"If you're bringing up raccoons, they have kitten milk, which I got from the pet shop, to start with. They can't have cow's milk; they get really bad diarrhoea. I bottle-fed Mishka, then weaned her on porridge. She liked dog kibble, chicken sticks, berries, pumpkin and cheese. She wouldn't eat any meat. She was eventually diagnosed with diabetes. My husband had to inject her every day with insulin. Eventually, she didn't mind, but in the beginning she did bite him."
"She lived in an enclosure in the utility room, and then used to come out into the lounge and have the run of the house. We used to put our dogs, chorkies Kennedy and Elf, in the bedroom when she left the utility room. If she was in a bad mood, she'd bite you and growl, but mainly she was loving. She hated water. She wouldn't get in the bath unless it was dry."
Mishka was acquired at about eight weeks old and raised in a home alongside two other raccoons, Nigel and Casey. Owners bottle-fed Mishka with kitten milk, then weaned her onto porridge and offered dog kibble, chicken sticks, berries, pumpkin and cheese; she refused meat. Cow's milk caused severe diarrhoea. Mishka developed diabetes and required daily insulin injections administered by her husband. She lived in an enclosure in the utility room but was allowed to roam the lounge and whole house. Mishka combined affectionate behavior with occasional biting, disliked water, and frequently caused household mischief such as stripping wallpaper and exploring Christmas decorations.
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