On my daily walk, this little friend was laying on his dead mother (killed by a car, it was awful 
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It was able to walk a bit around when I came back with a box, it is Sunday tomorrow so all vets or refuges are closed. Any tips? I gave a little bit of water next to it.
Luckily that isn’t a newborn or else you’d be in for hell. If you can weigh it, anything under 300g and it will need puppy milk replacement. Not goat or especially cow milk. If it’s above 300g, cat food and meal worms should sustain it until you can get it to a rescue. Unseasoned and cooked chicken breasts/eggs can also be supplemented but high protein cat food is going to be your best bet if it’s above that target weight for solids.
just wondering for my own curiosity but why would it need puppy milk specifically, is cow/goat milk not rich enough in protein
It’s a combination of the nutritional profile and lactase. Cow milk in particular is really bad for young wildlife because it risks diarrhoea as much as it does protein deficiency. Goat milk is better tolerated by a lot of species but puppy milk replacement is the only formulation I know of that’s generally safe for such a vulnerable age.
puppy milk has lactase in it so I’m guessing lactose intolerance is a big part of it
If that’s the case could you give them cow/goat milk with lactase crushed up into it
I’m just some dumbass who googled “puppy milk ingredients,” I’m not about to tell anyone what’s safe to give to a baby animal
the lactase thing was just the first thing that stood out to me
Thanks, it weighs 150 grams max, I don’t think I can find puppy milk now, I’ll try calling around tomorrow a bit. For now I’m keeping it warm and with some water. Good thing is that when I came back for it,it was walking a bit around, didn’t see any wounds or apparent parasites.
If it’s a lil bean, you’ll want something like this: https://www.petag.com/products/esbilac-puppy-milk-replacer-powder . I know that brand in particular is usually safe for wildlife. I’d offer it warmed puppy milk replacement every 2-3 hours from a 1ml syringe, and that 2-3 hours is around the clock. Wet cat food with a high protein content should be tolerable as a mainstay but that’s a young adolescent that will need a mixed soft/liquid diet.