One entry late last night; 1 x hoglet aged approx 4 weeks, bitten by a dog. Badly shocked, puncture wounds and dehydrated. Bathed in hibiscrub

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Faecal samples

Every hedgehog that comes in to us has poo samples checked under the microscope for signs of parasites, and the sample I have just checked

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Blandford hog

This 178g male hoglet came in to us today from Blandford. He was very dehydrated, covered in flystrike, including maggots, and his underside was matted

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Facial injury

Another entry tonight, adult male hog, 565g. Has an injury to the left side of his face and snout. Luckily no flystrike. Also very flat

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Wilf

Wilf doing well now, his front legs are almost back to normal size, with the infection under control. There was very little pus when I

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Wilf

This little fella is Wilf. Wilf came to us after being trapped in a gap between two walls. In his efforts to escape, he has

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Funny day

It’s been a funny 24 hours, We’ve had a hoglet die that we thought was going to be ok, one hoglet put down due to

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Slowing down…

Things are slowing down now, thank god. Only two entries today, both hoglets. 1 x male hoglet 193g, from Wareham with infected bite wounds and

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Moving day

Been a busy day today, only 3 entries so far today, but lots going on. Big changes for the hogs as we have started moving

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Grant = new ICU

Thanks to a grant from Animal Canopy and the proceeds of Suzanne Langley’s garden party, we have been able to purchase this HUGE incubator that

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