here is a picture:
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it was caught by my cat, and i managed to get it out alive, but it seems that its leg is broken. how old is it and what can i do to take care of it? it has lots of fur and its eyes are open, but it is very small, maybe an inch or two, and its tail is longer than it is! what can i feed it or do to keep it alive? any answers would be appreiciated!
2007-12-02 08:52:12 · 8 answers · asked by HotHipsOfShakira 4 in Pets ➔ Rodents
Of course a vet would be ideal in looking after that leg. Does he appear to be in pain? Does he squeak when you touch the leg?
As for keeping him alive - he looks to be a little hopper (about 2.5-3 weeks old). If you can get kitten or puppy formula that would be ideal. If not, goat's milk will do (NO cows milk - can cause serious digestive problems). He's at weaning age right now so offer him rat/mouse food from your pet shop. This will not be enough as he needs extra protein at such a young age so offer him cat or dog food and if you can pick up some millet for him that would be great. For roughage, add timothy hay.
Try to keep contact to a minimum. Firstly, as someone mentioned, they can carry diseases. Secondly, if he's to survive when you release him - he needs to stay wild so he doesn't approach the wrong person.
2007-12-02 09:02:51 · answer #1 · answered by BeX 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would take it to the vet to see if it has any diseases or injuries.
After that, put the mouse in a cage or aquarium. Make sure your cat can't get him.Put some soft bedding in there. Go to the pet store and buy a bag of food for it. If he recovers, then release him back into the wild, or keep him.
The mouse looks as if he were.... maybe a couple of months old. Good luck!
2007-12-02 11:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll be about 3 weeks of age, so he can eat solid foods. Seeds, lab blocks, dried bread. He looks dehydrated. Water would be the best option, not formula or goat's milk. There's not much a vet can do about the leg, except a splint if he'll even keep it on. He won't get pain medication or anything.
2007-12-02 11:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so sweet, I cannot tell you how many animals I have rescued in the same way. My vet usually gave me a discount because I picked up so many of the creatures that just inhabit the same space as us. The thing about mice is they can carry disease so please wash well after handling it and the best thing to do is take it to a vet where it can be properly treated and then left to tend itself as nature planned. He looks so tiny and scared...
2007-12-02 09:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by teresa m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very stable solutions, yet in fact toddler wild mice do no longer stay to tell the story. in the event that they are to have an excellent gamble, believe me, do no longer provide milk, they'll die of abdomen cramps and hypersensitive reactions very almost directly. Water and rice pablum will help provide them the only possibility they'll get. additionally, look ahead to stangulation in any cloth or webbing - no longer beneficial, merely use shavings and nest cloth.
2016-09-30 11:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i'd take him/her to a vet and get a nice cage with warm bedding, and maybe try giving sunflower seeds (my hammie loves them!) I think it's so sweet that you rescued him!
2007-12-02 09:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by Cliffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you i would bring it to the vet to get it looked at to make sure it is ok and ask your veternarian about what to do about it.
2007-12-02 08:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by Kayleigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please take it to the vet
you should keep it warm and MAYBE wrap its leg until he heals.
2007-12-02 10:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by blushresponse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋