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    Exclamation Juvenile house mouse with bum back legs - what can I do?

    So long story short, my cat caught a small mouse tonight and when I found it, I picked it up by the tail to throw it out thinking it was dead. Thing is, it very much wasn't. It is pretty active and alive, but its back legs (definitely one, not sure on the other) aren't working. I know these things can carry some pretty nasty stuff, so I havent handled it since putting it in a spare tank with some aspen bedding, a little water, some apple pieces, and an old sock (this was very short-notice, obviously). I have purelled the daylight out of my hands as well.

    I would just let it outside and let nature take its course, but it's freezing outside and I know thats a death sentence. Obviously I don't want to re-release it into my kitchen either. I'm searching for wildlife rescues but I'm not sure any have interest in a house mouse. Despite seeming active, I know his back legs are bad. Is there anything I can do to help the little guy? And if not, how can I humanely euthanize him? I don't get paid till friday and I didn't really budget myself for a spontaneous vet mouse-euthanasia visit.
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    Snap his neck with a pen, or a rod-like object. Right at the base of the back of the skull, instant death and nervous system shutdown, with only a second of pain.

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    Re: Juvenile house mouse with bum back legs - what can I do?

    Quote Originally Posted by Godzilla78 View Post
    Snap his neck with a pen, or a rod-like object. Right at the base of the back of the skull, instant death and nervous system shutdown, with only a second of pain.
    I'm thinking this will be the best route. I've also seen some recommendations seuggesting a redneck c02 euthenasia - plastic bag with the little guy inside, held to a car exhaust for a few minute, done.

    I've contacted a few wildlife rescues in the meantime, so hopefully I will be able to take him into one of those. I'm not even sure he'll last the night if my cat managed to get a good bite in. Poor little thing. Nature does as it pleases I guess.

    For a neck-breaking I've read standard process is getting him dizzy by spinning him from his tail, then places a pencil over his neck and lifting his bback straight up. Is this in-line with how this sort of procedure should be done? I'd like it to be as painless as possible if it has to be done.

    Still kind of crossing my fingers I can bring him into a wildlife rehab centre and they'll be able to care for him, but I do think this is more than likely a lost cause.
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    What ended up happening? Poor little guy.

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