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I think it got scartched but it was bleeding bad and umm well does anyone know anything about taking care of injured wild animals? <br><br><br>Reply quick if you can

I would be careful it dosn't bite you, just clean the wound up that's about all you can do, is the scratch deep.

if it was a cat that got it, you can just make it comfortable. Cat saliva is just the pits. Unless you hit it with antibiotics, you don't have much hope

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

I agree... Unfortunately rodents that are injured bad enough so that you can catch them most likly don't have much of a chance of surviving.

As a kid I would always try to rehabilitate animals my cats injured. Usually, the reptiles and amphibians would recover if they were not too badly injured, while the warm-blooded birds and mammals always seemed to die of even minor injuries.

I figured this was because the ambient temperatures inside their bodies caused the bacteria to multiply faster than the animal's immune system could fight them off. While with the cold-blooded animals, their lower body temperatures slowed the microorganism's growth enough so that the animal could recover.

I guess you just sort of have to wait and see what happens. Provide the animal with lots of water and offer some tasty food such as fruit. If it eats, that's a good sign. Let us know how it goes.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

i catch mice all the time its fun...realy.. unless they get out of the cage are are still loose in ur house that is...dident happen to me......never


but anyway, get an old fish tank, u can make a hood for it out od scrap wood and screen, but wash it up real good, and put 3in of shavings on the bottom of the tank, and provide food and water, if it wasnt a cat, that it should be alright updates please! (and i am reabilitating atm too)

Id check and see if your local vet take wild animals. If they dont they prolly know somebody that does.