Hogs
Strimmer Casualty 4 of Today
Strimmer casualty number 4 of today, a little 301g juvenile male. Wound was full of maggots and infection which stank to high heaven.
18 September 2025
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Strimmer casualty number 4 of today, a little 301g juvenile male. Wound was full of maggots and infection which stank to high heaven.
Strimmer injury 3, again note the chopped off spikes from the strimmer. This one came in this morning from Castle vets in Dorchester after having
Strimmer injury 2 – note the chopped off spines from the strimmer. This hog is currently at the vets.
We are having a run of man-made injuries to hedgehogs at the moment, and all of them could easily have been avoided with a few
This big chap is Saturn who came in 3 weeks ago having been badly strimmed. His wounds are healing but he still has quite a
Today a lady visiting Castle Park, Dorchester found this seriously injured adult male hedgehog. He has been very badly injured by someone using a petrol
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.
This little chap is Robbie. He came to us at the end of February with a strimmer wound to the back of his head (you can see where his spikes have been cut by the strimmer in the photos below) and the worst case of pneumonia we’ve ever seen.