Hence the vets euthanised it.
I had a search and found rabies in squirrels (rodents generally) is very rare.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 18:23,
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Maybe it was a fluke
worm.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:01,
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After some reading, there are plenty of diseases, some rare
Various Roundworms, viral encephalitis or rabies might fit the symptoms.
Also available, leprosy(!), leptospirosis, Salmonellosis etc.
Dirty little bastards.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:53,
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I thought this animal was put down because it's illegal to release grey squirrels back to the wild
Even without tumours or rabies they can attack when fed by humans www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/when-squirrels-attack/531129/
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:21,
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At the end of the article,
"Stripe appeared to have been given a reprieve when, later, the RSPCA stepped in to say it would take the pesky critter.
But when the animal charity’s vets examined him, he was euthanised."
Yes, feeding wildlife is rarely a good idea.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:58,
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