Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers

15/12/2024

A really big heartfelt THANK YOU to all of my supporters, foster carers, vets and of course my friends and family. I may be at the sharp end BUT without you guys it would be impossible to run the rescue. I want to mention each and every one of you but I am terrified that I will miss someone out so this thank you means YOU 🫵 ❤️❤️🦔🦔❤️❤️

Happy Christmas and a fantastic New Year
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15/12/2024

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14/12/2024

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So who remembers poor old boy Kevin?
Kevin was spotted about a month ago on camera with a huge lump on his side which turned out to be a massive abscess with lots of necrotic tissue.
Brilliant Vet Keren Gardiner did a fantastic job of cleaning it all up without damaging the surrounding spines but as you will see if you're brave enough to scroll through the photographs below it did leave a large crater that unfortunately couldn't be sutured so it was a case of daily wound care and allowing it to granulate which can take ages. However, look at how it looks today in the first picture, amazing, what a difference, me thinks Kevin will be going home for Christmas ⛄🎁⛄

12/12/2024

Finally over the past couple of days we've managed to release several hogs thank goodness. All to fully supported gardens with nice warm, freshly stuffed nest boxes. Even one into the new Cosy Cabins Nest Guest 😊
Thanks to Nicky Deuchar Jacky Mobbs Sandra and Neil, Mikaela and Tim for hosting Pooky, Henry, Stan, Sally and Pippa respectively. All five hogs came in sub 300g and two were so poorly when they arrived I really didn't give them much of a chance. As always every patient is given the best care that I can provide despite how I feel about their chances and sometimes they repay me by making it through against all the odds, truly pleased to be proven wrong 👏👏👏
Take care and stay safe you lot ❤️🦔❤️

10/12/2024

It's been a super busy day today running around all over the place collecting and delivering hedgehogs, thankful to finally be sat down with a cuppa ☕

I am so lucky to have some of the best foster carers but particularly proud of new fosterer Keri Larkins who has the equipment and skills to do faecal sampling which is one of the most important but time consuming jobs in the rescue. Not quite so happy when she sent me this earlier 😱 Keri is currently looking after Pumpkin who has already had a full course of treatment for roundworm (Capillaria) and had clear samples before she moved to Keri for fattening up.
Keri also did her first supervised injection today after practicing on me 🤣 no only joking, well done you smashed it 👍👏👏👍

10/12/2024

Sorry it's taken me so long but a really big thank you to Claire Flippance who has crocheted all these baby nests ready for next year, thank you 👏👏👏🦔🦔🦔👏👏👏

08/12/2024

Oh come on weather just for once give us a break 🙏 please.
We have hedgehogs backing up now, ready for release but because of this awful weather they can't go back to the wild. Every day that a hedgehog is kept in rescue longer than necessary there's a risk of stress related ringworm and other problems developing, sooooo frustrating 😔😔

🎺🎺🎺🎺 But the great news is...... I now have electrickery installed in the new Hogspital 🎺🎺🎺🎺 just the internal fixtures and fittings to be installed and then what will feel like forever I'm sure the delivery and installation of the new hog pods 🎺🎺🎺🎺

07/12/2024

HEDGEHOG HEAVEN

It was a freezing, windy night and snow lay on the ground
There was an eerie feeling in fact there was no sound.
The little hog was dying she was so wet and cold
Her Mum had gone to hibernate and left her to be bold.

The little hog was frightened when she found herself alone
She didn't know which way to go she was freezing to the bone
She tried to make herself a nest with twigs and soggy leaves
She curled up tight into a ball beneath a row of trees.

I think I have to go to sleep her inner voice was saying
I am so ill and very scared and then she started praying.
A passer by discovered her and wrapped her in his glove
He found the nearest rescue who took her in with love.

As she drifted off to sleep she felt so warm and safe
I'm going to heaven the little hog thought because I had some faith.
After a while the little hog woke to voices and a light
Oh look she's woken up she heard my goodness you gave us a fright.

Well, this isn't heaven thought the little hog I know I'm still alive
Someone must have rescued me so I will fight to thrive
Over the next few days and weeks the little hog grew stronger
Becoming large and healthy she could stay with us no longer

In early Spring we let her go back to the wild to find a mate
She scuttled off into the trees and left us wondering what's her fate.
When May arrived our hog returned with three little hoglets in tow
She was indeed a very proud Mum as they followed her all in a row.

The message from this little poem Is that Man and Faith together
Can achieve such miracles no matter what the weather.

Dedicated to all little hogs who are now in Hedgehog Heaven.

06/12/2024

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05/12/2024

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04/12/2024

A couple of weeks ago this pair came in from the same garden, one with breathing difficulties and one with horrendous green slimy poo, well spotted Carol Cunningham. Once in the rescue they were thoroughly examined and low and behold one of them was a returning patient, just goes to show the worth of microchipping because I already knew her history. Carol originally came into the rescue back in the summer weighing just 91g and was only released back to the wild roughly 8 weeks ago 😱 They are now both well and ready for release, however, it does raise concerns for me that it took such a short length of time for Carol to need to come back into rescue, very worrying. Actually, some rescues wonder, when babies come in on their own if their mothers know something we don't and abandons them for a reason 😞

Anyway guys it's been a really busy autumn and I need to do a complete medication refresh which is going to hit the bank account hard. I know it's a bad time to ask running up to Christmas but if you can help out with just a few pounds it really would be appreciated 🦔🙏🦔

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Bank details if you want to donate via bank transfer are:-
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Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers
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30/11/2024

I didn't do it, I promise 🦔🤣🦔

29/11/2024

So who remembers little Ralph who came into the rescue in the middle of October weighing just 139g? Fast forward 6 and a half weeks and he's now a chunky 863g thanks to foster carer Keri Larkins
Ralph was found at the side of a busy road by some school children and taken to Johnston Veterinary Clinic I just knew right from day one he was going to be ONE OF THOSE hedgehogs, attitude by the bucket load 🤣🤣
This was Keri's first foster for me and what a character to have as her initiation. Ralph huffed and puffed and tried to chomp his way through fingers if possible but I'm sure you will agree she did a brilliant job, well done Keri 👏👏👏
Ralph went off to a brilliant release garden today in Earls Barton (picture of his new home below) where he will be fully supported by the lovely Chris and Christine.
Have a brilliant life young man and stay out of trouble please 🙏🙏🦔🦔🙏🙏

25/11/2024

Good evening everyone, hope you've had a good day?
The Nest Guest from Cosy Cabins has arrived for us to evaluate. I say that because although we have become an affiliate partner with Cosy Cabins we need to be confident that the product performs well before we can recommend this nest box to you guys as I'm sure you will understand. Unfortunately for you guys you will have to put up with me talking at you for a couple of minutes but just be thankful you don't have to see me as well 🤣🤣 NO HEDGEHOGS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO 🦔🦔🦔🦔

24/11/2024

What an amazing donation of food for the pricklies. Thank you so much Nicky Deuchar and her husband Dave 🦔💕🦔

21/11/2024

I apologise before I start but lots of us in hedgehog rescue are prone to outbursts of uncontrollable excitement or devastating desolation, I guess it's a qualification for the job 😂
Today is a good day and I'm absolutely buzzing despite having another cold and a chest infection 🤷‍♀️
The cladding is on and the flooring is down 👏🎺🎺👏 just the electrics to install and then it's on to the internal fixtures and fittings.
The reason I'm buzzing is because I've just heard that I have secured a grant from a charitable trust to purchase a bank of 16 new hog pods for the new Hogspital 👏👏👏 needless to say the order has been placed with Steve from Poltec this afternoon 😊😊😊
Just for the record, the entire build has been financed out of my own savings so none of your very generous donations has been spent on this project 🦔🦔🦔🦔💕🦔🦔🦔🦔

16/11/2024

😂😂😂😂😂 And that's what Kevin thinks to having his wound cleaned and dressed 😂😂😂😂😂