This is a cross-post from WLP's site.
On Sunday, I discovered that a Momma Mouse had babies underneath the grill cover on our porch. The dogs found it first and killed one of the babies and then ran away the Momma Mouse. I found this little baby was very alive. I recreated the nest as best as I could, and placed the baby mouse in it with the hopes the mom would come back…. She never did. I gave it two hours because that’s how often baby mice have to eat. After agonizing over what to do, I made the best decision I could live with. I went and got kitten replacement milk, an eye dropper, and Baby Mouse now resides in a critter cage over a heating pad. I am going to try my best to be a surrogate mom until Baby Mouse can open his eyes and eventually live on his own. Baby Mouse must be fed every 2 hours, and I have to rub its belly to help it "relieve" itself. I may, or may not, have him at work under my desk in his critter carrier with a heating pad so I can take him outside to my car and feed him every 2 hours (I am sure everyone at work thinks I'm doing drugs).
Thank goodness for all the resources on the internetz and the youtubez!
7 comments:
You are awesome Pam. xoxo
Oh my... A baby mouse. lol. So many people are squimish with them. Oh, I do wish you the best with it though.
I just found your blog from another blog, and I had to comment how wonderful of you to take care of Baby Mouse. He is a very lucky mouse to have you as a surrogate mother, and I wish you and Baby Mouse all the best. Two of my cats came to me when they were only about 9 days old (no mother cat) and I bottle fed them every 3 to 4 hours and had to help them relieve themselves, too. Keep up the good work! I will check #BabyMouse's twitter often.
Oh you are just too cool. Now I can show my mom this page and say... See! I'm not the only one! :)
@FV: Thank you :) <3 {hugs}
@Melissa: I just was never taught to be squeamish over anything growing up I guess, not with animals. For the MOST part, arachnids NOT INCLUDED :P
@Janice: Welcome to my blog! OMG newborn kittens, omg omg omg!!! Love.
@Melissa: My parents raised a total sap :P You're not the only one :P
I am so touched! This is so wonderful!!
Thanks Carolyn! We're on Day 5 *crosses tiny paws*
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