I didn’t, probably should have, I boxed her up nicely and gave her the Sam Mcgee treatment. The esophagus swollen shut leads me to be suspicious of something stinging. The others seem fine. They had been in their enclosure, there are only maple trees around, anything is possible, I had also just filled the feeder, could have been something.
I’m so sorry again for your loss. Glad the others are doing well! I think maybe putting the syringe down the right side of her throat or even a tube like tube feeding might work if it’s oiled and we could get it to go in past the swelling but anyway, hopefully this doesn’t happen again to any of us .
I hadn’t really thought of intubation, you’re right, I have some small siphon hose from my beer making supplies, doesn’t help she was a runner, nothing like jumping right in! I appreciate the link for the benadryl dosage. Why not grape? We keep children’s Benadryl on hand, don’t know what flavor.
