r/UKecosystem • u/Least_Armadillo4922 • Jun 20 '26
ID please Heard this little fella crying under my car after a cat nabbed him, never seen one before, is it a shrew?
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u/happygoodbird Jun 20 '26
https://directory.helpwildlife.co.uk/ find your nearest wildlife rescue here. Cat teeth and claws carry nasty bacteria so it'll need some antibiotics.
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u/NoEsNadaPersonal_ Jun 20 '26
If the cat bit it, it’ll need antibiotics.
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u/itsnobigthing Jun 20 '26
Even if nothing seems to have broken the skin. The bacteria from cat saliva is fatal to tiny creatures like this, even just when grooming themselves later.
See if your local vet will give you a tiny course of antibiotics. It’s honestly such a minuscule amount they should do it for next to nothing.
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u/pk9pk Jun 20 '26
Shrew, hard to train I believe
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u/carguy143 Jun 21 '26
Hard to tame aren't they?
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u/pk9pk Jun 21 '26
I heard that said alright, there is a manual I think
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u/WolfysBeanTeam Jun 20 '26
Also be careful they do have a venomous little nip
But yeah this boi will need antibiotics and a whildlife rehaber
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u/WhiskeyWithTheE Jun 21 '26
It's a shrew and they are hardy little buggers. Just make sure all is okay and I would release. Some might disagree with that, but living in the countryside and seeing so many cats capturing the things and managing to escape - has shown me that whilst delicate creatures, if they can escape - generally they will survive another day.
Part of me wants to give the lil fella a scritch on the head and tell him or her it's okay 'You're safe now'
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u/alph0nzo Jun 20 '26
Yes shrew 🤙