Beyond Adorable!

Since my post from 9/18 found here about helping feed  700 + orphaned baby squirrels, I have not been able to stop thinking about them!!!  There are just so many mouths and I knew volunteers would have to get back to work this week. There are only so many staff at the wildlife rehab center and they are exhausted.  Yet the babies still need to be fed several times a day for the next two months before being eased back into the wild!

So, I've been going in as often as I can. The hours fly by and it's nearly impossible to tear myself away.  Others say they feel the same. Today I got through breakfast with all the tiniest babies in the incubators then did all the ones in ICU and did a second round with them all before I had to go.  The older ones are easier to feed as they have their eyes open, know what to do and have the motor skills to do it.  They're also robust and don't need all the tender prodding and patient attention that the weaker ones do.  Yet the latter need the help so badly, I gravitate to them if I have a choice.  

It's terribly akward to keep a syringe in the mouth of a wiggly critter while controlling the plunger so it only dispenses a drop of milk at a time. To add taking movies of yourself with a digital still camera is insane, as my attractively craned neck attests. I wish I weren't in this but I can at least capture some of the experience this way... 

Below is the same little fella, sitting in my hand, relaxed and happy after eating his fill.  (there's sound with this one)

Can you see why I go back for more of that?  

About 699 more, lol....

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ADDITION:  Someone suggested I post info in case anyone would like to make a donation.  Great idea, thanks!  I know they're a new center and going into debt over this and would welcome any amount, even $5!

You can send a check to:
Wildlife Rehab and Education
7007 Katy Road 
Houston, TX 77024

713-861-9453

Their website -- http://wrande.org -- has a pay pal link but apparently it only works right now if you use Internet Explorer. Click on "What Can I do to Help". It leads to cash donations. Find in the paragraph where it says something like "Adopt an Ambassador click here" and it should take you to PayPal. You should get a thank you note for small sums and tax deductible letter for $25 or more.