Help - just found a poorly baby mouse....

Hintza

It is more the small birds that cats kill each year.

We are fortunate in that the cat next door doesn't dare set foot on our ground as the terrier will have it for breakfast. This enables me to watch the birds (and mice) out the window as I work ay my desk.

Latest addition this week is Reed Bunting.

foreign_correspondent

Hintza wrote: »

It is more the small birds that cats kill each year.

We are fortunate in that the cat next door doesn't dare set foot on our ground as the terrier will have it for breakfast. This enables me to watch the birds (and mice) out the window as I work ay my desk.

Latest addition this week is Reed Bunting.

I agree, however, putting poison down for rodents is very damaging to our predatory birds. (At least cats only kill what they catch) Barn Owls are often killed by eating poisoned mice, and its a slow and unpleasant death (taking from under a week, to almost three weeks) - we accuse cats of tortunring animals, but in my opinion, it does not really compare to that prolonged death!

ETA: http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/content_images/pdf/1Rodent_Control1.pdf

My dog keeps the garden cat free, but then my old dog used to catch frogs, so she wasnt really helping the local wildlife!!

YorkiePud_3

Getting past all the "cat's are evil/no they're not" arguments .... what's happened to the mouse now, please?

Sometimes when we find little critters like this, the only thing we can do for them is to give them somewhere quiet (like you did) where they can pass away peacefully away from the danger of any predators ... it would be wonderful if all the animals we took in actually made it but even though they can look to be doing okay one hour, the next they can be gone ...

Even if it's the worst case scenario, at least you tried to do SOMETHING ..

f1re_cr4cker

i hope the mousey is still alive! re cats i like them but can't stand the way they poo in other people's gardens. At least responsible dog owners pick their pets poo up. Although i guess this isnt an issue for cats who have a littertray.

suki1964

f1re_cr4cker wrote: »

Although i guess this isnt an issue for cats who have a littertray.

Dont you belive it. Unless a cat is having the litter tray strapped to its back when out and about, its going to poo where it wants.

foreign_correspondent

I wonder if the mouse was brought inside b the cat, or if its a house mouse?

If its a house mouse there will very probably be more than one!

MoneySavingStudent_2

Hey!

Hows tiffany?

x

listerofsmeg_2

Rodents do has an amazing ability to mend broken legs fast. So she might be alright.

Saying that though, I've tried to rescue two baby mice that the cats have brought in. No sign of injuries at all, but both mice died over night, presumably from shock.

Hectors_House

Mice die very quickly from shock.

Unfortunately my partner's neighbour has let a family of mice under her conservatory go unchecked for years and there is now a large number of the little critters living in the garages at the back of the houses (especially in Andy's as he keeps the chicken feed in there).

My cat, doing what comes natural brings mice in to the house to present to Andy and they are invariably dead by then.

We did manage to save one from her once but whilst one of us was restraining her so the other could move the critter out of harms way it died as soon as we put it in a quiet spot out of reach.

Both mice and small birds die of shock.

But as the poster above says broken legs mend very well with such a small animal so if it has survived its ordeal it might be OK as long as the OP keeps it protected.

As for feeding, they seem to get along very well on wild bird seed and fruit.

EyePeaSea

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

Hey!

Hows tiffany?

x

:j

Thank you for asking - we nearly forgot that this thread started about her

She's fine. Had her next to me last night in her makeshift home and she popped out several times to nibble on the cornflakes and sweetcorn. She was also drinking well.

This evening we put her home on the table in the lounge, turned off the lights and sat there waiting for her to come out.

And sat there...

And sat there...

Eventually, she popped out, looking far more agile than she did yesterday, I sneezed and she ran back into her cotton wool house

I think she's gone past the initial shock, which is good. Have got an appointment with the vet tomorrow - so I'll wait to let her have a look.

Fingers crossed!

Ian