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Help and advice for sick and injured hedgehogs

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~ WAKING HEDGEHOGS ADVICE ~
Around now fat reserves are running very low and our little prickly friends start coming out of hibernation. A hedgehog generally will have lost around one third of its body weight during this time! With such a drastic weight loss they initially wake very disorientated and weak, they can appear drunk being very wobbly on their feet. Their first priority is water not foo

d so it is very important to ensure that there is ice free water in your garden all year round. Extreme low temperatures can cause a hedgehog to wake in the middle of winter. This is the time when we start to get ready for emergencies where hedgehogs have had their nests destroyed from people tidying up their gardens as the sun has decided to shine. March and April are such months for Dotties. We will admit many hedgehogs with soft tissue injuries from strimmers and garden forks along with fractured bones from spades and forks. The injuries are often horrific with operations needed and long periods of rehabilitation, some live with us as they are unable to be released. A number of our casualties will be put to sleep straight away due to the extent of the injuries. It is so sad when you think that they manage to survive winter lowering their metabolism to near death in order to survive only to be seriously injured by us. Always check before trimming or cutting down shrubs or bushes. Always check your compost heap before digging over with a fork. If you are removing a shed/ summer house please check underneath them. They love to nest under under garden sheds and patio decking. Long grass? Check before trimming or mowing. If spraying your fence please buy brands that are non toxic
Slug pellets…… invite hedgehogs in to help instead :)
Use non toxic alternatives to w**d killer

Please make the time to make your garden more hedgehog and wildlife friendly. We are happy to offer advice and google is amazing for ideas. Your garden could be a home for lots of prickly friends that will eat your slugs to help your garden and they are a pleasure to watch! Hedgehogs are in serious decline in the UK anyway but putting further obstacles in their way when they wake from the dangers of hibernation is easily avoided with a little knowledge and caring.

22/09/2024

Sorry for the delay in updates. I have all of your messages and am working through…..
we have had nearly all cages full recently and also hedgehogs at home so please bear with…. 🙏🏼

21/09/2024

Harry would like to announce his first weight gain following his roundworm and fluke treatment 👏🏻 👏🏻

21/09/2024

Poor little Zoe came in today with a nasty infection around her face and two very tatty ears 🥰

21/09/2024

All sorted
Is anyone available please? 🙏🏼

21/09/2024

Oh Pip, bless you let’s see what we can find out about what’s going on with you 💙

21/09/2024

All sorted
Can anyone collect please and either bring to us or Little Urchins Hedgehog Rescue Dover please 🙏🏼

21/09/2024

All sorted thank you
Can anyone colllct pretty please? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

20/09/2024

Thank you so much David and Janet who have given us a cheque for £300 from the Herne Bay Masonic Lodge, Ethelbert
division, Masonic Lodge number 2099 🥰🥰
So very thoughtful to choose us to receive this. Thank you 🙏🏼

19/09/2024

Our laid back Gnasher would like to thank each and every one of you for sending items from our Wishlist and recent food and newspaper donations !!
We are so so very grateful 🥰🥰🥰

18/09/2024

Trying to get to the bottom of poor prickles issues 😞 Vet check clear but she’s such a poorly girl 😞

18/09/2024

Gary!

Out in the day but now snuggled up and awaiting a 💩 sample.

18/09/2024

Trixie was found just in time! She was stuck in a foundation and the concrete was just starting to be poured. We don’t know how long she was there but she’s not showing any signs of being poorly, she’s just a little bit angry. We will take that as a positive 💪🏼

18/09/2024

Francesca 🌼
Two weeks of fighting weight loss and we have a little ray of sunshine on the scales 😊😊😊 keep it up little one

16/09/2024

Mitchell…..
From 88grammes to a grumpy boy who couldn’t wait to be released!! Thank you Jenny Attwood for taking him and adding him to the Barton Hedgegog Hub! 🥰🥰

16/09/2024

Our ‘Old Boy’ Fudge today….
He’s so very old bless him. He’s tic free and warm, eating well and safe. We simply love him 🤎

16/09/2024

Hello Sassy 🌼

16/09/2024

Two siblings arrived over two days….. simply gorgeous and healthy so far! P**p checks next…..

16/09/2024

We are currently so busy and also have rescues in our homes at present so pretty please if you can help……

We are running extremely low on wet cat food and formula at the moment so if anyone is able to pop any in our donation bin when passing or get some from our wish list we would be over the moon.
(If you are using the wishlist you need to be logged out of your own for the address to work)
Also Herne Bay Pet Shop are amazing and also deliver to us!!

Thank you ☺️ 🙏🏼😊

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/A60IIR1GA6CW?&sort=default
🦔🥰🦔🥰🦔

16/09/2024

All sorted thank you everyone
I know it’s a little way away but pretty please is anyone avaulbe?? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

16/09/2024

Thea 🌸
From 150g to 650g and off into the big wide world 🌍 with a little help from her lovely finders 🥰

15/09/2024

This statement couldn’t be more important!!! Please please do not ask us to help then ignore our advice! Hedgehogs are not pets and the best way to help is to take them to a rescue!!
You cannot see what is going on with a wild animal as they will not show you symptoms until they are actually on deaths door…..

15/09/2024

A well earned few hours to myself this afternoon…
A queue of poorlies waiting to come in😞
We’ve got this 💪🏼

14/09/2024

Poor little Millie. Her breathing is more of a worry at the moment than the flystrike….. I’ve done all I can. Come on little Millie 💛

14/09/2024

I’m little Kevin 👋
I heard today that Daddy Kevin and Nanny Betty have just sent a lovely donation to help towards my keep! 😃
I like to try and bite everyone so after some thought I’ve decided that I need to rethink my ways….
So, I wanted to firstly say that I am very very grateful and also a little embarrassed so I will also now try not to bite the hand that feeds me… 🫣
Thank you 🤎🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

14/09/2024

So it’s not just hedgehogs that 💩 in Dottie’s!!!!!
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Bullockstone Road
Herne Bay
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+447397782292

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http://www.retreatintowonderland.com/

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About Us.... and how you can help....

We started Dottie’s in July 2019 following Spikes Hedgehog Sanctuary announcing that they were retiring. We already looked after two blind hedgehogs for Mary and stepped forward for training to continue with her amazing work.

We are now running our hospital that is generally full to bursting nursing these little creatures back to health to be released where they belong. We are getting busier and busier as we get known more widely with local people and veterinary practices.

Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital along with Retreat into Wonderland CIC are run by us, Jo & Jen, along with the kindness of donations and fund raisers.

If you would like to help us we have a wish list that runs alongside our animal sanctuary ‘Retreat into Wonderland’ that lists everyday items that we need...