24/11/2025
An update on Victor
Remember Victor (named Victoria originally - until we found a certain tell tale sign!)
Diane spotted Victor near the Victoria hospital in Kirkcaldy, lying out in the daytime and looking very poorly. Burntisland Hedgehog Haven couldn’t take him at the time and contacted ourselves. Victor was in a very sorry state, he needed a few days to stabilise before going to the vets for assessment. He was sedated and it soon became apparent that his back right leg was severely broken and his foot was non functional. Victor, just a young hedgehog, required an amputation. The operation went ahead and he was soon back in the rescue where we offered him ‘bed rest’ to start with and continued to treat his internal parasites. When we began to increase his exercise he was initially very reluctant to put weight on his left back leg, dragging himself along on his front legs. He is now moving around much better, eating well and gaining weight. He has developed a urine infection which we are treating , sometimes just the stress of being confined can trigger infections. He needs to build more muscle and as soon as the weather is milder we will move him into an outside hutch which should decrease his stress levels. Victor will be released back to the wild eventually and will get much faster on that leg! He’s a lovely lad and very determined!
