I saved a chipmunk from my cat last night, and kept it in a small cage with hay, birdseed, and water. This morning I checked on it, and it seemed to be dead although it wasn't stiff. I checked its body all over and it didn't appear to have any puncture wounds and no bleeding. It didn't respond to anything I did to it, but I noticed that it seemed to be breathing, but very shallowly. It's almost as if its playing dead, but more so appears to be in a deep sleep. If it is, why wouldn't it wake when I was handling it? I set it back down and left it alone. I'm afraid to just lay it out in the yard for fear that something will get at it. What should I do?
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Make sure it is warm and fed. Check to see if its mother appears. Here is a great article:
animals.mom.me/
I have one the same, he sleeps heavily, then wakes. We found him in the very same pose in the middle of an exposed area. He is weak, but eating and going to the bathroom. He is getting more lively over the last day.
I have rescued over 5 chipmunks from cats. They appear dead but are only feigning to fool the cat. I use this chance to examine for punctures or injuries. Once in my hand I walk them to a bush or where I think they came from.
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