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« on: Sunday 28 September 2008_ 08:25:07 » |
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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.
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 September 2008_ 09:23:54 » |
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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...
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 September 2008_ 11:14:56 » |
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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.
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 28 September 2008_ 19:52:02 » |
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Unfortunately she died this morning
She was bad though & I didn't expect her to survive
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 01 October 2008_ 16:09:36 » |
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That is very unfortunate, Derek.
It is what can be expected with such HORRIBLE injuries caused by people who just DON'T CARE.
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 June 2009_ 20:51:00 » |
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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
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« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 June 2009_ 03:45:18 » |
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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  |
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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.  |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 09 September 2009_ 16:26:51 » |
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my god that is awful. I know you warned us it was graphic and I was kind of prepared for it but that is the most ghastly injury, that poor hedgehog, just can't bear to think what it must have gone through. Must have been horrendous for you too.
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday 12 September 2009_ 07:29:57 » |
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That poor Hedgehog The pain it must have gone through... It's lucky you were able to put him/her to sleep. Bethany. |
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 04 August 2010_ 16:59:09 » |
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I just had the worst strimmer injury that I've ever seen today. Someone brought a hedgehog to me (photo attached) after phoning me to say that they had found a hedgehog with its head bleeding. I expected a slight injury and was totally unprepared for the terrible injury. It was a small hedgehog - one of this years - and was running round the box trying desperately to breathe. I phoned the vets and a vet I know happened to answer. She said she'd see it immediately it came in and would put it to sleep. I am absolutely incensed, as I know everyone is who sees such injuries. I am going to check out the area where it was found and see if there were any contractors doing any strimming in the area. I know that the council hires contractors to do this kind of work and they are totally not briefed re looking out for wildlife.
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 26 October 2010_ 02:48:12 » |
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Oh poor little devil. It's heartbreaking.
I've had two in this year with definite strimmer injuries, two others possibly caused by them. A little girl with her nose strimmed off and recently one with half his face missing. The little girl died, the boy is at Tiggys and might just make it but can't be released, they think.
In both cases it appears to have been contractors or builders clearing gardens.
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 26 October 2010_ 06:06:24 » |
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My friend Lorraine Jackson, in Hull, texted me yesterday to say that she has just had one brought in with the snout and top of the head strimmed off. Needless to say she took it to be euthenased immediately.
I am going to be showing my photos of strimmed hedgehogs (and some of Derek's) at the course - hopefully to drive home the message - but then I will be preaching to the already converted. Govt. legislation is probably the only answer - but how to implement any action?
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