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Date Posted: Thursday, March 03, 11:23:42pm
Author: EFExotics
Subject: Squirrel Favouring Right Leg

This evening my girlfriend and I noticed that our little girl is favoring her right hind leg dramatically. She has it pulled up close to her body and is refusing to put any body weight on it.

I restrained her to a pouch and did my best to look at her legs. She has mobility of the leg she's favoring, but its hard to tell if she has mobility of her paw or toes, but it seems like she doesn't.

Its inhibiting her acrobatics, and she's become very clingy now, even after sundown. The problem was noticed probably about 9:30. We had her in the bonding pouch all afternoon and although it may've been a problem them, it didn't seem what way. She hasn't been out or about the room, but I supposed the possiblity exists she injured herself in her cage.

She just a baby, probably about 11 weeks. The thought of calcium deficency causing hind leg paralysis briefly came to mind, and although we're working on weaning her from the bottle completely so she may be getting a bit less calcium (she doesn't seem to like the powder on her fruits always) it seems far too early for the disease to manifest itself so quickly.

So I guess it looks like a vet visit may be in order. I thought, however, I'd make a post to see if anyone had any thoughts or their may be a pertinent part of this issue I'm overlooking.

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