Author Topic: Strimmer injuries (Read 27471 times)

Derek · « **on:** Sunday 28 September 2008_ 09:25:07 »

This hedgehog was found yesterday at 5 pm in Walthamstow

She was absolutely covered in fly eggs & maggots had started to hatch and were crawling out of the wound, which looked badly infected and very smelly

I took her straight to Goddards Vet hospital about 3 miles from there. The vet immediately anaesthetised it and spent about half an hour flushing out the fly eggs & maggots and very carefully cleaning the worse of the dead tissue from it and stabilising her

See how deeply the strimmer has cut into the hedgehog and as well as the enormous gash in the skin, you can clearly see the deep cut in the tissue.

She will need to be stitched up later today ( if she is still alive) but needs 24 hours or so with it open to be able to get at the infection underneath & clean it

I took it to the wildlife hospital last night so the Vet there will attempt to stitch it today

It is going to be very difficult to stitch up & will have to left partially open and allowed to heal over.

It will definitely be left with a big scar and a big bare patch on the back with no spines. If it survives, then it is very unlikely it will ever be released and will need a safe enclosed garden for the rest of its life.

Hedgehogirl · « **Reply #1 on:** Sunday 28 September 2008_ 10:23:54 »

That is horrible! The poor Hedgehog, I would have thought that people would have nearly been finished with the Strimmers, what with it nearly Autumn...
Words can't discribe.
All I can say is I hope the Hedgehog survives...

Alison · « **Reply #2 on:** Sunday 28 September 2008_ 12:14:56 »

Oooh, poor hog, that must be agonisingly painful. I hope she pulls through.

Is the vet hospital open 24 hrs a day? If so you are lucky. There's nothing like that round here, I almost always seem to find injured/sick hedgies at the weekend and there is no way my vet would open up specially, or come out for a hedgehog.

Derek · « **Reply #3 on:** Sunday 28 September 2008_ 12:19:10 »

I have a 24 hour a day vet hospital open
http://www.goddardvetgroup.co.uk/default.asp?id=81

the vets & nurses there are wonderful & see anything at anytime day or night

Derek · « **Reply #4 on:** Sunday 28 September 2008_ 20:52:02 »

Unfortunately she died this morning

She was bad though & I didn't expect her to survive

Hedgehogirl · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 01 October 2008_ 17:09:36 »

That is very unfortunate, Derek.
It is what can be expected with such HORRIBLE injuries caused by people who just DON'T CARE.

Derek · « **Reply #6 on:** Sunday 07 June 2009_ 21:51:00 »

Horrible strimmer injury

Women found it today. Neighbours were strimming a few days ago and you can see the injury is a few days old

Had to be euthanized. The injury was far too severe & infected to be treated

BWR · « **Reply #7 on:** Monday 08 June 2009_ 04:45:18 »

I've never had one with the skin still intact and peeled back in this way; still horrifying either way. It beggards belief how they don't die from the pain or in this case the infection

'Tis the season to be strimming

SoftTouch · « **Reply #8 on:** Tuesday 18 August 2009_ 02:01:10 »

My neighbour was out strimming her grass. She leaves it for weeks until it gets almost waist high then starts waving the darn strimmer around. I've warned her so many times that hogs may be asleep in there but she never bothers to look before she cuts.

Sooooo, this weekend I told her we have a major tick problem round here (which we do) but I also explained that they like to sit on long bits of grass and wait for something with warm blood to brush past.

She put the strimmer away and shot inside.

BurtonWildlifeRescue · « **Reply #9 on:** Monday 31 August 2009_ 16:04:43 »

Hi

i collected a hedgehog a few months back whose face had been strimmed off, the poor thing was still alive and i had to put it to sleep.

VERY GRAPHIC IMAGE!!!!! BEWARE

http://www.freewebs.com/wildliferescueburton/apps/photos/photo/prev?photoid=35939634