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My husband brought home a 3 week old raccoon in a load of hay about 6 weeks ago. I gve him KMR and have him now on Science Diet Puppy small bites. I want to release him into wild but do not know how. Read Wild Orphan babies but not much detail. How can I get it some shots so I am not worried about disease while I am doing this? Vets here in Idaho will not treat them. I can locate canine ditemper from my feed store but no rabies shots. Thanks!

Submitted: 130 days and 21 hours ago.
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Pet's Sex: Male
Pet's Age: <1

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KMR, then KMR with baby creal mixed in then Science Diet A/D with cereal mixed in now Science Diet Puppy small bites and fruit and vegs. He likes corn, bananas, melon. I need to get some chicken and cook it for him and then cut it up with his food. He is very sweet most of the time.I have him trained to use litter box and try to get him out in trees, around water, etc. he likes toswim, loves to climb trees nad help garden. I am a teacher so am home for summer. In the book it said to set up an outside cagewith a nesting box and then start leaving himin that with door open at night when he is about 5 months old. But if I can't get him shots, I am worried about him meeting up with another raccoon or skunk and getting rabies. We are on a farm just outside a town. So we are not real isolated.

Accepted Answer

Its only legal for vets to give rabies shots now so you can't really get them for small animals anymore other than through a vet.

What I would suggest is seeing if you can find a wildlife rehabilitator near you, or within reason to reach, to help with this baby. This site may help you locate one

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

Here is info on some more health issues and care

http://www.2ndchance.info/raisingraccoons.htm

http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/raccooncare.htm

Hope this helps you!

 

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Expert: NancyH
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Answered: 7/14/2009

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