Unexpected visitor

Wife and I found mouse while hiking in Dongducheon, today. Wife was gazing at something ahead. When I came closer she showed me mouse. Mouse is a baby and his eyes aren't open yet. He has a full coat of fur. He was laying on the trail when Wife found Mouse. Mouse had fallen from off a ledge 3 ft above the trail. I tried to find his nest but I couldn't possibly. We had to make a life and death decision about what to do with him.  I took us the quickest way home and while wife made Mouse comfortable, I sought out formula and a syringe to feed him with. Jason, the vet, was very helpful with my questions. Meanwhile, wife, went online and found information about caring for found baby mice in the wild whilst caring for Mouse.

 The next week is very important for his survival because he doesn't have a mother and we have to ween him ourselves. From research I've read that mice are omnivores. The best food to feed them would be different nibbles of worms and bugs and starches. But for now, mouse needs plain milk. Ideally, we would have a mother to nurse him pure mouse animal milk, but we have to do with the puppy formula the vet gave me. Something not very natural.  It's important for a mammals immune system to have the first breastmilk or collostrum because it gives an animal it's immune system.All baby's really aren't as healthy without being breastfed. However, we  did find him with fur which means that he has had mother's collostrum for a few days.

We are doing everything we need to do and we can't do more. We have to keep him warm. Wife has but a finger off off a glove to keep mouse warm.  My yogurt incubator has been on to hold him while we fiddle about. We have to feed him every four hours. Mouse needs to be fed from the side of the mouth as that how mouse would in nature feed from his mother's teat.We are trying to give him the amount of food for his weight recommended by when mouse cries we stroke his back.

I feel good about mouses prospects because he has had collostrum and we are caring for him properly as well as non-mice can do. And though he fell, he appears to be fine because he sometimes walks easily. He is comfortable and we are putting love and attention into doing everything right. Later we can name him.

That's that.