| Pest Advice |
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| Injured Wildlife
Advice By Species |
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| Injured Wildlife
Advice by Scenario |
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| Find a Wildlife
Rescue |
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When to help Small Mammals?
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If the animal has been caught by a cat. It must receive antibiotic treatment within a few hours or the bacteria on the cats teeth may cause it to develop fatal septacaemia.
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If an adult can be easily approached and does not try to run away
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An animal of any age with an obvious injury
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A lone baby out of it's nest. |
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An apparently abandoned nest of babies. Mothers often spend time away from their young. Cover the nest and observe from a distance without touching the babies. Contact a wildlife rescue for advice if there is no sign of an adult after several hours.
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What Should I
Do Next?
Don't be fooled by the small stature of these little
guys. Even a tiny mouse can give you a suprisingly painful bite. And you
need to be aware that rats can carry Leptospirosis or Weils Disease which
can be passed to a human through a bite. So you do need to handle with
care, using gloves or a thick towel.
Place the animal in a secure
box (bear in mind that they're good chewers so a cardboard box may not
suffice) and keep it somewhere warm and quiet. You can offer some cereal
or biscuit as a snack to keep him going.
Rats and mice are usually
considered vermin. Not that we take any notice of that - a life is a life
and all animals have an equal right to live free of pain and suffering as
far as we're concerned. But you need to be aware that not all rescue
organisations will be willing to treat these animals so it's best to check
first so as to avoid the animal being euthanased
unnecessarily. | 