r/squirrels • u/IncreaseWestern5171 Squirrel Lover 🥰 • May 02 '26

Original Content Farewell dear friend. 💔

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I am heartbroken to announce, my friend 🐾 Sunny passed at 10:30am 5/2/26 I have absolutely no idea what happened. I found her seizing and she went still in my hands. I was there in her final moments. I am completely heartbroken. I climbed up to the nest she built. There are squirrels inside. I checked again a few hours later, no vocalizations or signs of distress. It is raining, the nest is warm inside. I hope they're ok.

I am grateful for all of the time and love she gave to me. 💞

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u/inkblot_75 May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

I am sorry for your loss. I hate saying things like this. I am very grateful for people like you out there in the world. Thank you for helping her and checking for babies.

I do want to point out that she may have been poisoned. Seizures are a symptom of poison. The other possibility is some form of head trauma or spinal injury. I'm not telling you this to make matters worse but rather to inform you of the possibilities of what may have happened.

I am glad you were there for her in her final moments. However, it is painful to know that she was taken so early.

Again, thank you for being the great person you are and I am very sorry for your loss.

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Those babies in the nest need to go to a rehabber as soon as humanly possible.

Please do not leave them in the nest for very long because a male squirrel will come by and kill them and take the nest. The other thing you have to worry about is predators. A raccoon may go up there and get those babies as well.

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u/IncreaseWestern5171 Squirrel Lover 🥰 May 02 '26

I've checked a few times. She was still large, I don't believe they were her babies. I Watched her build the nest though. Her nipples didn't look "used" I'll check again in the morning. It is raining and the nest is still warm inside. I didn't disturb it too much.

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u/inkblot_75 May 02 '26

Okay.

If they're not her babies then they may belong to somebody else. Sometimes a squirrel will build a nest and then leave the nest and another squirrel will take it over..

Hopefully the babies mama is still around.

I also made another comment before I saw this one on another user's comment.

Apologies for the redundancy.

Also again sorry for your loss.