29/12/2025
Sadly some of the hedgehogs who came in just before Xmas and one on Xmas day itself, didn’t make it.
On 21st December Janine, from Cupar, brought Merry in. She was a small, skinny and dehydrated wee soul, clearly very poorly. Her p**p sample, like most of the recent admissions, showed a huge parasite burden. A close examination of Merry sadly also revealed a severe lower jaw deformity which made eating impossible and was clearly the reason she was in such a bad state. We said goodbye to this brave wee soul the next day.
Suzy spotted Sandie on the beach in Carnoustie and phoned us for help - we didn’t have an immediate space so she spent one night in the vets. Kathryn, one of our volunteers, collected her the next day. Sandie also a massive parasite burden. She fought hard but sadly lost her battle a couple of days later.
On Christmas Day Laura, from Auchterarder sent a text about a hedgehog her aunty had seen that morning. I met Larua half way and brought ‘Noel’ back in- he was in a shocking state. His extremities were incredibly cold, and he was shaking uncontrollably. Noel was given some warm subcutaneous fluids and popped in an incubator to try and slowly raise his core temperature. Sadly he only survived a few hours - he’d clearly been struggling for some time and by the time he was seen his vital organs were already shutting down. The distressing video is in comments.
Every life is precious and we never get used to losing such precious souls. I want to thank Jan and her team from Furget Me Not Pet Cremations Ltd who collect all the wee souls who don’t make it. It helps to know that even in death they are loved and respected, and their ashes scattered back into the wild. Run free Merry, Sandie and Noel 🌈
