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02/11/2024

Thank you to the very lovely follower who has sent the hoggies some biscuits from our Amazon wishlist. There was no name enclosed but a big thank you. 🦔

01/11/2024

Meet Melchett (new month, new name theme and Movember is Blackadder month).

Melchett got into an accident with a pond and its netting. He's a WHOPPER at 1025 grams. He's had Bisolven and Marbocyl for his wheezy chest and will go straight into an outdoor hutch tomorrow for observation and treatment. No apparent injury for entrapment in the netting so far. Isn't he stunning 😍

31/10/2024

Just had a lovely conversation with the groundsman at Gorleston Cemetery after hearing the dreadful strimmer fire up. A wildlife lover who looks/ checks for hedgehogs and now is aware that I run a rescue. Heaven forbid he finds one in need of help, he knows where to bring it 🙏

29/10/2024

Updates for Finders:

Houdini from Kseniya, day 22 in rescue, arrived at 200g, this morning 516g up 316g. All treatment complete and now a bed blocker until he reaches release weight.

Ron from Louise, day 13 in rescue, arrived at 110g, this morning 229g up 119g. Keep going bubba Ron x.

Spot from Elaine, day 7 arrived at 331g, this morning 392g up 61g but still poorly with lung and round worm.

McGonagol also from Elaine, day 7 arrived at 307g, this morning 360g up 52g and still sounds like he had smoked 40 f**s a day!

Mrs Norris, day 2 arrived at 638g, this morning 654g up 16g. An older hoggie being treated for chest infection and lungworm. Her wheezing maybe due to previous lung scaring. Mrs Norton is also having an antimuculytic medicine to try and break up her congested chest and will also gave nebuliser therapy tomorrow if no better. Scooped from my garden xx

26/10/2024

Hi Fans, Ron here.
So today has been a big day for little me, 'nanny' has decided that I am now ready for a big boy bedroom and moved me to a blooming BIG bedroom, twice the size of my little apartment.

It doesn't have central heating like my old pad but it does have underfloor heating. I can't find the thermostat and nanny has now turned off the heating as I was found having a kip away from my new bedroom. Nanny provided a 'buffet' tonight - a variety of meals for me to sample. I still love my puppy slop but the mousse was also good. Nanny has given me water tonight because in her words I'm now too old for "bitty" whatever that means!

P.S - I don't like the deputy maid - she told nanny about how I tidied (trashed) my apartment when nanny was away for a night!

26/10/2024

Saturday shuffles, Houdini has moved to the cosy shed to get ready for release x

25/10/2024

Huge thank you to Lynn for the out of date gloves. Also the 1ml syringes that are mo longer needed. Should keep me going 🥰

25/10/2024

Could Elaine message me again as I accidentally deleted you message a contact number. Both hoggies have lungworm and roundworm so will be with me for at least 3 weeks bless'em

25/10/2024

Day 51 and its happy dance day as we say farewell to Bubba. Arrived weighing 171grams, departing at a stonking 845grams. We still don't know if Bubba's a he or she as he curled so tightly and was a really prickly hoggie. Safe life Bubba 🦔🦔

22/10/2024

Another 2 admissions from Caister, means once again I'm full. These ones are just over 300grams, both independent from mum but 1 of the 2 most likely has lungworm due to his lovely finder Elaine hearing a dreadful cough and wheezing from the hog house. Both in separate bedrooms as I wait for the 💩 to see what and which 1 needs help. The fit / well hog will be returned to the hog house in the chicken shed toot suite as he/she has time to gain enough weight before winter.

21/10/2024

I'm enjoying supper says little Ron

20/10/2024

Another lovely afternoon showing another follower around my little rescue. Thank you for the snuggle blankets, biscuits and pennies to the hog fund. Even little Ron popped out to say thank you xx

20/10/2024

Houdini and Ron after clean out this morning. Both gaining weight and Houdini is 328 grams this morning 🦔🦔

19/10/2024

I am back open to admissions.

This morning the deputy maid Daisy and I went supply shopping using the very kind donation pennies from Kseniya, Teresa and Nick. 200 puppy pads (£20) as they were on offer in B&M £10 instead of £12.99, £29 of purina and iams kitten biscuits - will last 2 weeks, and £5.99 for a new bottle of anti mite spray used to get rid of the fleas on admission.

Next job, photographing equipment with PAT test certification and updating the equipment list.

All residents gained weight overnight but little Bellatrix is extremely poorly & I thought I had lost her this morning. She has fluke and capillaria. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything and is having subcutaneous fluids injected at 6hr intervals. She's in a comfy bed, warm and due another pain med injection with her next fluids to keep her comfy.

Wishing you all a happy Saturday 😊

18/10/2024

Another thank you to Teresa Hales for your lovely donation to the hoggie fund xx

18/10/2024

All of our electrical equipment has been PAT tested today by Bachelors Electrical Services. Thank you Rob for a very prompt service x

17/10/2024

A tough day, Hagrid who was ok when I did the last round of checks died overnight from "pop off syndrome ".

Hermione and Ron snuggled together this morning but Hermione died this afternoon. Oh how we hate the dementors 😥💀

Ron still holding his own with yet another clean of his bedroom (4th time today) and fresh snacks as part of room service along with fresh "carpets" aka puppy pads. Ron, like his siblings Hermione and Neville is refusing to be syringe fed however he does dip into the fresh puppy slop after room service has been through. Finger's crossed for Ron 🤞 he should still be with Mrs Weasley (mummie).

Big thank you to Kseniya for her lovely donation to the hoggies fund - earmarked already for more flea treatment spray, puppy pads & kitten biscuits for the wild gang.

Big thank you also to Nick ( Hagrid's finder) for his kind donation to the hoggies fund - also earmarked for kitten biscuits for the wild gang.

"The Gang" are empty all 4 feeding stations each night as they "chunk up " for winter at a cost of £30 / fortnight so aĺl of your support is fabulous. THANK YOU xx

16/10/2024

The hoglets now warmed are eating and lapping independently - yay, but still really early days.

Neville who was the weakest of the 3 has sadly died, but having just cleaned the nursery for Ron and Hermione and given them a 2nd lot of warmed sub cut fluids, they are now doing what toddlers do - trashing the joint! 🦔🦔

Hermione thinks she is Cleopatra - a kitten milk foot spa 🥰

16/10/2024

I am FULL. Hattie's Hedgehog Rescue has taken in 4 hedgehogs this afternoon. 3 siblings all 110grams that have been out in the day away from their mummie for quite a while. All will need handfeeds. All were soo very cold on arrival and dehydrated. I've given s/c warmed fluids and they are tucked up together in an incubator warming up before I attempt a syringe feed. 2 boys and 1 girl so it's Ron, Neville and Hermione (already had 2 hogs named Harry).

Next admission is Hagrid, a 550gram boy who made the mistake of attracting the attention of a dog at midnight last night. So far so good as no obvious injuries or puncture wounds so hoping for a quick turnaround. Thank you Nick for your kind donation to the hoggie fund.

Monday's admission from Belinda's garden is a girl who I've named Bellatrix. Bellatrix moved out of her incubator this morning onto a heatpad in the cosy kitchen with a small weight gain. She is now rehydrated enough to start her capillaria parasite treat - she does like her RC kitten biscuits!

Houdini is responding well to his treatments for 3 different types of parasites. His 💩 this morning shows a few capillaria eggs under the microscope rather than the heaving disco of parasites present last week.

Bubba who is gender neutral due to turning into the tightest ball of razer sharp quills when approached is in pre release. Neither Penny Ireland or myself have been able to s*x and we have to double glove to handle him/her.

The wild boi's and gals that visit my garden nightly are fattening up nicely. Hubby accidently clipped one with his foot when in the garden without a torch - a quick weigh in had the hog at 880grams. They do enjoy Purina one kitten biscuits mixed with iams kitten biscuits as well as Brambles Pet and Wildlife dry biscuits and anyone would like to drop off a bag or make a small donation the hoggies would be grateful. My fundraising through knitted hogs pays for the truly expensive stuff - 48 tins of RC puppy Mouse circa £100, 2 x 10kg bags of biscuits even more.

Thank you all for supporting these prickles x

14/10/2024

Today's newbie, yet to be s*xed but I think she/he is a girl on 1st sneaky peaks. 208 grams, dehydrated and again out in the day. Collected and now in the incubators from Hodmedod's Hedgehog Support. The transport TLC 30 incubator is an absolute god send - warmed up on the journey to collect and beautifully warm to bring to Hattie's Hedgehog Rescue . Triage, assessment and straight into the Lisa Angel. Sub cut fluids on-board, water, RC biscuits and some puppy mousse which got snaffled.

09/10/2024

Re-opened Saturday, Bubba back from Penny Ireland & putting on approx 40 grams a day. This morning he/she is 582 grams. 35 days in rescue & neither Penny or I have managed to 's*x' this VERY prickly hog. If Bubba hits 600 grams tomorrow morning he/she is off to the outside hutch prior to the pre-release area.

2 days later Houdini arrived via Kseniya in Blofield, 200 grams, out in the day. He/she was seen a day earlier but decided to play hide and seek! Finally captured & came to rescue - he has the triple whammy of parasites (lungworm, fluke and roundworm)! No wonder he was out in the day screaming "help me please".

Monday also saw 'Diddy', 100g grams arrive via Sue in Sea Palling. Diddy sadly passed overnight. She was warm, pain free and despite 2 hrly hand feeds day and night she needed her mummie as she was approx 3 weeks young.

Rescue space is scarce and Houdini and Diddy were well out of my normal catchment area but a huge thank you to both Kseniya and Sue who went the extra mile to get these little ones to me.

Tuesday has seen Jude arrive from Belinda in Bradwell. We are wondering if he is 1 of Harriet's offspring. See past posts for info on Harriet x

As the autumn weather sets in, I have to thank the handyman (hubby) and the butler (son) for tolerating "L'eau du hoggie" indoors 🦔🦔💩💩💩. An even bigger thank you to the Deputy Maid (daughter) who shares my passion for rescue, rehabilitation and release for these precious, endangered mammals x

08/10/2024

Yes - it is 01.00!
Picture 1 - Diddy - aĺl the fly eggs removed.
Picture 2 - Diddy - is warm and starting to mobilise. She has had 2 hand feeds of formula and "nanny" has left a small saucer plus biccie snacks for overnight.
Picture 3 - Houdini - "durr! Just moved into deluxe suite and the bloomin maid has come in to do room service! The waiting area is a bit dull - bland decor and no blankie's.
Picture 4 - Houdini - "okiedoke, I like this room service malarkey - foot spa, buffet, snacks & fresh bed linen. Had to get housekeeping to turn down the AC as I was a tad too warm. I'm a model guest - have requested housekeeper sends a photo tomorrow to prove my point ".

07/10/2024

Meet Diddy, our 2nd admission tonight. Diddy is 92 grams and as you can see is absolutely covered in flystrike that are starting to hatch into maggots 🤮. Sue made the drive from Sea Palling to bring Diddy to me - huge thank you x.
Diddy was frozen on arrival and being so young it is a hard decision - do I warm Diddy or remove flystrike and maggots? It's a combo approach and Diddy is on a heatpad with warmed blanket whilst I remove 🤮 flystrike. Round 1 (30 mins) of removing yuk. Brief break before starting round 2.

Our 1st admission from Blofield - thank you Kseniya x is a 200g juvenile out in the day. Tucked up in the Lisa Angel incubator - thank you Hodmedod's Hedgehog Support and am awaiting a 💩 poobie to see why out in the day. Kseniya has named hoggie as Houdini due to his tenacity for trying to escape from his box!

05/10/2024

Oh my word, thank you to all of our followers who voted for us. I am over the moon and have learnt that the other charity is HedgeHog Haven OultonBroad. Thank you all soo much and thank you Ian and A1 clearance and recycling LTD. Hedgehogs are endangered and have been placed on the 'red list' for wild life. They are complex little mammals that need specialist care from trained and experienced rescues with veterinary support. OVER THE MOON xx

03/10/2024

The housekeeper has arrived back in the country. Hattie's Hedgehog Rescue re-opens tomorrow 🦔

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Hi Fans, Ron here. So today has been a big day for little me, 'nanny' has decided that I am now ready for a big boy bedroom and moved me to a blooming BIG bedroom, twice the size of my little apartment. It doesn't have central heating like my old pad but it does have underfloor heating. I can't find the thermostat and nanny has now turned off the heating as I was found having a kip away from my new bedroom. Nanny provided a 'buffet' tonight - a variety of meals for me to sample. I still love my puppy slop but the mousse was also good. Nanny has given me water tonight because in her words I'm now too old for "bitty" whatever that means! P.S - I don't like the deputy maid - she told nanny about how I tidied (trashed) my apartment when nanny was away for a night!

I'm enjoying supper says little Ron

Yum yum says Harry...... I smell grub says Holly

Today Nina came over to drop off a very kind donation to the hoggie fund plus some snacks to keep this foster mumma going through the night time feeding schedule. Both Marie and Toulouse have mastered lapping - YAY ❤ and what a difference it makes. Much better weight gains and they just feed till full, which in turn means longer time between feeds = foster mumma hopefully gets a bit more sleep. Still touch and go for these babies but feeling more hopeful xx

Where's the milk bar mumma

Introducing Houdini at his vet review this morning - he really like the liquid cat recovery food! Scooped by the lovely Liv last night. When I saw the video I confirmed that Houdini needed to come into rescue due to being soo wobbly and significant spine loss. Houdini managed to escape overnight from his box. Yet to be sexed, Houdini will be checking in for some spa treatments to treat ringworm and am awaiting some poobie 💩 to see what else may be ailing him/her.