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Rant....not sure what to do....

The first thing I did was to test the pieces of metal the vet removed with a magnet, and it stuck fast. The magnet is big enough to pull a whole mouse out of the tub if there is any metal in it. The magnet lifted a piece of metal in the air that was heavier than any mouse....so, I'm not worried about that (as much anyway). And I do do the finger squishing now too!

Over the past few weeks I have made sure that he's in a clean envirnment. The wounds are closed, and he finished his antibiotics this morning so infection is less of a worry. I just hope that the damage he sustained won't prevent him from eating.

And Kathy, you are right about him being a well established boy. He was eating a hopper every 5-7 days. But he hasn't eaten since Oct 5 now....
 
Great - that will put your mind at ease! I figured you had PROBABLY tested it already, but people sometimes forget stuff when they get stressed out, and you HAVE to be really stressed about your animals right now!

I bet it will be REALLY painful to eat for a while for the poor thing! Maybe it is best that he is just living off his reserves for a while. If his first meal is TOO painful, I would worry that it would put him off wanting to eat after that. And of course, the mouth and throat will stay "cleaner" without "mouse juice" in it, lol! Maybe you can just give him pinkies for a while (whenever he is ready to eat) so they are really easy to eat, and cause less pain associated with eating.
 
Actually, I WAS so stressed I didn't think of it! It was my husband that dragged the magnet up from his work bench and did the test!

When he went for his re-check 2 weeks ago, the vet said that it wouldn't hurt to try to feed him. I automatically thought "pinky" since his throat was so sore.....So far he's refused 2 pinks that I just left in with him. Now that he's off the antibiotics, I think I will try him again with a pink after he sheds (he's blue now).

But things won't be ok around here til he's pooped out a pink!
 
Hang in there Beth,

Sounds like he's doing good. I know antibiotics make my tummy all squicky :puke: so hopefully now that he's off them he'll eat.

Keeping the good thoughts heading your way.

Hugs
 
I usually don't read much in the Feeding/health issues section, so I didn't actually see the original thread. After reading your rant though, I'm shocked to hear about what happened.

That has to be one of the scariest freak accidents I have ever heard of during a feeding. I couldn't imagine having to go through that with any of my critters. I can only imagine how worried and upset you've been through the entire ordeal.

I do hope he continues to heal for you, that his shed comes off without a hitch, and he eats for you without any problems after he sheds.
 
Thank you, Jen.

That day was probably one of the 10 worst days I've seen in my 46 years...

But I was glad that it was such a freak thing, even Kathy had not seen it before. Gives me hope that it shouldn't happen to anyone else.
 
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