The Hoggery

16/04/2024

****RAFFLE PRIZES A PLENTY!!****

These are just some of the prizes available for our raffle. The draw will be held at your fun day in Atherton on June 30th.

Tickets are now on sale at £1 per strip!! Every penny goes to helping our hedgehogs

🦔 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔

16/04/2024

NEW ADMISSIONS: Tyson and Margaret

Tyson is a small hog who has a fight on his hands….well …. feet! He was spotted yesterday morning in one of our volunteers’ gardens. Thankfully Shellie knew what to do and brought him to me. His p**p has tested positive for a hatrick of internal parasites so his treatment has already started.

Margaret was found in Kearsley this afternoon very lethargic and out in a field. Again, her finder knew just what to do. She has perked up a bit but at only 344g definitely shouldn’t be out in the day. I’ve asked her for a p**p sample to check for internal nasties.

14/04/2024

RELEASES

Two release tonight. Charlie has been released in a supported garden and Cash has been released in my garden. Go safely little ones. It’s always emotional to release a hand rear -
Wasn’t Cash adorable?! He’s over 800g now and all grown up.

14/04/2024

NEW ADMISSION: Hodge

Meet Hodge who was rescued from a loose dog in a field in Kearsley this morning. Amazingly, despite being thrown around for 15 minutes like a ball, she seems to have come away without any injuries. Certainly no visible ones anyway. I’ll keep her in overnight and check her p**p but I hope she can go straight back out very soon.

14/04/2024

Hedge must have thought he was missing something this morning when i was dealing with another hedgehog 😆. He’s such a funny little guy. He will off into Maz’s garden for the summer months very soon now.

09/04/2024

Ivan wasn’t in the mood for posing today but he is gaining weight, growing new spines and generally improving every day.

06/04/2024

BRADLEY

Some good news with Bradley who is gaining weight nicely and is about half way through his treatments. Keep going little one. We got this!!

06/04/2024

SAD NEWS

I’m sorry to say that this morning our vet put beautiful Ruby to sleep. I had tried absolutely everything to help her but the brain injury was showing no signs of improvement and the time came that I believed it was the right call to let her go. She was a gorgeous girl and I will miss her. I so wish I could save them all. Sleep tight Ruby.

03/04/2024

*** DATE FOR YOUR DIARY ***

We are holding another Hedgehog Fun Day this June 30th in Atherton.

There will be lots to do and we would love to see you there.

I will be sharing some of the activities and stalls as we get closer to the date.

31/03/2024

NEW ADMISSION: Ivan

Gorgeous Ivan is a new admission today. He has an upset tummy and some ringworm so will check his p**p when he produces one for me. :)

29/03/2024

Two admissions yesterday.

Ruby was seen out in the day and is underweight. Having observed her once I got her in rescue I am fairly sure she is blind. This could be the result of a head injury although there are no visible wounds. She is also walking quite high, her skirt is lifted off the ground. This is often a sign of pain so she has had pain relief. I will continue to keep a very close eye on her.

Anya was spotted on garden cameras with lots of tics. The photo only shows a small clump of them. An odd tic on a hog is nothing to worry about. They drop off and don’t affect the hedgehog. However when they are in clumps and large numbers it is often a sign of an underlying problem. I’ve asked Anya for a p**p sample so
I can see what she is dealing with.

28/03/2024

Bradley is still improving and has now finished his first course of treatment. He is getting stronger every day and is holding his body temperature well. He has a decidedly expensive taste for food and will only eat Spikes Semi moist biscuits!!

24/03/2024

Bradley is my most critical hog at the moment as he has three internal parasites and is struggling to maintain his body temperature. He is in my incubator and I was delighted to see him tucking in to some biscuits last night after not eating much the last 24 hours. Hopefully he will continue to improve.

23/03/2024

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21/03/2024

New admission: Bradley

Bradley was found out in the day in Atherton. His p**p is pretty clear but I’ll be checking again tomorrow. He is tucking into his biscuits and has done a nice big wee showing that he isn’t dehydrated. Welcome Bradley. :)

20/03/2024

Spring was up and waiting for his meat last night. ❤️

18/03/2024

NEW ADMISSION: Spring

This little boy was found out in the day yesterday. He is dehydrated and has just had some subcut fluid. He’s an absolute sweetheart so fingers crossed for him.

17/03/2024

That wiggly thing? That’s what lets me know our little friend has lungworm. She also has roundworm so treatment plan in place. She’s eaten all her meat overnight and is currently sleeping in her biscuits. ❤️.

And she is now called….. Rose 🌹 we got this, little one.

16/03/2024

This beautiful little one came in today. She doesn’t even weigh 300g. It’s mind boggling to have them this size in March. As you can she she is eating a little so hopefully she will provide me with a p**p sample soon.

Our Patreon supporters are choosing a name for her :). If you’d like to join them, the link is pinned to the featured posts at the top of the page.

15/03/2024

Good morning everyone. Sorry it’s been a bit quiet this week. I picked up a virus from somewhere and with my other health issues it’s knocked me off my feet a bit. I am feeling a bit better now so I hope I’ll be back to normal service soon. ❤️🦔❤️

Did you know…?
A ’s back & sides are covered in 25mm long spines which are modified hairs? These spines are absent from the face, chest, belly, throat & legs which are covered with a coarse, grey-brown fur!


📷 Rob Lamont

11/03/2024

Dima has just had his second medicated bath.

:)

09/03/2024

New Admission: Dima

This gorgeous boy has come in today. He weighs over 900g so is a good weight but has very dry skin, crusty ears and a bald tummy showing that he has ringworm. Hopefully a few medicated baths and he will be on his way back home but of course I will check for internal parasites while he is with me.

08/03/2024

Beautiful Bridget has finished her parasite treatment but has come down with ringworm. She’s feeling a bit sorry for herself as you can see!! She’s started her medicated baths so hopefully she will be back to her furry and spiky self soon.

03/03/2024

Countryfile should really know better and do better than this.

26/02/2024

Fagin is helping me to put an order in for medical supplies and we wanted to say a massive thank you to those regular supporters who make this so much easier.

When folk sign up to donate each month, even if it is £1, we know that money is coming in and it helps us budget. I can’t tell you how much weight it takes off to know that as supplies run low I can reorder them without needing to worry. I know that the monthly contributions will cover them. It makes everything so much less stressful.

If you feel able to join our regular supporters the easiest way is by joining the Patreon where you can sign up to give from £1 per month and that amount goes directly to the hedgehogs.

Thank you so very much - I couldn’t help these gorgeous souls without your support.

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24/02/2024

Click on the link to nominate The Hoggery 🙂 ❤️🦔❤️

In our latest free prize draw, you could win food to the value of £400 for the animal rescue of your choice! Click now to enter for free.

23/02/2024

Bridget wasn’t altogether sure she was ready to get out of bed this morning. She’s now safely back tucked up and snoozing.

19/02/2024

Good luck to Alannah and Henry who have both now gone back home. Stay safe sweeties.

15/02/2024

Good luck to beautiful Stevie who has gone for release tonight. Stay safe beautiful girl.