If Your Baby Doesn't Look Healthy...

Go back to the ABC's:

Is he warm?
Is he hydrated?
Is he being fed properly? (not too much or too little; not too often or too infrequently)

Then address those issues in that order!

Then go to The Squirrel Board for help. The baby's life depends on it.

Note: With immediate and intensive treatment, all of the sick babies in these pictures survived and were released.

6. Is Your Baby Healthy?

Back

Newborn: Mostly pink, no eye slits visible, ears sealed flat to the head

Healthy1

Bloat1wk

1-2 Weeks: Dark color on head and back, eye slits visible, ears coming away from head

Healthy2wk

DehydEmac2wk

3 weeks: Short fur everywhere except on belly

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DehydEmac3wk

4 weeks: Thicker fur, eyes almost ready to open, lower teeth emerging

Healthy4wk

Emac4wk

5 weeks: Fully furred including belly, eyes open, upper teeth emerging

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