Poorly hedgehog

This little baby hedgehog came in yesterday.   He was looking very sorry for himself and was lethargic and cold in spite of the warm weather.  We warmed him up with a heated pad and a drink of special milk and then treated him for ticks.  He had a massive infestation and that may have caused his weakness.  Ticks suck the blood and will have made him anaemic.  There were too many to remove with a tick ‘twister’ so we gave him a careful spray of frontline, which kills the ticks instantly.  We don’t use this on the really tiny hoglets though.

This little chap  is looking much better now and had had some chicken and a nibble of sunflower seeds.   All he wants to do is is have a nap – hopefully he’ll sleep himself better.  All our baby hedgies like to be tucked up in bed and covered with a towel or thin blanket.   It’s like putting babies to bed!   We’ve called this little chap Solo – he came in on his own and has to stay by himself till we see if he’s well enough to join the others in the nursery.  Good thoughts and prayers for him please ……. if he’s still with us tomorrow he has a good chance of pulling through.

Getting ready to snuggle down – night, night little one.