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How to nurse an injured wild baby field mouse back to health?

My cat caught a baby field mouse and it was laying on my porch injured. Its nose is bloody and I think one of its legs are broken. I put her in a cardboard box with lots and lots of airholes (I don't want my cats to get it again), a shirt to lay on, and put her outside (it's really hot in my house). How should I go about nursing it back to health?

Public Response to How to nurse an injured wild baby field mouse back to health?

1. Take it to a vet for rodents, even though it's wild it will appreciate your concern.
2. If it has a broken leg then there probably isnt much you could do for it, it wont be able to survive in the wild. If it was me in your position I would keep it over night, feed it some bird seed or something similar that you might have around the house, give it some water and some hay or bedding and see how it is in the morning, the chances are it probably wont make it but if it does and it seems to be better then you could release it back where you think it might have came from and keep your cats in for the day!
3. Its nose is bleeding likely form a severe injury by the cats bites, you need to let nature run its course. You have a suffering animal, and you have a hungry cat. 2+2=?
4. I recommend taking it to either a veterinarian who treats rodents, or to a wildlife control center. Hopefully they will be able to treat the little guy. It is important not to let it's nose get clogged with dried blood, as it can suffocate easily. Keep it warm but not too warm, and cold, but not freezing. Keep it in a dark and quiet area where it can relax and heal. You could put some berries or something in the box, but I highly doubt he will touch it. Try a bottle cap of room-temp water, too. Good luck!