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    Saturday morning, while letting my dogs out into the backyard like I do every morning, Hank got a hold of a chipmunk. I was sure he killed it, but when I went to pick it up he was still alive.

    My husband checked the little guy out and he could scampper a little so he moved him into a tree in the front yard. The poor little guy is not doing well! He didn't leave the tree at all in 24 hours and he doesn't move very well so he sticks to the lower limbs. I was out several times yesterday feeding him dried apricots and positioning shotglasses of water near him.

    Last night, it started snowing. I put on old oven mittens and carefully picked him off the tree and into a big box full of shredded paper... poor thing barely struggled. I put him in the warm garage with a little food and water. I checked on him this morning and he was curled in a ball sleeping (I could see his little chest rising and falling so I know h's still alive) under the paper.

    I have to take my other dog Sophie to see the vet this morning and I'm going to ask how much it would be to euthanize a chipmunk while I'm there. I feel awful about it but I can tell he's in pain and I can't stand to watch him suffer... I feel horrible letting it go on for as long as it has already.

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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    You're so nice. THat's cute. I hope he's ok!!!

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    He might be ok. My rat injured her leg and I thought it was broken because she wasn't walking on it and it was lifted up against her body. A week later she was running and jumping.

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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    can't u contact a wildlife carer or something rather than take him to a vet?
    i found a baby ringtail possum whose mother had been killed by a cat and the possum was a pouchling so it would die without the mother. i phoned our RSPCA and they gave me the number of a wildlife carer and she cared for it and released it back into the wild when it was old enough to fend for itself.

    maybe there is soemthing that can be done rather than putting him to sleep.
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    ^^^ did that instead... but holy fuck! You think I was asking to borrow the crown jewels or something! I had to call five different agencies just to find animal control for my city! Someone's comming to pick the little guy up. Hopefully he'll be okay...

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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    Well shit... my day just got ruined.

    Turns out it's a baby squirel, not a chipmunk... The wildlife controler said there's very little they can do for him since he's not at an age where he can forrage for his own food or even digest it properly... since they have such a low survival rate without their mothers there's no one in the agency who specializes in rehabilitating them- he'll be put down.


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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    Aw man.. rip baby squirrel.

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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    Oh my Goodness that makes me so sad. KILL me.

    I hope they dont charge anything....its a friggin little chipmunk!

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    Default Re: there's a chipmunk living in my garage...

    That sucks! My friend rescued a baby squirrel once...it became his pet. He was the cutest little thing, too. I love squirrels. Poor little baby

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    Poor baby..at least he wont be suffering anymore. Good for you for helping him and not just leaving him there to die in pain.

    I found a baby possum in my yard one day...waited as long as I could and no mama showed up so I took him to the wildlife place near me.

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