'My Raccoon is sick'

Brenda (12.199.61.94) -

Hello, I have a 2 1/2 year old pet Raccoon. He lives in the house and is an absolute joy to have. About 2 weeks ago I used flea shampoo on him that made him sick. He has ate just a bite here and there and acts like it effected his lungs. I cant take him to the vet because he is scared of anyone but me and my husband and I am scared it would not be good to stress him out. I was just wondering if anyone knows what type of antibiotic would be safe to give him. Vets dont like to help unless you bring them in and that is not possible. Thanks for any help....

Comment #1 Amy (207.200.116.137) -

|I live in the colorado rockies, and have found a racoon huddled in a little used entry way for warmth. He has not moved from the corner, but has eaten some dog food I have left for him. I have covered him with blankets and would like to do more but am unsure what is appropriate. I have called the local forrestry departments, but they are closed. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions? It gets as low as -19 degrees here at night and I would be very upset to find he passed away in the night, .

Comment #2 Lynn Petry (216.49.104.14) -

I have a sweet 10 month old, partially disabled raccoon.I've raised him since he was 2 weeks old.He has been fine although a picky eater which is unusual due to the ones I've raised before.My question is "How to control fleas on him safely but, effectively?"Also I might add he is a runt only weighing 4-5lbs.

Comment #3 Mary Abernathy (65.255.95.109) - Wed May 21 10:05:55 2008

raccoon approx. 7-8 weeks old. Large female had a big appetite has suddenly developed diarria and has lost appetite. Eyes clear, temp. good, still active but not like before. Has litter mate that is the runt, eating same diet, sleeping same cage doing fine. Am feeding kmr and offering apple slices and animal cookies at night. They usulaly eat 100 grams twice daily. Do I need to dilute formula, What?

Comment #4 dlldll52 (65.160.73.174) - Sun Jun 22 19:54:07 2008

i have a young raccoon that has a bad back led and is in need of some antibiotics i need to know what i can give him

Comment #5 Cindy from Oklahoma - Wed Jun 25 23:24:22 2008

okay guys I raise and breed Racccons and have been for many years. Brenda I don't know when you wrote your comment but this will probably help all who have raccoons. Your cooney does not need an antibiotic it's needs a good bath to get what ever you put on it off. A safe flea treatment for him would be to use a puppy treatment that is organic. It is totally chemical free another treatment is yeast tablets with garlic. You can get them at a pet store. No animal should have any kind of fleaa and tick treatment beore it is 12 weeks old. If you have a raccoon younger than that and it has fleas just bathe it with a gental puppy shampoo and then dry real good and comb with a flea comb.

To Amy this sounds harsh but for your safety you really need to leave the wild raccoons alone. A raccoon bite is very very painful and most of the time will cause problems even if you clean it right away. You did what you could and that is all you can do until you get a hold of Wildlife Dept.

To Mary get your raccoons off of KRM it is bad for them use this receipe 1 can goats milk, 1/2 can evaporated milk, 1 1/2 can nonchol. water, and 1 tablespoon plain unsweetened yogurt. Mix this all together and give it to them in bottle warmed up every four hours. They are to young to being fed only twice a day. If they get the runs add a bit more water, if they get constipated dip your finger in karo syrup and let them suck it off your finger.

A safe antibiotic is fishmox you can get it at pet stores. Generally you wouls mix half a capsule in milk and give to them if under 6 months and a whole capsule if over and you can mix it in some ice cream.

Comment #6 Marya (206.45.177.166) - Sat Jul 19 16:28:28 2008

MARY USE THE KRM and some yogurt and feed them as there hungry. dont over feed them watch there tummys. i used a lil dog flea frontline for puppys one drop of oil on each.. to de flea my coons they are doing well.

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