Albert, Rudy and Snoopy are home after rescue

We have three lovely releases to share with you: Albert, Rudy and Snoopy have all recovered and gone back out into hedgehog friendly gardens.

Albert

Albert came to us on 6 August from Albavets in Kirkcaldy, after someone had handed him in to them the evening before. He weighed 360g and looked in good condition, although small.

A few days later Albert started with the typical lungworm cough. Treatment went well, and he was released back to Kirkcaldy into the hedgehog friendly garden of David Simpson. Albert weighed 917g on release on 17 September.

Thank you to whoever handed him in to the vets, and thank you to Albavets for taking him in and contacting us.

Rudy

Rudy came into the rescue on 14 August after he was spotted out on his own at a playpark in Cowdenbeath in the early evening, weighing only 180g. Louise, who spotted him, was concerned because of his size and because he was out in daylight.

Poor Rudy was not only small, he was also suffering from multiple parasites. We started treatment and he was soon on the mend and feeling a lot better.

Rudy was released weighing 826g, back to Cowdenbeath into the hedgehog friendly garden of Ingrid Grant. Thank you Ingrid!

Snoopy

Snoopy was a possible sibling to Jasper, being similar in size and found in the same garden a few days after Jasper. It is thought their mum had been killed on the road, as she hadn't been seen in the garden and a large hedgehog was sadly found dead on the road.

Snoopy weighed only 120g and was spotted by Gillian sitting outside the feeding station early one evening at the beginning of August. He had a few ticks and was lethargic, and those extra days without mum had left him vulnerable.

He was quite a poorly hedgehog, suffering from the three main internal parasites we see, and he also had coccidiosis. Thankfully, with treatment he recovered from it all, although we were very worried at one point.

Snoopy was released back to Kirkcaldy weighing a very healthy 752g, into the lovely hedgehog friendly garden of David Simpson, where he is free to come and go and food and water are available daily. Thank you David! Thank you again to Gillian for spotting Snoopy and contacting us for help.

You can see more of our happy endings on our release stories page.