This rescue has had a better week and also a busy week with admissions. Mollys passing is still very painful because I had her for so long but I have to move on for the sake of the other hedgehogs here and a lot of them are very small.
Firstly, I admitted a little one last Thursday walking down Humphrey Close, Abi was kind enough to send for me, she is doing ok thankfully, then on Saturday I admitted three, one from Audrey and husband, she is doing well, another little one found walking by Homebase in Bishop Auckland, she is called Ashley doing ok, but, the most heartbreaking situation of the day was Angel, she was discovered down a drain in Marshall Road, Danielle did a brilliant job getting her out and asked Alison to bring her in, she was cold, wet, frightened and in shock, it took her all night on a heat pad to dry her out, she is starting to improve now, thankfully. Then on Monday evening I received another phone call, a female from Greathead Crescent very small, and alone, her finders have named her Lilly, she is pictured above. As you can see she is very shy. She and all the other tinies may have to be overwintered here.
It’s a very difficult thing I do, sometimes I struggle when I get new admissions because they are such a worry, it’s only when the treatment I select starts to work I can rest easier, they are very complicated animals to treat.
I do fundraising to make sure that I have everything I need here so I can take action as soon as hedgehogs like Angel are admitted and can be treated, she certainly would have died if I hadn’t got the knowledge and meds. The last bottle of antibiotic I collected from my vet cost £105.00 that was last week too, but I can’t afford to be without, it saves precious little lives. So, thank you Julia, Peter, Anthony and everyone concerned for making my life easier with your donations.
All raffle prize winners have got their prizes by the time this is published, I won’t be doing another raffle because my time is precious and limited because of hogs and family commitments so in the next couple of days I am starting my first scratch card. It will be on my Facebook Page, please keep an eye out. I am considering a cash prize.
Finally, useful info: The British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Tel 01584 890801. My Facebook page is Prickly Haven Hedgehog Hotel, email: pricklyhaven@yahoo.com (not to be used for hedgehog emergencies please).