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HELP! DEAD SHREW IS PREGNANT, WHAT DO WE DO?!
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My cat has just dragged in a shrew,was half alive when she let go (a gift) we could see it was about to die so tried to make it comfortable but it died within minutes of her bringing it in. My boyfriend then noticed she was pregnant (hes done an animal care course) she must be about to pop as it's been 10 minutes since she died and we can still see movement from the babies just wondering if there is anything we can do? We need help ASAP please!! thank you!!!
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Kill them or just let them die, they cannot survive on their own. It's the only practical solution. Use the flat of a garden spade and hit it hard a few times.
06:53 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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aw this is so sad..i know its the circle of life etc, but to see the belly wriggling...i dont know if i could have just let them die... even though they probably would anyway... i think id have been tempted to try to get them out and try to feed them etc...
i dont know ...i hope you did what you think is right...
i dont know ...i hope you did what you think is right...
Thank you everyone for your replies, the cat often brings animals home some half alive which we humanely kill and some still living which we release back into nature, I know the cat does this it was just the fact that the shrew was pregnant and just wanted to know if there was anything we could do to give the babies a chance, after about 5 minutes they stopped moving inside the mother so we knew they had died too. We put her back in the garden, so the circle of life could continue. Thanks again for your replies!!
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