“I work as a veterinary technician and I have been rehabbing squirrels as a volunteer for over 10 years!
Cardboard was brought into our clinic by a good Samaritan who found him cold and still on the ground outside their house. He was barely breathing when he first came in.
He was immediately warmed up with a heating pad and slowly started to move.
Unfortunately, his breathing seemed labored and the veterinarian was concerned about pneumonia. We did radiographs and Cardboard was given antibiotics. After lots of care and attention (and late nights), he seems to have made a full recovery and is growing every day!
I was so thankful that the little guy survived his rough start, I thought it would be cute to do a newborn photo shoot for him. There was a heating pad under his blanket in the picture, so he was sleeping very soundly and didn’t even wake when I put the ribbon over his head.
The name Cardboard was chosen by the veterinarian who saved his life! Our receptionist mentioned ‘nothing good comes in a cardboard box’ (anyone who works in an animal clinic can understand) and the name just made sense!
Cardboard has opened his eyes and is discovering so many great things about life. His favorite thing is a warm towel fresh out of the dryer!”
This story was submitted to Love What Matters by squirrel rehabber Polly Weldon of Jacksonville, Florida. You can follow her on Instagram. Join the Love What Matters family and subscribe to our newsletter.
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