My cat caught a mouse but i saved him, what now?
Be very careful when handling this mouse you don't know if he is clean or not also don't let your cat back at him some cats only play with the prey and never do end up eating it. Since little cats who where shown how to hunt accidentally learned to play with their food. The mother would go out and bring a live mouse and drop it in front of the kittens in hope that they would kill it themselves, if the kittens failed the mother would re-capture the mouse and repeat. If you would like to hold off until the morning some vets can humanely euthanize the mouse for less then 20.oo and taxes. How ever I will also drop this here: The AVMA approved small animal euthanasia methods that can be used for feeder animals: cervical dislocation. For cervical dislocation, hold the mouse by the tail with one hand, and place a stiff rod (e.g., a pencil) against its neck by the base of the skull. It's easier to position the animal if you let its front paws grab the wire mesh of its cage, while holding the hindquarters up in the air. With a quck jerk of the tail, pull the animal backward while holding its head in place with the pencil, dislocating the head from the spinal column. Done properly, death is instant. for now it sounds like you have done the best to keep this poor rodent as comfortable as possible. Keep your hands away from him you don't know when it will bite. Hopefully he will be better by the morning and the leg dragging is not a fractured but just a pulled tendon but even that is painful to endure. Best of luck. (I would toss him a small peace of cheese) I hope this has helped at least a bit
I have just saved a field mouse from my cat, what can I do with it?
I just caught my cat with a field mouse dangling from its mouth and as I scared him away I found the mouse was still alive. I have spoon fed it some water and it seems to be moving which is good. At the moment I have it in the bottom of my old hamster cage with some dried seeds and things that I used to give my hamster. It still seems to be in a bit of shock and I dont want to pick it up and make it even more scared. My little brother wants to keep it but it probably has diseases or something however I'd rather keep it and save it from my cat...
What happens if a mouse bites you? What treatment should you seek?
If you get bit by a rat, the main concern is developing an infection. One such infection is known as rat-bite fever, which can be transmitted either through an infected rat's bite or scratch or by simply handling a rat with the disease.Watch for the following symptoms and seek medical attention right away if you experience one or more of the following symptoms or signs:FeverHeadacheVomitingPain in the back and jointsRash on the hands and feet, usually accompanied by one or more large joints. This rash usually appears two to four days after the fever.There are several steps that you can and should take:Control the bleeding and clean the wound with soap and warm water. Clean inside the wound, being sure to rinse away all the soap, or it will cause irritation later.Cover the wound with a clean, dry dressing. You can put antibiotic ointment on the wound before covering. Rat bites often lead to infection. If the injury is on a finger, remove all rings from the injured finger before it swells. Watch for these signs of infection:RednessSwellingHeatWeeping pusAlways consult your doctor. As previous answers stated you may need a tetanus immunization or you may need stitches (depends)Wounds on the face or hands should always be evaluated by a physician because of the concern for scarring or loss of functionIf you are not the victim, practice universal precautions and wear personal protective equipment if availableCare should always be taken to contain any rodent after a bite to determine if the animal has an infection
Will mice leave a house if they simply smell cats?
I think it depends on the cat. I moved into my house and after a while I started hearing squeaks and then began finding droppings in my clothes drawer. I even began seeing them run across the floor and under my bed. Put all my food in plastic boxes. I got traps, poison etc and caught over twenty in two weeks. After a couple of months it began to be less of a problem but I would always catch a couple every few weeks.Then over the summer I got a kitten. He loved to play with fishing toys. I got him a little mouse teddy and he loved it when I threw it or dangled it for him to try and catch and show off his ninja moves. Then I noticed there weren't as many moths around as much. There used to be tons of spiders but they started disappearing(I actually liked them a lot so I was a bit sad). I realised that my adorable kitten was a tiny psychotic panther who loved eating anything that tried to run from him.I tried rescuing a spider from the bath and my cute bundle of fluff went nuts trying to get the spider. I put it in a ceiling corner and my cat sunk his claws into me, climb up to my head like I was a tree, grabbed the spider in his mouth and ran off with it. He looked me in the eye as he tore it apart and then ate it. Then he trotted over and began purring and cuddling up to me.As he got bigger I realised I wasn't catching any mice in the traps. They haven't come back. I would've done the same if I were smaller than my cat.
What will happen if you eat food that has been eaten by a rat?
I once shared a giant cookie or two with a mouse. It was not intentional. Nor was it a Lady and Tramp Spaghetti moment. So I had this bag of cookies on the bench, there they sat for a couple of days. I hadn’t noticed anything.Oooh, I have cookies I realised, grabbed the bag, noticed there was a wee hole in the bottom of it, but me, I probably did that getting my giant ham fists into it. So I much away and only half way through this cookie did i realise there is a mouse’ snout-shaped gap missing from the other half of the cookie.So I shrug and carry on eating (chocolate and glaceed cherry, not wasting!) - that was 4 years ago, no harm done. Other than an increased desire for cheese and ratatouille I’ve had no lasting ailments.
What can I do after my dog ate a rat?
Did your dog chase, catch and eat the rat, or find it dead?If your dog just caught and ate a rat, it is probably not a big deal, although I would watch for any signs of illness in case.The biggest concern, however, is if the rat was dead, it may have been killed by rat poison which will, in turn, poison your dog. If you have been utilizing rat poison around your house, then the chances are good that this may be the case. You will need to contact your vet ASAP and make certain to take the packaging with you so that they know what type of rat poison it was, since there are several types and that work in varying different ways.If you haven’t used rat poison, but you know where your dog got the rat (perhaps a neighbor’s yard) ask your neighbor if they have put out rat poison and get the box information.Here is a link that describes the different types of rat and mouse poisons and what they can do to your dog, if ingested.The Dangers of Rat Poison to Dogs and Cats
My cat sometimes brings in mice he hunts, and they are often not dead but appear to be mortally wounded. What's the best way to humanely kill the mice so they suffer the least?
Not-quite-dead small animals are a difficult problem, especially if you are squeamish. Note that if the cat has hurt it, it is already in pain, so try to put your feelings aside and just kill it quickly.Please handle the mouse while wearing gloves. Oven mitts, if that's all you have. If the mouse bites you (and it will try), you'll have to visit the doctor and all sorts of other inconveniences could ensue.A couple of suggestions:Put the mouse in a paper lunch bag and roll it up tightly. Now step on it. Hard. Your goal is to kill the mouse by crushing it's skull. I personally think this is the quickest and least painful for the mouse.Beheading with a knife or axe. One quick clean cut is the goal. Only if it is not wiggling. In a lab, specially designed guillotines are used. [1]Put the mouse in a small clean jar, like a jam jar, and seal the lid tightly. It will die of asphyxiation. It will pass out first, so there will be a minimum of pain. Lab rats are killed with this method, except that a small amount of anesthetic is placed in the jar as well. Labs also have access to pure C02, which is used to flush oxygen out of the jar first.The old method of putting the mouse in a bag (or jar) and then blowing car exhaust fumes into the bag, thereby causing carbon monoxide poisoning -- that doesn't work so well these days as car engines burn fuel more completely and not as much C0 is generated. It'll still kill the mouse eventually, but it will be slow. The mouse may well be frightened by being in the bag and by the noise of the car.Or, you could just keep the cat inside. Cats kill literally billions of small animals each year in the US. Not just pests like mice, but endangered species and song birds too. [3]""The results were certainly surprising, if not startling," says UGA researcher and lead author Kerrie Anne Loyd. "In Athens-Clarke County, we found that about 30 percent of the sampled cats were successful in capturing and killing prey, and that those cats averaged about one kill for every 17 hours outdoors, or 2.1 kills per week. It was also surprising to learn that cats only brought 23 percent of their kills back to a residence." [2][1] Lab Protocol: How to sacrifice adult rats -[2] Outdoor cats are prolific killers, study finds[3] Image credit: The Oatmeal: How much do cats actually kill? [Infographic] Answer: 2,912,000,000 small animals per year in the US. Warning: Graphic Violence