Baby Squirrel Gets Cast for Broken Ankle

By Amy Sinatra Ayres | vetstreet.com


A baby squirrel who fell 75 feet from her nest onto a concrete sidewalk earlier this week was brought to City Wildlife rehabilitation center in Washington, D.C., where she's being nursed back to health.

"She suffered a bloody nose, a broken tooth, and a broken ankle," according to the center's Facebook page. The 6-and-1/2-week-old squirrel is being bottle-fed every few hours, and veterinarians examine her leg and change her bandage every three days.

City Wildlife also treated D.C.'s visiting snowy owl when she was hit by a bus earlier this year. (She's continuing her recovery at The Raptor Center in Minnesota.) "Luckily, just like children, this squirrel is young enough that her ankle should heal very quickly," City Wildlife said on Facebook. - Read it at ABC News

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