Baby Vole

Question
Hello
Today I caught my 3 year old cat Marmite, eating a small pair of legs and a tale...Naughty huh? By that time it was too late to shoo him off. After about an hour, I went back out and saw him playing again with a baby vole, his eyes still closed, although he does have fur. After looking around the garden I found another baby Vole who wasnt looking in great shape. I compared the size of the baby voles to the tale (im sorry to say) on the grass, and the tale was a little bit bigger, maybe their mother?
I have popped both voles in a shoe box together with holes in and have also popped a Tshirt in.
My younger sister and I have managed to use a small pipette to feed them some kitten milk. But one doesnt seem very healthy. There are no marks on either of them but one seems extermely shakey and goes limp when you hold him.
I would just like to know what would be the best way to look after the little voles. My sister would quite like to keep them and has even named them.
Sorry for the long explanation.
Thank you!

Answer
Dear Cherie,

I will tell you how to care for them as if they were mice.  One questioner had very good luck with her foundling vole this way.

You are quite right to feed the mice kitten milk.  You need to keep them warm with a heating pad if possible.  Feed them every 3 hours maximum.  After feeding, rub their tummies to induce urination and excretion.  About 4 days  after their eyes open, start to give them crackers to see if they will eat solid food.  Nurse them for ten days after they open their eyes or until they refuse.  

The sicker vole may have an infection from the cat.  It may not last long.  Still, it will try its best to survive.  

Voles don't live anywhere near as long as mice.  They usually live 3-6 months.  

Have fun with the little guys!

squeaks n giggles,

Natasha