your first could be your last i thought same with my 4 year old female had her from 16 week catty n hawk good by squirrels first bit through center toe joint 6week off second through toe other foot a couple more got in early grabbed em with head with mi welldin glove next latched on to her nostrel all were a pain to heal she hated em she would rag drays to bolte em and when they went to ground would lay on her side n try footin em out so i used to trap n shoot certain areas to try thin em out also when you think birds playin up n not comin to glove in woods it could be havin a stand of wi sq