Its as straightforward as that. She's sick. Pneumonia in her right lower lobe. She's had her normal sniffles and snots the last few weeks along with a cough, but she had been acting normal until we got back from yesterday's Brewers game. She felt a little warm, but not hot, and wasn't acting like herself. We figured she was tired after a long day and let her take a nap. When she woke up she was burning up with fever: 101.9 We tried Tylenol but she threw it up, then puked up two more times. She was also listless and moaning. That was it, off to the ER we went. She got a chest x-ray that told the doctors all they needed to know. RLL pneumonia. Over the next few hours she got an iv, antibiotics, fluids, and her fever broke. It was so sad to see her getting poked prodded and handled but we knew it was for the best. We got home in the middle of the night and she slept with us so we could keep a close eye on her. She's feeling a lot better today, but she's still not herself. So it's a few days of antibiotics and fluids until she gets back to full Squirrel strength. Poor sick squirrel
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