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Cat killed a mouse and daughter licked the blood!

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reeeallyseriously · 20/10/2023 21:44

I can't believe I'm writing this.
Fucking HELL.
This is utterly horrendous.
Last night our cat caught and dismembered a mouse.
We found the corpse after school.
It was just a lump of bloody tissue and a spleen or something kidney shaped. Anyway…

At bedtime my DD came out in tears and said that before I came in and cleaned up the bloody mess from the rug, she had spotted the lump of red goo on the carpet and she thought it was fruity jelly or something sweet that her little sister had pinched.
So SHE STUCK HER FUCKING FINGER IN THE BLOOD/GOO and licked it and now she’s convinced she’s going to die.
Having Googled all the diseases that mice can carry, she might have a point.

Consuming 12 hour old raw mouse blood can’t be good.

I’m going to have to call 111 aren't I, incase she gets Hantavirus or plague.

I'm reluctant to do so as the last time I had to call 111 was when the younger child had a snail in one hand and a biscuit in the other and accidentally chomped on the wrong thing and I spent two hours on hold waiting to find out if I needed to take her to the vets
for Roundworm/lungworm meds.

Fucking hell, I could do without this!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

The cat seems fine so guess the child will be too. He ate more!

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whereisthecheese · 20/10/2023 21:47

Oh my word! I have no advice but good luck.

Rubbishagain · 20/10/2023 21:51

Defo ring 111. When was her last tetanus. My cat bought in a mouse. It bit me so I called GP. They gave me tetanus within half an hour

reeeallyseriously · 20/10/2023 21:54

Rubbishagain · 20/10/2023 21:51

Defo ring 111. When was her last tetanus. My cat bought in a mouse. It bit me so I called GP. They gave me tetanus within half an hour

I'm looking for her Red Book now... Gah.

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nocoolnamesleft · 20/10/2023 22:17

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiuuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Hmmm, for a UK mouse I'd think leptospirosis would be the main risk?

reeeallyseriously · 20/10/2023 22:21

nocoolnamesleft · 20/10/2023 22:17

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiuuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Hmmm, for a UK mouse I'd think leptospirosis would be the main risk?

111 calling me back.
Just had to wake the poor kid so she could answer questions about how she's feeling.
Have been reading about botulism while I wait, that's cheerful.

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TiredMamOfTwo · 20/10/2023 22:21

You need to get her a tetanus jab and possibly other jabs straight away.

MyBrownEyedHandsomeBoy · 20/10/2023 22:22

OMG op 😩 yes you need professional , medical advice on this asap they can carry all sorts
I hope she's ok

MustDust · 20/10/2023 22:25

Oh bloody hell, sorry OP. I could write a book on similarly stupid things DS2 has done. Good luck with 111.

ThelmaDinkley · 20/10/2023 22:25

Aww kids eh! Hope 111 call back quickly. They might advise taking to A&E urgent care. Hope she’s ok bless her.

BeetleDeuce · 20/10/2023 22:27

oh yuck! I’m sure she will be fine, honestly. I’ve got up to all sorts of horrible scrapes with my cats.

The biscuit/snail incident is VERY FUNNY I’m so sorry 😁

vipersnest1 · 20/10/2023 22:38

If she's licked it, her stomach enzymes will likely have dealt with it all, but confirming with 111 is a good idea.

USaYwHatNow · 20/10/2023 22:49

Fuck that's grim 😢😂. Side note: why do cats leave those spleen and kidney shaped bits behind all the damn time?! Our cat's the same!!

MaloneMeadow · 20/10/2023 22:58

Oh god!! Poor you and poor DD!!! I’d say in all likelihood she’ll be fine but I’d still want to see a doctor just incase. Leptospirosis springs to mind - DD’s friend caught it from falling in a river (he’s a rower) where rats nest! He’s absolutely fine now but still better safe than sorry

titchy · 20/10/2023 23:08

USaYwHatNow · 20/10/2023 22:49

Fuck that's grim 😢😂. Side note: why do cats leave those spleen and kidney shaped bits behind all the damn time?! Our cat's the same!!

Ours too. Assume they're too acidic to eat. Fussy buggers. Sad

reeeallyseriously · 20/10/2023 23:35

I missed the first call from 111, the next person who called wanted to speak to DD again to update the system.
I was reluctant to wake her again but told her what DD had answered 35 mins previously.
As she has absolutely no symptoms and seems to be perfectly fine, there's nothing that they will do in terms of passing me onto a doctor who can advise whether she needs anything preventative.
I will start the whole process again on the morning and hope Botulism paralysis doesn't happen.
The 111 woman basically said that at the moment there's nothing wrong with her so to wait and see if she develops food poisoning symptoms.
Didn't seem to be at all concerned about possible parasites, worms, toxins or bacteria, her not being sick is reassuring apparently.
Gah.

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familyissues12345 · 21/10/2023 13:54

How's she doing today OP?

Children are really sent to test us, aren't they?!

TiredandLate · 21/10/2023 13:59

Oh god 😆

Hope she doesn't get poorly and learns not to lick goo and eat snails soon.

MumOfHals · 12/03/2024 19:44

How is she? Randomly, I'm in a similar situation and just watch and wait.. it's killing me

FestiveAuntFanny · 12/03/2024 20:14

She'll be fine, her stomach will have dealt with the blood, and after all the cat has actually eaten the mouse and presumably it's ok.

iprobablyshoulddo · 12/03/2024 21:07

FestiveAuntFanny · 12/03/2024 20:14

She'll be fine, her stomach will have dealt with the blood, and after all the cat has actually eaten the mouse and presumably it's ok.

This thread is many months old!

iprobablyshoulddo · 12/03/2024 21:08

Ah sorry ignore me! I see there was a reply directly below yours so it's now not months old - apologies.

haveyougotamin · 12/03/2024 21:10

Wish the OP would come back to tell us everything was okay!

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