[Dailydrool] Mouse

[Karen Markisenis]

This is probably a weird question but we have had a mouse in the house  
for a couple weeks and James put out those sticky gel traps. Cowboy  
just alerted us to the mouse by incessantly howling out front. The  
little mouse is sitting out there, not moving as in running but  
definitely alive, breathing and licking his bloody foot that he must  
have pulled off a sticky trap. So sad, and we dont want to kill him  
now that we see him. He's so cute. But he's obviously injured and we  
dont want the dogs to eat him for obvious
reasons and since he may have disease....any suggestions?

Yes, never use that kind of trap again!  Using a snap trap is more  
humane.  Better still have a live trap on hand.  ". . . we don't want  
to kill him now that we see him.  He's so cute."  You don't want to  
kill him??  What did you think was going to happen when you caught him  
on the sticky trap?  Did you think beyond your immediate desire to rid  
yourself of the mouse?

Karen