Guess what I found....

[Jen-Jen]

I found a unexpected surprise when I came home to let out my dogs. Two baby squirrels fell out of the tree next to house. One sorry to say did pass as it hit the deck.

The other one fell on to the grill and fell into the wire basket that hangs on it. It does have a little blood on its nose and I hope that it doesn't have any internal damage.

I called my closes wildlife rescue, since Jackson doesn't have one, it is closed. I called the vet next and they said that they can be difficult to save, but can be done. They told me a few things to do.

Has anyone saved one before or have any tips for me. The vet said I should know in the next day or two if it is going to survive.

[wackyjacky1]

Don't know anything about squirrels, but when I rescued a kitten that was abandoned by its mother, I kept her near a heating pad that was wrapped in a towel (she was still too young to regulate her temperature on her own), and bottle-fed her every few hours.

I Googled and found a few links that may be helpful:

http://www.wildliferehabdaytona.org/foundsquirrel.htm

http://www.squirrel-rescue.com/found-a-squirrel.htm

http://www.squirreltales.org/

Good luck!

[pardes]

Poor little buggers! They are going to need constant care which is a big investment. Try contacting a local wildlife group who can give you more guidance or can probably help you find trained foster parents for them if you can't take care of them yourself.

Best of luck with them and pat their sweet little soft furry heads for me.

Keep us posted!!!! Maybe a photo????????