I found a mouse out in my garden today and thought it was dead so I went to bury it ..... but it was ALIVE!!!
It is breathing and it moves its tail but it keeps on falling over and it won't eat anything I give it.
I put it in a cardboard box with some wood shavings and hamster food(?).
What can I do to make it better and if it does get better will it be a good idea to keep it?
2007-04-22 08:39:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
IT MOVES PEOPLE .... IT MOOOOOOOOVES
oh btw am in britain and we dont have rabies here :P
2007-04-22 08:52:12 · update #1
In additional to hamster food, the mouse will need a source of water. A wild mouse may not know what to make of a water bowl or bottle, so you may want to offer small pieces of whatever watery fruits or vegetables you have on hand. I don't know what fruits and vegetables are safe for mice, but in the absence of other information, you may want to play it safe by avoiding avocado and grapes as those are poisonous to certain other species.
Most veterinarians don't know much about "exotic" animals, which they define as any animal that's neither a dog nor a cat. I don't have a list of mouse veterinarians handy, but you'll probably do well with any veterinarian recommended by people who have pet rodents, guinea pigs, or rabbits. There's a list of UK rabbit veterinarians at http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/Vet_EU-UK.html
You may also be able to get help from a wildlife rehabilitation center near you. Type "wildlife rehabilitation" and the name of the nearest city or town into Yahoo or some other search engine. Often, wildlife rehabilitators will have better skills at helping injured wildlife than veterinarians. Even veterinarians who care for pet mice may be uncertain how to handle a wild mouse.
Whatever happens with the mouse, you deserve a medal for trying to help him or her. Too many people would just look the other way and ignore the mouse's suffering.
2007-04-22 09:17:39 · answer #1 · answered by Guinea pig foster mother 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 23:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound very promising I'm afraid, mice don't usually survive when they're this ill/injured. The stress alone can finish them off. Still, it might be alright!
I don't think it would be a great idea to keep the mouse if it gets better I'm afraid - wild mice don't do well in human company, it'll just be scared and stressed all the time. It would be better to release it back where you found if it gets better.
If you have a heat pad or a hot water bottle, put it in the box with a towel completey covering it, with the woodshavings on top. Small animals need to be kept warm. Hamster food is fine for now. It's best to keep the mouse by iteself in the dark, it will be more likely to calm down this way.
You could take the mouse to the vet for better advice, if the mouse makes it through the night it might be worth trying it on some meds.
Good luck, but don't get your hopes up!
Chalice
2007-04-22 08:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has a broken leg then there probably isnt much you could do for it, it wont be able to survive in the wild. If it was me in your position I would keep it over night, feed it some bird seed or something similar that you might have around the house, give it some water and some hay or bedding and see how it is in the morning, the chances are it probably wont make it but if it does and it seems to be better then you could release it back where you think it might have came from and keep your cats in for the day!
2016-04-01 02:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by Joan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first thing.. take out the wood shavings.. and put a towel instead... when small animals are sick their body temp. drops.. the little thing needs a heat source.. a heat pad on low under the box.. or a heat lamp.. ( mice do not transmit rabies) or hold him.
mix up one part sugar to 3 parts warm water... use a syringe or eye dropper and give him one drop at a time..
hopefully this is all he needs... If he gets stronger... you can soak some cat/dog food and give to him... by then he should be okay to turn loose.
2007-04-22 09:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Racquel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iv nursed lots of animals from injured Pigeons found in town to Racing pigeons lost in the garden to injured mice and frogs. All the mice i have taken to the vets have been put down immediately. They cannot do anything for brakes etc. and they cannot survive in the wild with broken limbs. sorryy but it is best to take it to the vet because at least if its going to be put down it will end the suffering
2007-04-22 08:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by Yo! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mice carry diseases and are nasty creatures. Put him back outside and let nature take it's course. He is probably poisoned or diseased. I'd just leave him alone. You could consult a vet but I doubt if a vet would know how to treat a mouse.
2007-04-22 08:48:49 · answer #7 · answered by moe 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would be extreamly careful...you said he is not eating and falling over...he might be sick or might have gotten into something....he also may have the start of rabies ..you should never pick up any wild animal. please be careful (well how was i supposed to know ur in britain...lol i'm in NY)
2007-04-22 08:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't be a good idea to keep it. Try giving it some water.
2007-04-22 08:43:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably is dying. It probably ate poison. Give it access to water, but prepare for a burial. : (
2007-04-22 08:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋