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So those of you who dont have me on face book let me update you on my day yesterday. I have a 2 yr old beagle who is in hunt mode 24/7 most the time she hunts squirrels. We have no rabbits here. So yesterday afternoon I see her coming across the yard with something in her mouth. I yell at her to drop it, which she does, and I go to inspect. She is notorious for eating things she shouldnt and then of course I get the wonderful job of cleaning it up. So I make it to the "thing" and I see this soaking wet critter. Only thing dry is it's head
So I am thinking it's a baby squirrel. So I post the picture on face book, and several people say "it's a baby squirrel, my Mom used to raise them" So of course I believe these people. They tell me to warm some milk and keep the little fellow on a heat pad ( It's shivering like crazy). And then feed warm milk with an eyedropper
So I put it in the sunshine and after about 30 mins I warm it up some milk. I reach down with the dropper to give it some milk and the dang thing comes to LIFE, JUMPS up and out of the cooler and lands right on my bare foot, which made me instantly release the 3 cups of coffee I had earlier. Then proceeds to run UP my left leg to my knee. I am jumping and hopping, I am sure I dislocated something! And then it run off down my hall into my spare bedroom. When I finally catch my breath, and change my clothes, I head to the bedroom. I chased this critter, which I know now to be a CHIPMUNK all over this room. These things are as fast as greased lightening! At 10pm last night I give up, open the door to the room, and go to bed. So 7am this morning I am sitting at my computer reading emails and catch something out of the corner of my eye. It's the CHIPMUNK and it runs down the floorboard to my woodpile I have here in the house. So I think, if I open the door, rattle the wood a little it will run back the way it came, and out the door! WaLah! So I get the door propped open, get the broom and start tapping on the wood pile, I hear a noise behind me, turn around AND, my rooster has brought my whole flock INSIDE my house!!!!!! So now I have a crazy freaked out chipmunk, 3 screaming chihuahuas, 1 rooster and 8 hens all in my house!!! I seriously feel like I am stuck in the movie Caddy Shack!
So I am thinking it's a baby squirrel. So I post the picture on face book, and several people say "it's a baby squirrel, my Mom used to raise them" So of course I believe these people. They tell me to warm some milk and keep the little fellow on a heat pad ( It's shivering like crazy). And then feed warm milk with an eyedropper
So I put it in the sunshine and after about 30 mins I warm it up some milk. I reach down with the dropper to give it some milk and the dang thing comes to LIFE, JUMPS up and out of the cooler and lands right on my bare foot, which made me instantly release the 3 cups of coffee I had earlier. Then proceeds to run UP my left leg to my knee. I am jumping and hopping, I am sure I dislocated something! And then it run off down my hall into my spare bedroom. When I finally catch my breath, and change my clothes, I head to the bedroom. I chased this critter, which I know now to be a CHIPMUNK all over this room. These things are as fast as greased lightening! At 10pm last night I give up, open the door to the room, and go to bed. So 7am this morning I am sitting at my computer reading emails and catch something out of the corner of my eye. It's the CHIPMUNK and it runs down the floorboard to my woodpile I have here in the house. So I think, if I open the door, rattle the wood a little it will run back the way it came, and out the door! WaLah! So I get the door propped open, get the broom and start tapping on the wood pile, I hear a noise behind me, turn around AND, my rooster has brought my whole flock INSIDE my house!!!!!! So now I have a crazy freaked out chipmunk, 3 screaming chihuahuas, 1 rooster and 8 hens all in my house!!! I seriously feel like I am stuck in the movie Caddy Shack!
