last night my husband hit a baby deer, rather he stoped and the deer still ran into the side of the car. we left it for 5 hours and the mother never came to help it. so i brought it home. it is injured. and i dont know what to do for it i can only get him to take a few drinks of milk. any suggestions would be of great help
2006-07-11 03:54:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
First off, STOP GIVING IT COW'S MILK!!! Feeding him the wrong thing (or at the wrong time), will cause a condition called 'scouring'. This is horrid diarrhea & will kill the baby.
At this time (while it's in pain & in shock), feeding it is NOT good. The animal needs fluids, treatment for shock & triage for its injuries. Digesting food right now will take valuable energy this guy needs for managing pain, recovering from shock, etc.
Mom probably did return, but with no way to move her baby to a safer location (the whole no-thumbs thing), she had no choice but to leave it. It's not unkind, simply survival. Staying with the injured baby would only leave her exposed to predators.
Deers are very dicey animals to rehab -- even mammal rehabbers have trouble at times.
Call your local wildlife center (find one at http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm) & they'll make arrangements for y'all to get this baby some help. If there's no mammal rehabber near you, call one of the others -- they'll know how to get you help. All rehabbers aren't listed there, so you probably have one in your backyard.
Good luck & MANY blessings on you for caring for this little guy!! You're a champ!
2006-07-11 04:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an issue where you need vet care. With human scent you would never have any chance to reunite with it's mother. You may be able to feed it a little but in order to take care of it yourself, you need to talk the wildlife office. They will give you permission to care for it legally.
2006-07-11 03:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by phantom2921 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the game authorities. They will know of orgs. that will care for the deer. BTW....you are a caring person!!
2006-07-11 03:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would call the local police and advise them of what happened. they can bring animal rescue to your home to take care of the deer.
2006-07-11 03:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by OpnThFludG8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try contacting some sort of animal rescue group.
2006-07-11 04:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by boogieboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bottle feed it like a cow. and wrap up its wound. but anti bacterial stuff in it and take it to the vet. PRAY it is the best you can do!
2006-07-11 04:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the Department of Natural Resources A.S.A.P.
2006-07-11 03:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by Farmer Chic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local animal shelter, they probably have dealth with this and know who to refer you to.
2006-07-11 04:34:23 · answer #8 · answered by airpolicejohn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds bad, but you might need to take him out of his misery.... you know what to do.....
2006-07-11 03:58:02 · answer #9 · answered by jayhawk1124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋