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awww what a cutie!
just thought i would post this tip to anyone who is reading and has themselves in need of bottle feeding an orphaned animal.
babies who are syringe fed can unintentionally be killed when people feeding them get the milk into there nose or into there lungs.
how to prevent this:
use the thinest syringe for the animal smaller is better then larger do not use an eye dropper unless it has a thin tip or fits comfortably in the animals mouth dont expect the animal to lick at the eye dropper tip. a freind of mine found a squirrle and tried useing an eye dropper to feed it but the eye dropper tip was large enough to squirt milk into the babies nose and killed it.
NEVER squirt fluid into the mouth as it could be inhaled and it does not take much to cause death or even a respertory infection.
instead put the syring in the animals mouth on the tounge and add one drop then wait for them to swallow then add another drop and wait this is a longer procedure BUT you prevent accedental inhalation of the milk.
and less is better think about it this way your stomach is about the size of your fist
now imagine the size of a baby animals stomach VERY tiny! even if the baby is quite thin and weak use small amounts of food too much food can kill a baby so even though your tempted to feed them alot dont. less is more
hope this can help someone
just thought i would post this tip to anyone who is reading and has themselves in need of bottle feeding an orphaned animal.
babies who are syringe fed can unintentionally be killed when people feeding them get the milk into there nose or into there lungs.
how to prevent this:
use the thinest syringe for the animal smaller is better then larger do not use an eye dropper unless it has a thin tip or fits comfortably in the animals mouth dont expect the animal to lick at the eye dropper tip. a freind of mine found a squirrle and tried useing an eye dropper to feed it but the eye dropper tip was large enough to squirt milk into the babies nose and killed it.
NEVER squirt fluid into the mouth as it could be inhaled and it does not take much to cause death or even a respertory infection.
instead put the syring in the animals mouth on the tounge and add one drop then wait for them to swallow then add another drop and wait this is a longer procedure BUT you prevent accedental inhalation of the milk.
and less is better think about it this way your stomach is about the size of your fist
now imagine the size of a baby animals stomach VERY tiny! even if the baby is quite thin and weak use small amounts of food too much food can kill a baby so even though your tempted to feed them alot dont. less is more
hope this can help someone