Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers

04/11/2024

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04/11/2024

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03/11/2024

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02/11/2024

So this is Pumpkin, she's only about 4 weeks old and shouldn't be away from Mum just yet 😞
Unfortunately she was found out in the daytime yesterday wandering around on her own. Luckily her finder Josie knew immediately that she needed help, scooped her up and took her to a Vet. After a check over for injuries she was told to take her back where she found her and release her (🙏 please no Vet bashing they honestly thought they were giving the correct advice, it's all about experience and knowledge and many Vets have no specific hedgehog knowledge at all, so I will be reaching out to the Vet in question to see if she would like more information). Fortunately for Pumpkin, Josie felt uncomfortable about the advice and contacted me straight away.
Once at the rescue I checked her over myself and she was absolutely freezing cold and had four raised marks across her back that indicate she was picked up by another animal. No obvious puncture wounds but I will be monitoring that closely. She spent the night being rehydrated and gently warmed up and this morning was ready for her breakfast as you can see ❤️🦔❤️

01/11/2024

With all the sad news recently from not only Hoggieworts but around the country I thought you all needed cheering up. This is little Henry, usual story out in the day but luckily for him he was spotted by a lovely couple Thomas and Lizzie who knew immediately that he was in trouble, scooped him up and contacted me. Thanks to volunteer driver Jacky Mobbs who drove over to Northampton to pick him up and bring him to the rescue 👏
Henry was and still is, a very poorly little boy with some nasty internal parasites including Fluke and Coccidia but as you can see he's feeling a little brighter and is enjoying his biscuits. It's still early days for him but hopefully he now has the strength to withstand his treatment that can be very hard on one so young. It's so very important that once they show themselves in the daytime they are taken to a rescue without delay, it quite literally can be the difference between life and death. Come on Henry you've got this 🤞🦔🤞❤️🤞

31/10/2024

28/10/2024

Little Ralph getting the hang of his big boy biscuits at foster carers Keri Larkins
It's taking him a while but he's getting there ❤️🦔❤️

28/10/2024

Hi everyone, hope you've all had a good weekend?
I have a little moan I'm afraid, please 🙏 if you have a sick or injured hedgehog please just pick the phone up and call 🙏 Don't use Messenger or tags on Social Media. If the phone diverts to voicemail please leave a message and I WILL call you back 🙏🦔🙏

28/10/2024

RIP Little Patchy, no longer in pain 💔

25/10/2024

I am in full agreement with everything said in this post. Some of you may have seen a publication recently advocating picking hedgehogs up to check their weight, please 🙏 DON'T DO THIS 🙏

HIBERNATION WEIGHT CONCERNS…

I am getting lots of messages…and hedgehogs coming into rescue that have been picked up and taken into vets, because finders are worried that they are not big enough to survive the winter…

The message is DON’T PANIC! 🦔🦔🦔

Please don’t pick up hedgehogs and weigh them to see if they are over 600g and ‘up to hibernation weight’…. Especially at night

Every time that this is done, the hedgehog is put under stress.. remember that these are wild animals and they are used to the cold, (unlike us!)

I know that the weather is miserable, but please just keep on feeding. Hedgehogs can put on up to 100g on a week and so can get up to hibernation weight quickly..

Some hedgehogs do not hibernate, mainly down to our winters being milder, so please keep feeding all year round..

BUT, a hedgehog out in the day needs help and if you are concerned about any hedgehog, please contact your local rescue for advice… We are all generally a friendly lot 😆

Thank you as ever for your support 🦔💙

www.yorkshirehedgehogs.co.uk
www.helpwildlife.co.uk

22/10/2024

I'm afraid it's with a great deal of sadness that I have to report 4 devastating loses over the past couple of days 😥
For those of you that are following, little Olive lost her battle for life early this morning. She passed away peacefully despite a battle royale overnight to try and reverse the inevitable. Unfortunately Phantom was so badly injured he didn't regain consciousness and passed away before I could get him to the Vets, yes another strimmer injury slicing right through his side, god I hate those things 🤬 Also losing their battles were Synco and Sam, both exactly the same circumstances as little Olive, found collapsed in people's gardens. Sadly there was nothing I could do for either of them as their little bodies had already started to shut down. I have to apologise to Keri one of my foster carers for breaking down in tears when I called in to administer an antibiotic injection. It doesn't matter how many times this happens, every single loss cuts deep and hurts like hell made worse when the losses are in such quick succession. RIP little ones, your time on this earth was short but you are now at peace and will feel no more pain 💔🦔💔

21/10/2024

Little Olive needs all your love and prayers to make it through the night 🙏 Another tiny one brought in this evening by a lovely young couple, Summer and Leo from Thrapston. Olive was found collapsed in their garden but luckily she was scooped straight up and placed in a box with a hot water bottle. She's very dehydrated and cold so we begin the process of slowly warming her up and rehydrating her with warmed subcutaneous fluids. This will need to continue over the next few hours before we can even think about offering her any food. Come on little Olive you can do it 🦔🙏🦔

20/10/2024

ALL POSTED - THEY SHOULD BE WITH YOU ANY DAY NOW, ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE APPRECIATED 👍

SOLD OUT OF CALENDARS AND MUGS NOW - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT


Good evening folks, I hope you have all had a brilliant weekend?
I've finally managed to turn my attention towards fundraising.
The calendars will be £15 each including p&p, they are A4 size. Also available are mugs sporting a design by the brilliant Paul Stockham which will be £10 each including p&p.
We have more fabulous bookmarks and brooches (handmade by the wonderful Caroline Tonks) that can be used for Xmas tree decorations if you add a little ribbon. They are £3.50p each or 3 for £10 including p&p
If you would like any of the items above please email [email protected] with details of what you would like to order. Please don't make any payments until you have a response letting you know the items you require are available 🦔❤️🦔

20/10/2024

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20/10/2024

This is such an important message, so many are hurt and killed every year not only at this time of year especially on allotments. Let's really get the message out there 🦔🦔🙏🦔🦔

17/10/2024

Well it's been a busy release day today, 5 little pricklies going off on their adventures.
Cast your mind back nearly 8 weeks ago when 4 siblings were brought to the rescue by the lovely Lorraine Lecoche
They were covered in fly strike and hatched maggots that were burying their way into the baby's ears, noses, eyes, mouths and ge****ls. The worst of the 4 was the baby boy Ash, unfortunately they had found their way into his abdomen via his p***s and he had a hole that was alive with maggots. There was no time to lose but with only one pair of hands where do you start 🤷‍♀️ this is when its so important to triage really quickly and I had to start with Ash because his infestation was the most severe. Unfortunately for poor Ash the maggots had eaten away most of his pe**le sheath and it was going to be a miracle if he would ever be able to urinate. At the age these little ones were when they came in they were still having to be toileted which as you can imagine was nigh on impossible with Ash but we got there. Thanks to Lisa Spillane and Dan for providing foster care for Hazel, Cassia, Juniper and Ash over the past few weeks.
Thank you Louise Carter for providing them with fabulous bed and breakfast ❤️
Also being released was Hettie, thank you Jacky Mobbs for agreeing to provide excellent bed and breakfast facilities for her.
Stay safe all of you and live long happy and healthy lives ❤️🦔❤️

17/10/2024

I would just like to say a massive THANK YOU to Carol Cunningham, her husband Andy, Belgrade Insulations Northampton and Ecotherm Insulations for donating all the insulation for the new Hogspital, you guys are amazing 👏❤️🦔👏

16/10/2024

Sadness today, RIP little Peggy 😪
Peggy came in today with a front leg missing, it's unclear from the injury just how this happened but such a shame, only a couple of months old and perfect in every other way. Nature can be so cruel sometimes 😢 Thank you Keren Gardiner for helping her cross over Rainbow Bridge 🌈🦔🦔🌈

15/10/2024

They are getting smaller 😞
Little Ralph 139g was found at the side of the road, fortunately he was picked up immediately by a couple of school girls and handed in to Johnston Veterinary Clinic
Second time today that school children have come to the rescue of our dear little pricklies, well done young ladies 👏👏
He's a cheeky little chappy and I just know he's going to be trouble with a capital T 😅😅🦔🦔😅😅

15/10/2024

This is Roscoe, another small juvenile, extremely cold and dehydrated, found in the middle of a sports field by some lovely children who knew exactly what to do, well done lads you are a credit to your parents. Into the incubator for you little man after he's had some fluids of course 🦔❤️🦔

15/10/2024

Native hedgehog populations have declined by between 30-75% in rural areas since 2000.

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To help tackle this, working in partnership with 's Trust for Endangered Species, we've created the first ever National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy, to help us drive the desperately needed change to help protect the future of Britain's hedgehogs.

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14/10/2024

This is why it's so very important to make sure drains are covered please 🙏
Poor little Hettie found herself stuck in this drain. Goodness knows how long she had been there 😥 She's only a baby bless her, she was wet, extremely cold and unresponsive. I've administered warmed subcutaneous fluids and she's now in an ICU slowly warming up. Fingers and toes crossed that we've got to her in time 🤞🦔🦔🤞

13/10/2024

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13/10/2024

Hi everyone, I'm back on station now after a much needed break. Not great walking through the front door to be greeted by a leaking boiler and having to set to straight away and and get the mess cleared up 😞
However, look what's been happening while I was away 🥳🥳🥳 My new Hogspital is well underway, I am extremely grateful to my dear friend Terry for all his hard work. He's been working through all weather to try and get as much done as possible with me out of the way 😅😅