Yesterday was a bad day because one of the baby chipmunks I've been taken care of has died. I have noticed some nutritional deficiency of them for few days. As I don't know what else to give them I just kept feeding them milk. Yesterday morning I saw one little one wasn't doing well and after about an hour he died.
The female one is doing fine until now. I changed her feeding pattern. Instead of feeding her every 3 hours I check her every 2 hours. I decided to add chopped banana to milk because I thought that fruit would give them required nutrition. If I could find puppy formula as Orphaned Wildlife Care recommended I could have save both of them. They were drinking milk just fine and they already were attached to me.
My heart cries for the lost one. Please god help me to save at least the other one!
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I work at a facility that deals with injured wildlife! I don't know a lot about chipmunks (my specialty is reptiles), but my colleagues have told me a little bit about them (in case some get surrendered and no mammal-specialists are around). Definitely try to get your hands on that puppy milk replacer (from a vet or pet store)! Cow's milk can actually cause death!
You can also check online for rehabilitators in your state who may be able to take them or offer assistance.
Best of luck, hope the little ones make it!
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Unfortunately I haven't seen a single shop/pharmacy in Sri Lanka which sells puppy milk products. There are dog foods available in our country but no puppy milk formulas. I know that cow's milk can be toxic. But that is the only solution to feed him. But wait, can we feed chipmunks with goat's milk? Please reply asap.
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Oh man, sorry to hear that! Hmmm, I'm not sure about goat's milk but I doubt it's the optimal choice (though I would imagine it might be better than cows', but that's just speculation). Sounds like you are doing the best you can in a really sub-optimal situation. You did mention adding chopped fruit; even if that doesn't provide the best nutrition, it could help neutralize some of the "bad" qualities in the milk.
Sorry, I wasn't too helpful. I gotta commend you for all you are doing even under these poor conditions! As for the ones that didn't make it, at least take solace in the fact that you did all you could to give them a chance (a chance they would not have had on their own).
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Thank you @herpetologyguy
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Maybe try this recipe; I can't personally vouch for it, but it is from a board concerning the care of young mammals and rodents.
1 cup goats milk
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup dannon all natural vanilla yogurt
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Thank you for the recipe. Gotta rush to the super market which is a 45 minutes ride.
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Best of luck!
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Hey @herpetologyguy I thought I should update you about the chipmunk. Since I hve introduced banana the chipmunk refused to drink milk and just ate chopped bananas. Still I used milk in small amounts. I even introduced her some yougurt and she fell in love with it. I don't know if it is good to introduce food at this age but her health is now improving. So, I'm just gonna continue giving her yougurt and bananas. Do you think cheese would be good to her?
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