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my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 tiny upper and 2 tiny lower teeth. I would have just let it go outside but its eyes aren't open! Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? > my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, > probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 > tiny upper and 2 tiny lower teeth. I would have just let it go outside but > its eyes aren't open! > > Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? Do you actually plan on keeping it as a pet? If so, this might help. http://www.mouseranch.com/FYI/orphans.shtml You have less than 8 hours until the pup dies if you don't care for it.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Press any key...NO, NO, NO, NOT THAT ONE!!!!!! http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Thanks! I suspect its eyes are going to open in a day or two. It is an ordinary mouse--outside type. Brown. I'll release it as soon as I can. I've already started to syringe feed. > > my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, > > probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You have less than 8 hours until the pup dies if you don't care for it. If there's a wildlife rehabilitator in your own area, you can call him/her & they may raise baby mouse for you. If you don't know of one, the local police & vets' offices usually know who it is, since they sometimes need to call in a wildlife rehabilitator. Or you could e-mail Mary C of the alt.binaries.pictures.animals ng - she's a squirrel rehabilitator who's also been taking care of orphaned opossums, rats, etc. lately; she may have tips for you. mmmaryinla@aol.com is her addy, I think. Cathy > my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, > probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 > tiny upper and 2 tiny lower teeth. I would have just let it go outside but > its eyes aren't open! > > Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? I found a wildlife center to take him to. A neat place! I'm going to apply to volunteer there. Thanks for the help. He's a cute little fellow. > my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, > probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 > tiny upper and 2 tiny lower teeth. I would have just let it go outside but > its eyes aren't open! > > Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? Oh, good! :-) Thanks for the update. Cathy > I found a wildlife center to take him to. A neat place! I'm going to apply > to volunteer there. Thanks for the help. He's a cute little fellow. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? << I found a wildlife center to take him to. A neat place! I'm going to apply to volunteer there. Thanks for the help. He's a cute little fellow. >> That's good news. I like happy endings. Wonder if your kitty knows where the rest of the babies are, though. You might need to take some more of them...hope not. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) This is only the second mouse I've seen this year, and the first catch I'm aware of for this little cat. The first was a geriatric fellow, and I was able to escort him outside. But the others are always bringing in voles & (sigh) birds. Don't worry, they can't leave their own backyard. I'm grateful for the vole hunters! > << I found a wildlife center to take him to. A neat place! I'm going to apply > to volunteer there. Thanks for the help. He's a cute little fellow. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other > than human." (Loren Eisely) Good news about the mouse. Campus Cats rescued a baby mouse once. A derelict house had been torn down in the Univ District, leaving the resident cats, rats and mice homeless. We were out trapping the last of the cats (taken to safe haven) when I spotted a cat playing with a bit of fluff. Only the fluff jumped when the cat put it down. When I approached, I found a baby mouse lying scared stiff. I figured it was a goner but didn't feel right about leaving it there (it didn't even amount to a mouthful for a cat), so I picked it up and cradled it in my fist. It would die warm, at least. (This was the dead of winter.) The mouse was so small she fit in my hand completely, just the tip of her tail showing. I worked the rest of the evening one-handed, stopping once to go to a restaurant next door and order take-out (no-one noticed the mouse tail hanging from my hand, but it was a bitch digging out change). The mouse didn't die in my hand as I had expected. She warmed up and got lively. When I got her home I started her on amoxicillin (1/2 drop x2 day) but discontinued when I couldn't find a wound on her. We named her Tidbit and kept her until she died , which was only a year or so later. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats circa Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:52:13 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sharon Talbert (stalbert@u.washington.edu) said, > I worked the rest of the > evening one-handed, stopping once to go to a restaurant next door and > order take-out (no-one noticed the mouse tail hanging from my hand, but it > was a bitch digging out change). I've seen weirder things hanging out of people's hands. <G> Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde << We named her Tidbit and kept her until she died , which was only a year or so later. >> Cute name. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > Good news about the mouse. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Sharon Talbert > Friends of Campus Cats Cute! Mice are very cute but pretty stinky. I think if my baby ever wants a rodent, it will have to be a hampster. Around here, mice are snake food... -L. > my cat just brought me a squealing little mouse baby. It is still alive, > probably in shock. It is about an inch long and fully furred. It has 2 > tiny upper and 2 tiny lower teeth. I would have just let it go outside but > its eyes aren't open! > > Assuming it lives, what do I do with it until its eyes open? It's a mouse AKA Cat Toy. -- Mark Heaely marknews(at)healeyonline(dot)com |
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