Anyone /Or a nurse .Mouse Bite???

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merrybaker

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Ok I do a in home day care One Of the moms just dropped off her 5 year old . She showed me his finger . Two puncture wounds ... He picked up a field MOUSE ,and it bit him . It bled and she washed it but ,I'm very worried !!! It looks fine not red ..But I told her we should really watch it close . I dont know if thats enough though . Is there maybe more we should do .I mean this is a wild animal !!!I'm really worried cuz .How DO YOU PICK UP A HEALTHY MOUSE . !!!!!! Help What should I tell her I'm freaking ,,.My gut says this is so not good .
 
Wow Mary, I'd be worried bigtime! Do you have a number for Ask a Nurse??? Or, just call the hospital and ask who you could talk to. I would be very worried since it is a wild rodent. Let us know what you find out. GOOD LUCK and hope he will be just fine.
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Here in Wisconsin there was a young girl that was bitten by a bat. Needless to say the parents did the same as this mother and just washed it up. Apparently it takes a couple of weeks for symptoms of rabies to appear. The young girl was very close to dying. If you can, I would have this parent get this child into the doctor asap.

Laurie Mac
 
Yes, Mary - I am in agreement with you and the others who have posted. It is darn near impossible to catch a HEALTHY mouse, so you KNOW this mouse was sick. I would be very concerned about the possibility of rabies. This child needs to see a doctor asap to be tested for various illnesses that are carried by mice.

When my cousin was bitten by a raccoon many years ago, she went to the hospital and they just gave her the rabies treatments straight away - better safe than sorry! I am not even sure there was any way to test for rabies so soon after being bitten - I remember something about them needing to have the actual raccoon that bit her in order to determine for sure whether or not there was rabies. Of course, that's usually not possible, so they just give you the rabies treatments.
 
You could also try calling animal control? Living in the country the neighbor kids have actually caught healthy mice, rats and possums, altho not that often.

Also, what did she wash it with? I'd make sure to use a betadine solution and find out about possible rabies, etc.

Years ago my Dobe caught a rat and I freaked. My neighbor was a vet tech and she said it wasn't that common for rats/mice to get rabies. I'd still call just to be sure.

Colleen
 
Found a link for you:

"WHICH ANIMALS TRANSMIT RABIES?
In the U.S., (except Hawaii, which is rabies-free) consider the following as suspect: dogs, cats, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, foxes, most other carnivores and bats. Occasionally livestock and rodents such as woodchucks and beavers may be suspect; consult with local public health officials. Bites of squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats and mice almost never require anti-rabies post-exposure treatment."

From: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/health-info/dis-cond/vacimmun/rabies.html

and http://edcp.org/factsheets/rab_fsht.html

Here is a link to first aid for animal bites:
http://www.lpch.org/HealthLibrary/ParentCareTopics/BitesStings/AnimalorHumanBite.html

Colleen
 
I would call the child's doctor or someone (health department or hospital) for advice on the bite. You are correct that a wild animal bite is nothing to take lightly. You may be instructed to keep an antibiotic ointment on it or the child may need antibiotics or just to watch it for signs of infection. If you call someone, they may ask about immunizations (tetanus).

The good news is that bites from small rodents are "not considered a risk for rabies" unless the animal was sick, acting unusual (not sure how you assess a mouse), (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm#What animals get rabies).

Hope all is well.
 
Mice can transmit very dangerous diseases two of them rabies (from a bite) and lepto (from their urine). Some people wait until they see symptoms to go to a doctor, but I think it is not wise to do that when it comes to rabies. Can somebody call this mother and make sure she takes her kid to the doctor?
 
>The good news is that bites from small rodents are "not
>considered a risk for rabies" unless the animal was sick,
>acting unusual (not sure how you assess a mouse),


I'm not sure how you assess a mouse either. I would take the kid to the doctor just in case.
 
>I'm not sure how you assess a mouse either. I would take the
>kid to the doctor just in case.

I thought that was an odd statement. I would definitely call someone. Maybe the health department since the CDC states
"In all cases involving rodents, the state or local health department should be consulted before a decision is made to initiate postexposure prophylaxis (PEP)".
 
Thank you all for your imput .I'm Tellig his Mom when she picks him up To take him in to Dr and at least get a tetnis shot . I got on Yahoo And checked out the web sites there . Ummmm still scary to me .Any more imput greatly appreiciated. Thanks again
 
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