Yesterday, I was bitten by a rat…. 🐀

I have a new puppy patterdale cross with border terrier,16 weeks old (and I know his breed is a ratter) and he gets on very well with my young cat about 15 months old. My older cat George is nine he wants nothing to do with either of them. He will just sit and look very aloof if they are performing which they do rolling around in the grass with each other.
Anyway, I digress, Yesterday morning I let Duke out for his run around my garden,is quite big and even though the ground isn’t hot at this time of morning the Sun is still beating down so I will not take him out for a walk til about 9pm this. He can run around in the garden and come in when he’s finished.
In the morning he was down the bottom of the garden and he was barking quite frantically. I knew he had something there when I went. It was a terrified little rat. I pulled Duke off and put him indoors went to get the rat picked him up. Was trying to walk him to safety and he bit me.I know he must’ve been terrified so I don’t hold a grudge against being bitten by him 😵‍💫
111 advised a tetanus the Hospital after being checked, I haven’t had a tetanus jab since 99
So I got two buses to get to local A&E long story short They basically washed the wound with iodine they put a dressing on. and gave me some antibiotics and that was it basically
I came home let the dog out and he went straight to the place he went before and that the poor rat he had moved at all. I don’t think he could move, so I picked him up again (I probably shouldn’t, but did it because I don’t like to see anything in a state of fear 😰 )
Anyway I put him in a little container with some grass and some water and thought he really not gonna make it, but I’d assume that he would pass away in peace and quiet and out being pounced upon by dogs and cats
I have been out this morning he’s still alive, but his back legs are damaged and I don’t think he’ll survive. I am going to ring my vet and see if anything can be done.
I know, I probably do have rats under my Shed and that’s my business before anybody jumps on me, I do have two cats and now a terrier as well, so I’m hoping that the head of the family will be talking to the family of rats and say” Hey, it was bad enough with two cats now she’s got a blinking terrier. We really must move on.”
I will not poison down or set nasty traps (I don’t want any creature to die in agony)Have seen him this morning and he seems very weak. I think his back legs have been damaged so like I say I will get hold of my vet…


a small container in my small shirt with a bit of grass and some water