Leg missing
Another one of today’s entries, Violet, a 500g female with her left hind leg missing.
15 June, 2019
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Another one of today’s entries, Violet, a 500g female with her left hind leg missing.
We released an array of hedgehogs yesterday evening – the first day for a while where more went than came in.
The sun was just dipping below the horizon as we released these spikey little lovelies, and they seemed very happy to be back where they belonged.
Here are some photos of some of the hogs being released, ably assisted by young Oliver and his mum Sandra.
Below are some pictures of puncture wounds from canine teeth on one of the hedgehogs that came in earlier, with fly strike (fly eggs/maggots) around them.
Three very poorly hogs in one after the other this evening; One with bite wounds which are infected, including one through the right eye, head wound, dehydrated, emaciated and covered in ticks. Currently in one of the ICU/recovery units, in critical condition.
This year Hedgehog Awareness Week runs from 5th – 11th May, BHPS is asking everyone to do one extra thing to help hedgehogs that week. You might build a hedgehog home, put up a poster display locally (materials available from BHPS), run a fundraiser for your local rescue centre or even simply ensure there’s always a shallow bowl of water in your garden for thirsty hedgehogs.
Here are some photos of some of the hogs that were released yesterday into a lovely large garden with several hog houses. There is plenty of natural cover for the hogs, large lawns to search for worms etc on and easy access to other adjoining gardens. The hogs are also supplement fed her, as the residents love to watch the hogs feeding.
Two new entries today, one just after midnight last night and one this morning at 8.30.Last night’s entry is a male, found unresponsive on the pavement. He was dehydrated so was given subcutaneous fluids and offered food and water. He had eaten all his food when we checked him earlier this morning and is looking fine, so will be released after a couple of days observation.
Yesterday we received yet another hedgehog with severe strimmer injuries, which included the almost complete removal of his face and the entire nose. He was sadly euthanised due to the severity of his injuries, as hedgehogs cannot find food without their noses.
Lots more hogs gone back to the wild last night, with more going tonight.
Our incubators have literally been life savers for some of our hedgehogs, with only one that we used the incubator for dying very soon after