Teenager Lisa David and her new companion were nuts about each other.
Scuv the squirrel, derived from Lisa’s name for squirrels when she was a toddler, was taken to Grove Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Worthing after being run over by a pensioner in an electric wheelchair.
As soon as the squirrel spotted Lisa, who was working at the hospital at the time, he jumped up on her shoulder.
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From that moment on he refused to leave her side.
When awake, Scuv would run around Lisa’s clothes and sit on her shoulder like an obedient parrot.
But when it was time to sleep, he furry friend liked nothing better than to curl into a ball for a snooze up Lisa’s sleeve.
The 16-year-old, who lived in Ashington, said: “A woman brought him into Grove Lodge after seeing him run over while she was out walking with her children.
“She took him home and tried to release him back into the wild but he just kept appearing at her back door wanting to come into the house and be with the family.
“He wouldn't go away so in the end she brought it into Grove Lodge. Scuv hasn't really left my side ever since.
“He is a real character.
“Most people think it's a bit strange that he has clung to me but he's adorable, and I am really attached to him now.”
Not afraid of living on the edge, Scuv even rode with Lisa on her moped, clinging under the seat until they arrived at their destination.
But the close-knit pair had to be separated while Lisa sat her GCSE exams, so the squirrel would spend his days snoozing in her coat pocket which hung on her bedroom door.
Luckily, Scuv turned out to be well house-trained and would squeak to alert someone he needed to relieve himself, thankfully leaving Lisa’s clothes intact.
The pair remained inseparable and Lisa continued to care for Scuv until he was fit enough to be released back into the wild.
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