I let our dog out this morning and he would not stop barking. I went to see what it was and found a very small squirrel on a tile with a bit of blood around it. It seems to have fallen out of a tree. It was still moving and even tried to do a self defensive jump type thing when it noticed me nearby but it was a feeble attempt
Upon closer inspection it was a bit shaky and had blood around the nose/mouth area. Unfortunately I was already running late so I left a message with the animal service people to come take care of it. Did a quick Google and read that they like flax seeds, so I put out some whole flax seed bread and water for it then left around 9:30am
I come home around 2pm and its still there, I guess they didn't get to my message yet or something. Bit of the bread was gone and the water was spilled, flies were starting to gather around it and I didn't notice it moving anymore
I went to get some gloves and a box to put it into thinking it was surely dead, to my surprise however it was still fighting! I got some old t-shirts, made a soft spot in the box and cut some air vents for it. Scooped the little guy up and put it in a dark corner outside, (its 30~C outside so I'm sure it'll be warm enough).
Left another message to the wildlife animal care people saying I'd drive it to them if needed and hoping for a return call now.
edit: forgot to mention that as I was putting it in the box a big squirrel (probably the mom) came around and got within a couple of feet off me, sniffed around the place where the injured one was and took off.
UPDATE
Got a call back and took it to the Wild Animal Center a couple of hours ago. Here's a crappy pic of it in the box and the dog that found it.. (yes it's a shitsu - its my gf's dog ).
http://mynetimages.com/8906ac07.jpg
http://mynetimages.com/63dba69a.jpg
Upon closer inspection it was a bit shaky and had blood around the nose/mouth area. Unfortunately I was already running late so I left a message with the animal service people to come take care of it. Did a quick Google and read that they like flax seeds, so I put out some whole flax seed bread and water for it then left around 9:30am
I come home around 2pm and its still there, I guess they didn't get to my message yet or something. Bit of the bread was gone and the water was spilled, flies were starting to gather around it and I didn't notice it moving anymore
I went to get some gloves and a box to put it into thinking it was surely dead, to my surprise however it was still fighting! I got some old t-shirts, made a soft spot in the box and cut some air vents for it. Scooped the little guy up and put it in a dark corner outside, (its 30~C outside so I'm sure it'll be warm enough).
Left another message to the wildlife animal care people saying I'd drive it to them if needed and hoping for a return call now.
edit: forgot to mention that as I was putting it in the box a big squirrel (probably the mom) came around and got within a couple of feet off me, sniffed around the place where the injured one was and took off.
UPDATE
Got a call back and took it to the Wild Animal Center a couple of hours ago. Here's a crappy pic of it in the box and the dog that found it.. (yes it's a shitsu - its my gf's dog ).
http://mynetimages.com/8906ac07.jpg
http://mynetimages.com/63dba69a.jpg