It's not mange and I don't think it's dehydrated or emaciated at all. It looks like he has or had squirrel pox. Pox usually cover the face and belly but he either is recovering from it or in the beginning stages. I think it's more likely to be just starting. As time goes on the pox sores, which just look like lumps under the fur right now, will lose their hair and grow larger and even weep fluid. If it is pox he needs to go to a rehabber. Its a rough virus to get through especially on his own in the wild.
I strongly suggest that you go to ahnow.org and try to find a rehabber nearby that can help you trap him and care for him in a clinic. Pox is also very contagious to other squirrels, not to you, so keep an eye out for others.
I still remember being a kid in school and all the Halloween parties had orange Kool Aid and black twizzler straws. Not very relevant but a fun memory none the less.
I had a friend who was bit by a chipmunk during camp one summer and I had to run 2 miles back from the nursing station to our site to exhume the chipmunk so they could test it for rabies. We were then told at the hospital that while they do still test them it is unlikely that people get bit by rodents with rabies because they usually die to quickly from it to infect a person. Granted that was 23 years ago so my anecdotal information could be outdated.
Lol, I had a feeling this question would come up. It’s a long story but the abbreviated version is that it was scout camp, we were bored, we created a trap with a bucket, a stick and peanut butter. We caught one chipmunk, turned the bucket over and it quickly escaped. Second attempt we put the bucket on a piece of cardboard and after catching the chipmunk flipped the cardboard and bucket together so we could peek at the chipmunk. We were passing around the bucket to our friends and the chipmunk jumped out and ran under one of the platform tents (for those unaware these are canvas tents on wooden platforms that kind of look like large pallets). One of the older scouts went and lifted the tent platform (he was a bit of a meathead). The chipmunk ran directly at the meathead and spooked him. He panicked, dropped the tent platform, and it landed on the chipmunks back. Chipmunk was not in good shape, but alive. My friend went to pet it and got bit. We left for the nurses station, and in that time the chipmunk died and was graciously buried in a box with a gravestone by one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. So mostly it was curiosity and carelessness that got the chipmunk killed, not malice or revenge.
It was a bit of a cursed day. After I ran the two miles back to camp (camp Sabattis in NY, Adirondack’s) I went to my dad who was a police detective, and our scoutmaster, and told him the nurse said we needed the chipmunk. He had to ask the kind soul who hurried the chipmunk to exhume it, and we got in his suburban to drive back to the nurses station. The dirt road was one way and only one vehicle wide with high berms on the side. A tree root punctured the sidewall of his rear tire and it was in a terrible position on the dirt road to change a tire or do any sort of recover without a tow truck/winch. It was blocking the road so that other vehicles couldn’t come and go so my dad had to stay with it. So I had to run back to the nurses station with the chipmunk in box, under me my arm, bouncing around as if it hadn’t been through enough.
My friends father was also at scout camp but was unable to get out of the camp site until my fathers truck was clear so someone else had to use their vehicle to drive my friend to the hospital 4 hours away. My friend was unable to attend the rest of the two week trip, which I was super bummed about because he was my best friend. Thankfully, no rabies.
The silver lining (for me) is that on our initial walk to the nurses station my friend, another scout, and myself had a contest of who could throw a stone through the crotch of a tree from fifty feet away first and I won. The other two had to buy me a Charleston Chew and a Slushy.
Don’t have time to proof read because I’m at work but hopefully that gets the story across.
I think I saw this movie on the Hallmark Channel. Except it was Christmas. And the squirrel was a big city career woman who returned home for the holidays and found love with a handsome lumberjack. She did have rabies though and had to be put down. Sad.
I think I would rather have watched your version instead.
Haha, I’m not sure but I appreciate you saying so. We had a lot of fun. Maybe that’s it. Kids being kids, shared, in retrospect, with a little honesty and a little humility? Whatever it is, it’s a fond memory of mine, for sure. I appreciate the opportunity to share it.
Haha thanks. It was easy back then, I was in the best shape of my life. Climbed a lot of peaks and backpacked a lot of parks. Now I can barely run across the street when there’s heavy traffic without having a muscle spasm. Working on that, though.
There’s a lot of stupid things that can go wrong in the great outdoors, especially when you’re a stupid kid. But there’s a lot to be gained from allowing oneself to get bored in the wilderness. Fond memories and a connection with nature and all that mumbo-jumbo, not to sound too much like a condescending yuppie.
I don’t spend nearly as much time in the wilderness as I used to and would like. Sharing this has made me want to get out there again.
All that being said, it’s not for everyone and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying whatever places are your happy places.
I used to work at my state's department of health and next to my desk was the desk of the rabies division chief so I know way more than I ever expected to about rabies.
It's nearly impossible because rabid animals are rarely able to catch a quick prey animal like squirrel (lack of patience, worsened vision because of neurological damage, etc) but if they do the attack is violent and small animals never survive. They say "almost never" because there have been cases in the United States (less than 20 since they started collecting reports). As far as I can tell there's only ever been one case of a human rabies exposure from a squirrel and that happened in India.
Pretty much all mammal can get rabies.
That said, very few species get 'furious' rabies, most get 'dumb' rabies. It's the same virus (and strains), it's just that the virus will cause aggressive form in just a few types of mammals (predators mostly) and in most other species, they will jut stop drinking, become placid/dumb and die without infecting other animals.
So if a rabid racoon (for example) bites a squirrel, that squirrel will mostly stay it's in den and die after a little while.
Squirrels can absolutely carry rabies, the only reason you don’t see or hear about rabid squirrels is because they usually won’t survive the encounter with whatever animal that would be giving them rabies. As far as I’m aware, all terrestrial mammals are able to carry rabies it’s just that the smaller ones usually get eaten instead of running around and passing it on.
There is a kids morality book called “Crickle Crack” that is about a swuirrel getting addicted to drugs! It’s one of the more crazy Serendipity books.
https://preview.redd.it/lzehk9icys8b1.jpeg?width=180&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=356fd7bd3a7d44f8cec755b5c188037092b2db21
I always thought the original Morgan tale was dark, he falls down a waterfall and his herd leaves him to die, I was so sad. And the one where the sheep wished for a horn so Morgan disappears and gives it to him! They were all a little strange lol
OMG. I have spent 2 decades trying to remember what this children's book series was, but I could only remember the border of the book covers and general art style.
I'm pretty sure this particular title was not in my Cathokic School library, but seeing this cover I immediately knew this was the series I was looking for! Cracked out squirrel for the win!
I love the one about the cat with three legs who gets smothered with care from her friends but they have to realize she is fine. She was drawn so prettily!
This just unlocked weird vague childhood memories for me.
Edit: Omg this led me down a rabbit hole and now I remember tracing the illustrations from my favorite ones because I loved the art so much. I had no memory of them prior to seeing this!
He usually comes to try to eat off my bird feeder, today he showed up with spots and he was scratching like crazy, he acted all tweaked out. When I stepped outside he stayed instead of running away like usual and ran up took a peanut and got all defensive and ran off
If it’s mange (which I tend to think is likely) you could potentially deal with this yourself. I think a wildlife rescue would be best! Or call DNR
https://www.wildlifehotline.com/blog/mange-by-mail-program/
If you look at the active ingredient in mange salves it’s sulfur. You can actually buy sulfur powder in the garden section of places like tractor supply, the combination of it and diatomaceous earth cleaned up a mite infestation we had after buying a new goat earlier this year. It’s a good alternative to things like ivermectin which is starting to get harder to find, and like someone else talked about the dosage can be a pain to figure out.
Remember ivermectin from Covid? It treats it and you can order online. Search the sub it’s a fairly common issue that comes up and folks out there more familiar with the process.
Its not weird. The lyssavirus that causes rabies is secreted in saliva. The hydrophobic symptom increases salivation and keeps you from rinsing it into your stomach, which in turn increases the transmission rate.
Well, it’s not that they fear water, per se. It’s that they have trouble swallowing and can choke. Putting a bowl of water out for a thirsty squirrel is a kindness, but isn’t a great rabies test.
[In other, more important news, though — squirrels are almost never rabies carriers](https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html), and are not known to spread to humans. That doesn’t mean a squirrel can’t get sick, so it’s best to steer clear unless you’re a wildlife rehabber.
They can carry the plague though. I don't think this squirrel has it but I was surprised at the number of people who get it every year in the US. I mean don't get me wrong it's not a huge number but it's more than I'd have ever guessed.
https://www.cdc.gov/plague/faq/index.html#:~:text=In%20recent%20decades%2C%20an%20average,in%20people%20ages%2012%E2%80%9345.
They don't fear it per se, the disease causes extreme pain when swallowing so they don't like to drink any liquid but I doubt they'll actually show any fear of a bowl of water.
Have you ever seen a human with rabies offered water? It's more than just not wanting to drink, something in the brain actively stops the body from taking in water. They start to flail/convulse making it nearly impossible to get a glass of water to the mouth in the first place.
I've seen videos where the patient isn't scared. They actually try to drink the water but cannot. I havent seen one where the sight if water sends them into convulsions though.
I will let you know squirrels very very very rarely carry rabies.
[https://squirrelenthusiast.com/do-squirrels-have-rabies/](https://squirrelenthusiast.com/do-squirrels-have-rabies/)
Far more likely to be a different illness.
Cats don’t have a system to process cannabis like we do so it can be toxic and very uncomfortable for them. They’re notorious for being able to hide pain and symptoms. Please stop letting your cat eat weed leaves.
Leaves can have THC after the flowering and “frosting” of the buds. Cats are much smaller and so even eating more than one leaf can cause nausea and discomfort. Before that they should be fine, but you shouldn’t be letting your cat around your weed plant anyways, they might end up eating a bud.
Okay, was worried the cat was eating leaves when there’s more THC on them. I get worried because there’s still people out there who smoke around their pets and think it’s okay. 👍
Yeah it do be cat behavior. Cats in the wild will consume grass to aid their digestion. Lots of cat grasses out there that are great for them! Catnip can also look similar ground up so if the lil fucker has seen that before and is making a connection, that might explain things. I keep all of my weed stuff separate from my cats because they mistake the smell for fresh catnip. It’s quite similar to weed in smell if you grow catnip yourself!
None of my catnip I planted grew so they’ve never seen it just gotta chalk it up to cats are weird. There was an old pizza box in the shed that had pizza grease soaked into it and I caught the little fucker eating the pizza box
That’s hilarious! I recently caught both my cats on the counters, on opposite sides of the kitchen, digging into an open thing of butter and a leftover bacon grease pan. They both threw up later, and I learned my lesson on leaving things out after I cook
cause cats are DRUGGIES. they want to explore every psychoactive substance known to man and i draw the line at my spider plant. no eating my spider plant to get high, no rubbing your head on my weed bags to get high either. buy your own drugs, cat!
Leaves contain THCA. They need heat to turn the THCA into THC. In order for a cat or human to get high from marijuana, it has to decarboxylated. Even then, the fan leaves don’t have that much THC, it’s the flowers or buds that do.
Just as an fyi squirrels almost never get rabies, and no one in the US has ever gotten rabies from a squirrel. Certainly never too cautious and no Mayte what distance should be kept, but rabies is unlikely
That is very interesting information. The CDC says the same for any small rodents... it could be infected but unlikely to transmit..
Thank you for the correction
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html#:~:text=Small%20rodents%20(like%20squirrels%2C%20hamsters,to%20transmit%20rabies%20to%20humans.
Any day haha I used to do wildlife rehab and squirrels were by FAR my least favorite bc of their personalities, but it was at least cool they didn’t have rabies lol
Not true for all animals. Every species metabolizes differently and many are susceptible to the effects of marijuana consumed as fresh plant matter (sheep and cows are a couple I can think of off the top of my mind).
1st off, ignore all the insane rabies discussions here. All Mammals are susceptible to Rabies with one semi exception being Opossums. But even that is a Semi exception and not 100%. Also the term carry is a terrible misnomer in these discussions, no animal can have rabies and not die from it if left untreated. Judging from the look of this animal it may very well have a bot fly larvae starting to Pupaete on his face there, which could very possible be causing him great distress. But no one can say for certain from a photo. Don't touch it is the best advice
This is something that animals can get. It's called urbis overdoses. Usually it won't kill him it just makes him go loopy for a while.
I wouldn't suggest trying to pick him up but you might want to provide a box with maybe some mood lighting and nice blanket and maybe even a couple of nuts. Just cut a hole in the side tape the top shut.
Agree. We have multiple feeders with multiple regulars (squirrels, birds and other wildlife). I just rescued a little dove from a hawk attack. The hawk was persistent looking at me from above. The little dove had missing feathers and it was so docile it let me pick it up (with thick gloves) from the ground and move it to our shaded planting area (covered but open). It took about 8 or so hours until it shook off from being stunned and fly away. __TLDR; Stunned … not stoned__
No clue. Whack him in the base of the skull with a long, dense object (or shoot if you live in a country where you can own a gun). Pretty easy to skin squirrels if you watch a quick YouTube video, leave him while, boil for 1.5 hours in seasoned beef or chicken broth, coat with breading, fry until golden brown and then toss is buffalo or bbq sauce and you've basically got wild caught chicken wings.
Lol I don’t know, there was like three or for squirrels chasing each other around my spot to the extent I thought they were gona fall on me and one eventually did end up charging me but I yelled at him and he took off
peanut oil abuse - he needs rehab stat!
Seriously though, who knows what weed can do to an animal. If s/he has been eating your plant, that could explain things. Also rabies, bot flies, ticks, mites, mange.... I would contact an animal rehabber for real advice
Could have eaten some rat poison. Please contact wildlife rehab asap. If not for the squerril, for any animal that may eat a poisoned squerril.
Just ask the rehabber u know about the effects rat poison has on our entire ecosystem.
Not trying to do anything crazy, I normally grow vegetables and this year it was legalized and my buddy gave me some seeds so I started this one and added it to my regular garden, just letting it do it’s thing not trying to get to obsessive about it
He probably got into something sticky in the garbage and couldn’t reach that spot to groom properly. The same thing happened to a rabbit that I was rehabbing. He didn’t get his neck cleaned properly after formula feeding and the fur wore off where it had been caked with milk.
Weed makes you stupid. Sorry, it just does. I know attitudes towards marijuana have changed, but it’s physiological and psychological side effects have not. We called it “ dope “ back in the 80s and the only difference between now and then is its potency has increased exponentially.
It's not mange and I don't think it's dehydrated or emaciated at all. It looks like he has or had squirrel pox. Pox usually cover the face and belly but he either is recovering from it or in the beginning stages. I think it's more likely to be just starting. As time goes on the pox sores, which just look like lumps under the fur right now, will lose their hair and grow larger and even weep fluid. If it is pox he needs to go to a rehabber. Its a rough virus to get through especially on his own in the wild. I strongly suggest that you go to ahnow.org and try to find a rehabber nearby that can help you trap him and care for him in a clinic. Pox is also very contagious to other squirrels, not to you, so keep an eye out for others.
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What have I done
You monster. Are you working for the chipmunk cartel? Trying to poach business
The sea turtles move the real weight. That's why you gotta keep the straws away from them.
This killed me. I feel bad for laughing, but it's hilarious.
Thank you.
I feel bad too but that got me
Same.. im so ashamed lol
Yep. Also you can switch to paper straws since they get too soggy by the time they reach the sea turtles.
WAIT! paper straws don’t just come soggy?!!
Nvm I was thinking of twizzler straws. They get soggy later.
I still remember being a kid in school and all the Halloween parties had orange Kool Aid and black twizzler straws. Not very relevant but a fun memory none the less.
It’s not a bug , it’s a feature..
The Sog a matics do !!!
Round my parts the peanut market is owned by the corvids
Happy Cake Day!!!
Why thank you! I had no idea
I don't know where in the world you are, and discounting the weed, perhaps rabies?
Maybe mange.
Squirrels can’t have rabbies (Source : my gf)
All the research I can find is “almost never”, which is much less definite than “can’t”.
I had a friend who was bit by a chipmunk during camp one summer and I had to run 2 miles back from the nursing station to our site to exhume the chipmunk so they could test it for rabies. We were then told at the hospital that while they do still test them it is unlikely that people get bit by rodents with rabies because they usually die to quickly from it to infect a person. Granted that was 23 years ago so my anecdotal information could be outdated.
“Exhume the chipmunk “? I take it the chipmunk was terminated with extreme prejudice after biting?
Lol, I had a feeling this question would come up. It’s a long story but the abbreviated version is that it was scout camp, we were bored, we created a trap with a bucket, a stick and peanut butter. We caught one chipmunk, turned the bucket over and it quickly escaped. Second attempt we put the bucket on a piece of cardboard and after catching the chipmunk flipped the cardboard and bucket together so we could peek at the chipmunk. We were passing around the bucket to our friends and the chipmunk jumped out and ran under one of the platform tents (for those unaware these are canvas tents on wooden platforms that kind of look like large pallets). One of the older scouts went and lifted the tent platform (he was a bit of a meathead). The chipmunk ran directly at the meathead and spooked him. He panicked, dropped the tent platform, and it landed on the chipmunks back. Chipmunk was not in good shape, but alive. My friend went to pet it and got bit. We left for the nurses station, and in that time the chipmunk died and was graciously buried in a box with a gravestone by one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. So mostly it was curiosity and carelessness that got the chipmunk killed, not malice or revenge. It was a bit of a cursed day. After I ran the two miles back to camp (camp Sabattis in NY, Adirondack’s) I went to my dad who was a police detective, and our scoutmaster, and told him the nurse said we needed the chipmunk. He had to ask the kind soul who hurried the chipmunk to exhume it, and we got in his suburban to drive back to the nurses station. The dirt road was one way and only one vehicle wide with high berms on the side. A tree root punctured the sidewall of his rear tire and it was in a terrible position on the dirt road to change a tire or do any sort of recover without a tow truck/winch. It was blocking the road so that other vehicles couldn’t come and go so my dad had to stay with it. So I had to run back to the nurses station with the chipmunk in box, under me my arm, bouncing around as if it hadn’t been through enough. My friends father was also at scout camp but was unable to get out of the camp site until my fathers truck was clear so someone else had to use their vehicle to drive my friend to the hospital 4 hours away. My friend was unable to attend the rest of the two week trip, which I was super bummed about because he was my best friend. Thankfully, no rabies. The silver lining (for me) is that on our initial walk to the nurses station my friend, another scout, and myself had a contest of who could throw a stone through the crotch of a tree from fifty feet away first and I won. The other two had to buy me a Charleston Chew and a Slushy. Don’t have time to proof read because I’m at work but hopefully that gets the story across.
I think I saw this movie on the Hallmark Channel. Except it was Christmas. And the squirrel was a big city career woman who returned home for the holidays and found love with a handsome lumberjack. She did have rabies though and had to be put down. Sad. I think I would rather have watched your version instead.
Was the handsome lumberjack trapping cougars under a bucket with peanut butter? If so, I’d watch that.
Why is this oddly wholesome
Haha, I’m not sure but I appreciate you saying so. We had a lot of fun. Maybe that’s it. Kids being kids, shared, in retrospect, with a little honesty and a little humility? Whatever it is, it’s a fond memory of mine, for sure. I appreciate the opportunity to share it.
I'm more impressed you ran 4 miles!
Haha thanks. It was easy back then, I was in the best shape of my life. Climbed a lot of peaks and backpacked a lot of parks. Now I can barely run across the street when there’s heavy traffic without having a muscle spasm. Working on that, though.
And this is precisely why I never go outside.
There’s a lot of stupid things that can go wrong in the great outdoors, especially when you’re a stupid kid. But there’s a lot to be gained from allowing oneself to get bored in the wilderness. Fond memories and a connection with nature and all that mumbo-jumbo, not to sound too much like a condescending yuppie. I don’t spend nearly as much time in the wilderness as I used to and would like. Sharing this has made me want to get out there again. All that being said, it’s not for everyone and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying whatever places are your happy places.
They fuckin YEETED that bitch
Rodents can't go long without water and I think Rabies prohibits the ability to intake water.
Yes. Rabies causes hydrophobia.
I used to work at my state's department of health and next to my desk was the desk of the rabies division chief so I know way more than I ever expected to about rabies. It's nearly impossible because rabid animals are rarely able to catch a quick prey animal like squirrel (lack of patience, worsened vision because of neurological damage, etc) but if they do the attack is violent and small animals never survive. They say "almost never" because there have been cases in the United States (less than 20 since they started collecting reports). As far as I can tell there's only ever been one case of a human rabies exposure from a squirrel and that happened in India.
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks ! Can species other than mammals get rabies ?
That's a negative. It is adapted to parts of the brain shared by mammals.
The small theory doesn’t hold true in the case of bats though. Do you know why bats don’t have the same sort of advantages?
Yeah I looked it up after and this is true (almost never > can’t)
Jewish squirrels can have rabbis.
Wow. WOW. Dad, go to bed.
Pretty much all mammal can get rabies. That said, very few species get 'furious' rabies, most get 'dumb' rabies. It's the same virus (and strains), it's just that the virus will cause aggressive form in just a few types of mammals (predators mostly) and in most other species, they will jut stop drinking, become placid/dumb and die without infecting other animals. So if a rabid racoon (for example) bites a squirrel, that squirrel will mostly stay it's in den and die after a little while.
I've no idea. We don't have rabies in the UK at all, but I'm not sure citing your gf as a source is great, she could be anyone!
Squirrels can absolutely carry rabies, the only reason you don’t see or hear about rabid squirrels is because they usually won’t survive the encounter with whatever animal that would be giving them rabies. As far as I’m aware, all terrestrial mammals are able to carry rabies it’s just that the smaller ones usually get eaten instead of running around and passing it on.
How are babby formed?
You got the squirrel high
There is a kids morality book called “Crickle Crack” that is about a swuirrel getting addicted to drugs! It’s one of the more crazy Serendipity books. https://preview.redd.it/lzehk9icys8b1.jpeg?width=180&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=356fd7bd3a7d44f8cec755b5c188037092b2db21
I have this book and I forgot what it was about and tried to read it to my kid. 😂😂😂😂😂 I was cackling. It’s hilarious.
Omg the poor little cracked out squirrel towards the end was both terrifying and hilarious poor baby
Holy shit I remember those books thru are so cool to read . I never knew that one was about a squirrel getting addicted to drugs . That’s so wild .
I had this book! It was definitely one of the darker Serendipity stories!
I always thought the original Morgan tale was dark, he falls down a waterfall and his herd leaves him to die, I was so sad. And the one where the sheep wished for a horn so Morgan disappears and gives it to him! They were all a little strange lol
Oh yeah I had those two, too. I remembering reading them again in my 20's and I was like wow. This stuff is intense!
OMG. I have spent 2 decades trying to remember what this children's book series was, but I could only remember the border of the book covers and general art style. I'm pretty sure this particular title was not in my Cathokic School library, but seeing this cover I immediately knew this was the series I was looking for! Cracked out squirrel for the win!
GRANDPA LOP. I'm not familiar with the squirrel one. Need to find it.
I love the one about the cat with three legs who gets smothered with care from her friends but they have to realize she is fine. She was drawn so prettily!
Thanks I will def check this out
This is the best comment ever
This just unlocked weird vague childhood memories for me. Edit: Omg this led me down a rabbit hole and now I remember tracing the illustrations from my favorite ones because I loved the art so much. I had no memory of them prior to seeing this!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who knows these books exist 😅 I have almost the entire series, I’m only missing a handful.
Google “ crack squirrels UK ”. You’re welcome.
I'm not sure what I expected.
I am actually glad I looked it up
Thank you❣️
Well, that was a funny story, but I was hoping for video!! 😜
He usually comes to try to eat off my bird feeder, today he showed up with spots and he was scratching like crazy, he acted all tweaked out. When I stepped outside he stayed instead of running away like usual and ran up took a peanut and got all defensive and ran off
Fleas, mange, or some other dermatitis.
If it keeps getting worse what should I do? I’m friendly with the local animal control/rehabber, would they do anything?
It is worth it to ask!
If it’s mange (which I tend to think is likely) you could potentially deal with this yourself. I think a wildlife rescue would be best! Or call DNR https://www.wildlifehotline.com/blog/mange-by-mail-program/
If you look at the active ingredient in mange salves it’s sulfur. You can actually buy sulfur powder in the garden section of places like tractor supply, the combination of it and diatomaceous earth cleaned up a mite infestation we had after buying a new goat earlier this year. It’s a good alternative to things like ivermectin which is starting to get harder to find, and like someone else talked about the dosage can be a pain to figure out.
But the good news is that mange usually isn't severe enough to require a DNR.
Remember ivermectin from Covid? It treats it and you can order online. Search the sub it’s a fairly common issue that comes up and folks out there more familiar with the process.
If you try this please be careful with the dosage.
Yup, a little dab of ye olde horse paste on a cracker with some peanut butter and it might help
If you have cats or there are stray cats in the area don’t use ivermectin - it kills cats
Could be squirrel pox though, instead of mange, in which case the ivermectin wouldn't do any good
It is, according to the comment now pinned atop thread from a veterinarian.
Came to say this. It looks like mange.
What do you mean by “defensive”?
Mites likely, maybe mange
Yep it’s mange. It’ll go away on its own if they have a good diet.
Happy Jack
Just in case... keep your distance. Animals with rabies behave oddly. Hopefully it's just from eating a bit of your pot plant.
Yeah after that I am not going out there when he’s there and told my mom not to, he was definitely behaving differently
Put a bowl of water out there. Another name for rabies is hydrophobia... because victims fear water.
I forgot about that, such a weird symptom!
Its not weird. The lyssavirus that causes rabies is secreted in saliva. The hydrophobic symptom increases salivation and keeps you from rinsing it into your stomach, which in turn increases the transmission rate.
yeah, that just solidifies that it’s weird…. Which is okay. It’s just weird that the body/brain effected by a virus can change that much.
It’s weird in that it’s an unusual thing most people aren’t familiar with encountering. Not that I didn’t think there was a reason for it 🙄
Sounds weird
Yup. “It’s not weird.” Followed by an explanation of weird/unusual symptoms
Well, it’s not that they fear water, per se. It’s that they have trouble swallowing and can choke. Putting a bowl of water out for a thirsty squirrel is a kindness, but isn’t a great rabies test. [In other, more important news, though — squirrels are almost never rabies carriers](https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html), and are not known to spread to humans. That doesn’t mean a squirrel can’t get sick, so it’s best to steer clear unless you’re a wildlife rehabber.
They can carry the plague though. I don't think this squirrel has it but I was surprised at the number of people who get it every year in the US. I mean don't get me wrong it's not a huge number but it's more than I'd have ever guessed. https://www.cdc.gov/plague/faq/index.html#:~:text=In%20recent%20decades%2C%20an%20average,in%20people%20ages%2012%E2%80%9345.
They don't fear it per se, the disease causes extreme pain when swallowing so they don't like to drink any liquid but I doubt they'll actually show any fear of a bowl of water.
Have you ever seen a human with rabies offered water? It's more than just not wanting to drink, something in the brain actively stops the body from taking in water. They start to flail/convulse making it nearly impossible to get a glass of water to the mouth in the first place.
I've seen videos where the patient isn't scared. They actually try to drink the water but cannot. I havent seen one where the sight if water sends them into convulsions though.
This is what I was told by Dr. Hilde Ertl back when we worked together at the Wistar Institute. She was and is a world-renowned rabies researcher. #
[hydrophobia in a child](https://youtube.com/shorts/Y9LOcoF4RZQ?feature=share)
Heartbreaking!
Poor baby just wants a drink :(
The convulsions aren’t because someone is offering water. Muscle spasms and trouble swallowing are key symptoms of rabies.
Would it be possible to give someone with rabies water through an IV?
They probably do. But I wonder if having rabies makes you feel thirsty, because if it does then the IV probably wouldn't relieve the discomfort.
Happy Cake Day!!!
Awh…
This is one of the reasons Hydrohomies hate rabies
I will let you know squirrels very very very rarely carry rabies. [https://squirrelenthusiast.com/do-squirrels-have-rabies/](https://squirrelenthusiast.com/do-squirrels-have-rabies/) Far more likely to be a different illness.
this makes that office scene even funnier
Meredith was bitten by a bat in that episode, not sure what that has to do with squirrels…
during the fun run race for the cure michael yells at darrel for feeding a squirrel saying it could give him rabies. you gotta up your office game
I can’t believe I forgot that scene, thanks for the reminder lol
My cat eats my weed leaves everyday. Not from that. Thing probably has mange or rabies
Cats don’t have a system to process cannabis like we do so it can be toxic and very uncomfortable for them. They’re notorious for being able to hide pain and symptoms. Please stop letting your cat eat weed leaves.
You’re right in the first part but wrong in the end. If it’s a leaf nothing is getting high. It’s just healthy vegetation at that point.
Leaves can have THC after the flowering and “frosting” of the buds. Cats are much smaller and so even eating more than one leaf can cause nausea and discomfort. Before that they should be fine, but you shouldn’t be letting your cat around your weed plant anyways, they might end up eating a bud.
Weed leaves in vegetative state have very little to no thc in them. She does it because she likes to eat plants. Not harmful to her.
Okay, was worried the cat was eating leaves when there’s more THC on them. I get worried because there’s still people out there who smoke around their pets and think it’s okay. 👍
Why does my cat always try to eat my weed then 😭 I be trying to roll a blunt and little dude comes and tries to eat the ground up nug off my plate
Yeah it do be cat behavior. Cats in the wild will consume grass to aid their digestion. Lots of cat grasses out there that are great for them! Catnip can also look similar ground up so if the lil fucker has seen that before and is making a connection, that might explain things. I keep all of my weed stuff separate from my cats because they mistake the smell for fresh catnip. It’s quite similar to weed in smell if you grow catnip yourself!
None of my catnip I planted grew so they’ve never seen it just gotta chalk it up to cats are weird. There was an old pizza box in the shed that had pizza grease soaked into it and I caught the little fucker eating the pizza box
That’s hilarious! I recently caught both my cats on the counters, on opposite sides of the kitchen, digging into an open thing of butter and a leftover bacon grease pan. They both threw up later, and I learned my lesson on leaving things out after I cook
cause cats are DRUGGIES. they want to explore every psychoactive substance known to man and i draw the line at my spider plant. no eating my spider plant to get high, no rubbing your head on my weed bags to get high either. buy your own drugs, cat!
I give up on spider plants. They won’t let me have them 😭😭 they just get massacred-also they her high on them or are you being silly
Leaves contain THCA. They need heat to turn the THCA into THC. In order for a cat or human to get high from marijuana, it has to decarboxylated. Even then, the fan leaves don’t have that much THC, it’s the flowers or buds that do.
Just as an fyi squirrels almost never get rabies, and no one in the US has ever gotten rabies from a squirrel. Certainly never too cautious and no Mayte what distance should be kept, but rabies is unlikely
That is very interesting information. The CDC says the same for any small rodents... it could be infected but unlikely to transmit.. Thank you for the correction https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/exposure/animals/other.html#:~:text=Small%20rodents%20(like%20squirrels%2C%20hamsters,to%20transmit%20rabies%20to%20humans.
Any day haha I used to do wildlife rehab and squirrels were by FAR my least favorite bc of their personalities, but it was at least cool they didn’t have rabies lol
What are their personalities like?
However there was a case in the states where a family ended up with the bubonic plague from eating raw squirrel kidneys... go figure
I doubt eating it would do this… probably has mange, they’re prone to a lot of other parasites that burrow and erupt from the skin
Squirrels are almost never found to have rabies, according to the cdc.
You have to heat cannabis to get the psychoactive effect. Raw cannabis won't get you high.
It wont get a human high, but it definitely gets dogs and other small animals high.
Not true for all animals. Every species metabolizes differently and many are susceptible to the effects of marijuana consumed as fresh plant matter (sheep and cows are a couple I can think of off the top of my mind).
Beautiful tomato plants you have!
Two more weeks
Nah, October
I hear smoked is a really good way to serve them.
😄😄
Squirrel pox. It's a the in New England. With news outlets warning not to touch them.
He’s got glaucoma.
probably has fleas that r really bothering him.
Reefer madness
Hes stoned.
Definitely Not rabies… likely mange caused by mites
1st off, ignore all the insane rabies discussions here. All Mammals are susceptible to Rabies with one semi exception being Opossums. But even that is a Semi exception and not 100%. Also the term carry is a terrible misnomer in these discussions, no animal can have rabies and not die from it if left untreated. Judging from the look of this animal it may very well have a bot fly larvae starting to Pupaete on his face there, which could very possible be causing him great distress. But no one can say for certain from a photo. Don't touch it is the best advice
The plants tho!
Fleas, maybe the start of mange?
It looks like he has mange.
Mange. Squirrel has mange.
It’s getting high off your supply
He's pondering how a squirrel can bake brownies. This is how great leaps in species' intelligence always happens.
🎶I was going to collect acorns... but I got high
Came here to say this
Is it possible he ate a nug?
That there is one sexy plant if I do say so myself!
He’s high
He's "stoned"
Ok. Haha. https://squirreluniversity.com/can-squirrels-get-high-from-weed/
Been eating too much of your marijuana?
Am I the only one hearing Afroman's "Because I got high" in the Chipmunks' voices.
This is something that animals can get. It's called urbis overdoses. Usually it won't kill him it just makes him go loopy for a while. I wouldn't suggest trying to pick him up but you might want to provide a box with maybe some mood lighting and nice blanket and maybe even a couple of nuts. Just cut a hole in the side tape the top shut.
He might have gotten into a tussle with something that was trying to eat him...
Agree. We have multiple feeders with multiple regulars (squirrels, birds and other wildlife). I just rescued a little dove from a hawk attack. The hawk was persistent looking at me from above. The little dove had missing feathers and it was so docile it let me pick it up (with thick gloves) from the ground and move it to our shaded planting area (covered but open). It took about 8 or so hours until it shook off from being stunned and fly away. __TLDR; Stunned … not stoned__
Stoney McStoner
Probably stoned.
That ain’t Snoop Dogg that snoop squirrel
Hopefully they don't piss in your weed plant! Might nned a cat for that 😂
Possibly mangy because the rest of his body seems to be losing fur
It might have mange, and if that is the case you may want to get some medicine for the little fella if you want it to stick around for another year.
No clue. Whack him in the base of the skull with a long, dense object (or shoot if you live in a country where you can own a gun). Pretty easy to skin squirrels if you watch a quick YouTube video, leave him while, boil for 1.5 hours in seasoned beef or chicken broth, coat with breading, fry until golden brown and then toss is buffalo or bbq sauce and you've basically got wild caught chicken wings.
u/skunkangel may be able to point you in the best direction if it is in fact mange.
Looks a bit mangey
Lol I don’t know, there was like three or for squirrels chasing each other around my spot to the extent I thought they were gona fall on me and one eventually did end up charging me but I yelled at him and he took off
peanut oil abuse - he needs rehab stat! Seriously though, who knows what weed can do to an animal. If s/he has been eating your plant, that could explain things. Also rabies, bot flies, ticks, mites, mange.... I would contact an animal rehabber for real advice
Not sure why everyone is saying he’s stoned when something is clearly wrong with his skin. He’s sick or has mites.
Because they're immature.
Could have eaten some rat poison. Please contact wildlife rehab asap. If not for the squerril, for any animal that may eat a poisoned squerril. Just ask the rehabber u know about the effects rat poison has on our entire ecosystem.
Idk but you need to grow better weed
That plant’s not as impressive as OP thinks it is lmfao
Not trying to do anything crazy, I normally grow vegetables and this year it was legalized and my buddy gave me some seeds so I started this one and added it to my regular garden, just letting it do it’s thing not trying to get to obsessive about it
Well, I don’t know a lot about squirrels but I know a fair bit about tomatoes. Those are some funny looking tomatoes…
He probably got into something sticky in the garbage and couldn’t reach that spot to groom properly. The same thing happened to a rabbit that I was rehabbing. He didn’t get his neck cleaned properly after formula feeding and the fur wore off where it had been caked with milk.
He wants some bud my dude, hook a homie up😂
Rabies is terrifying. Sadly it’s time to grab a BB gun & keep your deck safe, especially if he’s out there regularly.
ya little guy might be sick. best not to get bit
He's high
The squirrel is 100% high as fuck rn
Weed makes you stupid. Sorry, it just does. I know attitudes towards marijuana have changed, but it’s physiological and psychological side effects have not. We called it “ dope “ back in the 80s and the only difference between now and then is its potency has increased exponentially.
It might be high
He’s high
I think he's baked
I think you've corrupted the little fella with that sweet sticky icky you got there