Hogs
Jim

Caprice

This little 189g female came in late to us at the barn this afternoon after being found by the side of the road in the

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Hogs
Jim

Flystrike

This female hedgehog didn’t make it I’m afraid. She was very lifeless and freezing cold on arrival, with heavy flystrike. We cleaned the flystrike off

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Hogs
Jim

Flystrike (Myiasis)

This 358g juvenile female hog was brought in to us last night, freezing cold, soaking wet and covered in flystrike (Myiasis). She was given warm

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Hogs
Jim

Ethel

Autumn litters are still being born – This little 78g female hoglet, now named Ethel, came in to us last night after being found motionless

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April

This is April, an adult female hog, 525g, found wobbling and unable to stand, covered in flystrike. She is very thin and dehydrated, and fairly

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Trapped in a hole

Another very poorly hog came in to us from Upton yesterday. An adult male hog weighing 445g, found in a hole in a garden with

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Very poorly hog

Another very poorly hog in this morning. An adult male, 828g, in from Wareham after being found out during the day. He has a massive

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Harvest mites

We had this 311g juvenile male hog brought to us from Blandford this evening. He was covered in flystrike, ticks and harvest mites. He was

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Flystrike

A couple more entries with flystrike, one probably the worst we’ve had. I’ll be glad when winter gets here so there won’t be so many

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24th July

Today’s list so far; 1 x female hoglet 132g suspected broken leg. Vet to assess – edited – leg amputated this afternoon (Wednesday). A pair

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