Chemical Balance After Squirrels Walked the Plank

[Tcraw487]

Hey all,

I'll first start off and say I'm not sure where to put this so if the mods need to move it that's fine.

So my wife and I returned home from work yesterday to find a few dead baby squirrels in our pool. My only guess is that during a brief thunderstorm yesterday, they were blown out of their nest in a nearby oak tree. Any who, I'm wondering if I need to do anything regarding adding extra chemicals to sanitize the water. It doesn't appear that the squirrels were in there for very long and a water test a while after we scooped them out showed all numbers within acceptable levels. I apologize if this is a dumb question, in all my research on this site, I've never come across a thread dealing with dead animals in the pool.

Thanks!

 

[Richard320]

If you feel squeamish, boost the FC to shock level.

I've fished lizards and a rat and a dead possum out of my pool. A little extra bleach and forget about it.

 

[Tcraw487]

If you feel squeamish, boost the FC to shock level.

I've fished lizards and a rat and a dead possum out of my pool. A little extra bleach and forget about it.

Thanks! Yeah (at the risk of TMI) none of the innards had leaked out and the bodies seemed intact so I wasn't too too worried about it (the wife is probably more squeamish than me). I'll up the FC a bit this weekend and let it ride.