>now she is resting in her nest, she seem kind of shaky....as soon as i try
to touch her she starts twist her body again...it looks scary...
>
>any ideas??
Usually, if it looks like she literally had a skewer inserted
in her mouth and out her rear, and she rolls on that axis,
it is head trauma, and severe at that.
If she tries to right herself, has a head cant to one side (it
stays to just one side) and more like flops over when trying
to lift herself off the bedding or when she tries to move,
it's stroke or head trauma.
Best is to make sure her cage is clean, that she's near
the water bottle and it's slung low for easy reaching,
and food near to her (I usually give millet and a prescored
chunk of apple or carrot...make lots of crisscross cuts
so the thing is easy to nibble at, and a peanut or two)
Leave her in a quiet place and check her every few
hours for if she's moving and doing better or not.
In 4-6 hours, try offering an eyedropper of water to her
in case she's thirsty.
In about 12 hours if you have no sign she's eaten or
drunk anything, you need to step in and feed her
kitten milk replacer with an eyedropper to keep her
hydrated and her energy up.
I've had ones recover when in this state, for the first
few days it's heartbreaking...in a few weeks they show
improvement enough...(if it's rotisserie turning, she
may expire in the next few hours to 3-4 days...if she
makes it that far she will recover and adapt).
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
