baby squirrel s system in the following stages. Mix 1 part esbilac to 2 parts hot water. Some babies may need stimulation before and after feeding. Also try using kleenex on his genitals to stim him.

If you aren t sure on what baby squirrels eat the best feeding solution you can buy is puppy milk. Keep the formula refrigerated. If stomach feels hard or does not deflate skip a feeding hydrate and decrease the amount of formula at each feeding or increase the amount of time between feedings. Person i talked to yesterday.

Any help at all will be appreciated. Between 7 and 9 weeks of age baby squirrels drink between 6 and 8 cubic centimeters one tenth to three tenths fluid ounce of formula three times a day. Baby squirrel won t eat. If the baby squirrel doesn t require rehydration you can move straight to providing this formula.

Or once you ve completed the process of rehydrating the squirrel you ll also shift to this formula. Don t use a bottle we use 3 cc syringes to feed. Newborn squirrel won t eat today he just stopped eating today. When first starting the esbilac gradually add initial water to the formula for the first few feedings making the formula closer to full strength with each feeding.

He was fed this morning but hasn t taken the formula the rest of the day he s not bloated if anything he seems to be the opposite. You can dampen it with warm water as well if dry doesn t do the trick. I am using a formula given to me by a rehab. It should deflate before the next feeding.

It seems like he is losing weight as we can see his ribs. The stomach should be rounded after feeding but still soft like a half filled water balloon. When we got them they didn t yet know how to nurse so to give them formula we would put it in a syringe with a tube attached and then push the formula down their throats. Use a warm wet cotton ball q tip the corner of a kleenex or your finger and flick lightly across the genital area.

Let sit in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before first use longer if possible is best. Use powdered puppy milk replacer if the baby squirrel is hydrated. Pretty sure he is too young to be teething and we can t find any answers online. I hope you re able to get in touch with a wildlife shelt.

Dipping the baby in warm water up to his armpits and gentle massage can also. The formula and electrolyte should always be warmed when feeding. After a while the squirrels were old enough to suck and we could feed them with a doll s baby bottle. He is an orphaned squirrel that i found yesterday.

After 24 hours the animal should be on full strength formula. Esbilac and similar products are available at veterinary offices and pet food stores. A baby squirrel less than 5 weeks old will need to be stimulated to poop and pee. Make sure the formula is comfortably warm.

Other types of formula or milk such as human baby formula cows milk soy milk and goats milk are harmful. I have cared for other small animals but this one won t eat from a syringe.