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From: Rose Mallon
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Lagrangeville, NY
I found a vole on my lawn yesterday, around 9am. It was rolling over and over in a sandy spot, so I thought it was flea dusting itself. But when I walked over to it, it didn't run away.. It look really distended, and wouldn't stand properly, and I could tell something was wrong with it I put in a small enclosure , directly on the ground and tried to give it drops of water. I left it for an hour, and when I came back, I saw it'd given birth to 4 babies. I set up a critter cage for them. When I picked her up, another one was born. She does not walk. She sort if scrambles, while laying on her side She's still rolling over, but not as frequently. I've initially I gave her a little milk/ egg yolk. I got her to eat 3 raspberries, a peanut, and pumpkin puree. I'm giving her water through a pipette. She's nursing, cleaning herself and the little ones . Do you think this is a poisoning? Or some neurological event? I'm praying it's nothing zoonotic; I touch the babies initial, but now I'm using forceps when handling any if them.

 
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