What Would You Do If a Chipmunk Was Drowning in Your Pool?

The other day when I was talking to my husband on the phone while looking out our back door, I saw something swimming in our pool. I told my husband to hold on so I could take a picture of the adorable chipmunk in our pool. Little did I know the poor guy just wasn't swimming, he was trying to get out!

I guess when I walked out to take a picture I must of scared him, because a few moments later he began sinking. I freaked out, put my phone down and grabbed our pool net. I scooped him out and let him lay on top of the net for a few moments.

This was before the summer heat had greatly intensified, and the little chipmunk was just laying there shivering on the pool net. I covered him up with a hand towel. I went inside and Googled for advice. I found that you can feed them bread or nuts to help them regain their energy, so I took him out some bread. He ate a few bites.

I periodically checked on the chipmunk. About an hour later, he was sitting on top of the towel, and when he saw me he took off running. I still see him every morning eating the bird seed the birds throw on the ground. My cat looks at the back door and really wants to play with him.

As I have told this story to many people, they tell me chipmunks can cause some damage around your place. They said I should have let the chipmunk drown. What?! I could never do this. What would you do if there were a chipmunk drowning in your pool?