I saw the poor thing dragging itself across a parking lot at work. It was so emaciated that it didn’t resist when I just picked it up. I managed to get it into a box, get it food and water that it was too weak/anxious to consume, and called the local wildlife rescue to hopefully get it some help. Its condition was so poor that I doubt it would have survived the night so I’m not optimistic about its recovery. Fuck cars.
Hoping the wildlife rescue can save this little thing.
I grew up doing wildlife/exotic rescue and have handled maybe half a dozen rehab/pet squirrels that could be considered domesticated. The ones around my house are my yard pets and they’re used to regular interaction with me. I’ve never been able to just pick one up. To be as passive as this one was is such a bad sign. On top of whatever injury/illness it would need to overcome, it’s going to need dedicated syringe feeding for extreme starvation/dehydration. I’m hoping for the best but even euthanasia would be a better outcome than what awaited it. It’s definitely never returning to the wild at least.
Reason #1 of 1 why I decided against becoming a veterinarian
Reason #1 of many why then going into human medicine was a much worse decision