Nope- it was live.. And yea, Ive seen some drops of blood come out of a mouse or rat before.. But NOTHING even compares to this!! It was EVERYWHERE! Thats why it almost made me sick- I have NEVER seen anything like this.. One time my pastel squeezed a mouse so hard one of its eyes popped out (EW!), but that wasnt even as bad as this.. I cant even describe..

And no, I dont think she hit a vein- shes just REALLY strong.. She got the rat in the side, closer to its butt. And like I said, within seconds blood was just pouring out... I closed the lid after the schock started to wear off..