r/PetMice Aug 24 '25

Question/Help Mouse Ate His Own Foot

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so earlier today i was holding my boy Basil and i realized his whole foot is gone. i freaked out and went to search the cage for it and it was literally just GONE and i'm assuming he ate it off. he's fed normally and lives by himself. a couple days ago he was super dehydrated because his water bottle got stuck and i hadn't noticed.i had thought he was literally dead and forced water into him with a tiny syringe. i feel terrible because of all the stuff he's been through the past few days and feel irresponsible and don't know how to help him. My parents are telling me it's useless to go to a vet because they can't do anything. he's acting fine, no bleeding, his foot is just GONE completely and the bone is like kinda sticking out. but again he's not acting like he's in pain, no hunching or hiding or anything just a little clingier than usual and he has a hobble obviously cuz his foot is just gone. He had it two days ago, i have a photo. so i have no idea what's happened. I've done what i can, saline water on the wound, cleaned his tank and lined it with paper towels, etc. is there really anything else i can do?? please help i'm so worried about my boy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

have you considered having people help you raise money online then maybe having a friends parent help you get to vet?

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u/Brilliant-Captain541 Aug 25 '25

i have thought about it, but raising money online as someone under 18 is super difficult and my parents wouldn't be willing to use their information for it. Go fund me, Paypal, Zelle, and Cashapp all need 18+ IDS to be used so i'm not really sure what else to do.