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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2009 19:36:49 GMT
Hedgehog loses its prickles Spud the hedgehog was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Aylesbury, Bucks, last summer suffering from a major skin problem. It caused his skin to dry and his spines to fall out. Staff are baffled about his condition as all results from biopsies so far have come back clear.  Everyday he has a warm bath and a massage with baby oil and other than the obvious problems he acts like a normal hedgehog. The hospital is currently seeking some ideas of alternative medicines that can try to clear up his condition.
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Post by BigIain on Mar 26, 2009 20:15:05 GMT
Hey, he is only 10 miles up the road, I may go visit him tomorrow
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Post by spindrift on Mar 26, 2009 21:49:59 GMT
He looks so cute.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2009 21:51:14 GMT
He looks like a Chinese stuffed toy after one wash cycle.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 26, 2009 22:02:30 GMT
 He's disgusting ~~ those icky flaking bits of skin ........... orp!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2009 22:11:59 GMT
But look at the love and hope in his eyes.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 26, 2009 22:54:05 GMT
Have you stopped taking your medication again?
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Post by BigIain on Mar 26, 2009 23:11:33 GMT
When I visit him, I am going to tell him what you said, Bixa
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Post by happytraveller on Mar 27, 2009 7:48:33 GMT
I think he looks kind of embarassed. Like a sheep after a shave.
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Post by bazfaz on Mar 27, 2009 7:58:02 GMT
You should have put this on the food branch then we could have posted recipes.
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Post by Jazz on Mar 27, 2009 8:16:06 GMT
mmm...I contacted the hospital and the wee hedgehog will soon go to Paris, where he will be rehabilitated, living with Kerouac...nibbling at the mint on the balcony, enjoying the street below, and following K2 from room to room...nipping at his heels.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2009 9:21:52 GMT
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Post by Jazz on Mar 27, 2009 9:40:23 GMT
angry mutinous hedgehog in the final moments, before the stew!...  |
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Post by spindrift on Mar 27, 2009 12:46:41 GMT
I had a friend whose Jack Russell used to hunt around surrounding fields for hedgehogs and then tear them apart despite the long prickles. I remember my friend used to call them hedgepigs. Poor things.
If I saw a hedgepig in my garden I used to leave a saucer of bread and milk and/or catfood for it.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 27, 2009 15:52:20 GMT
A serious question (probably wasted here :  : Is Spud someone's pet, or is this a wild hedgehog whose condition might raise serious concerns about the environment? (You could ask him, Iain, rather than hurt him pointlessly by repeating unkind remarks.) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2009 18:31:50 GMT
I think that maybe he was walking along the road and somebody thought "What the FUCK is THAT??"
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Post by BigIain on Mar 28, 2009 7:56:11 GMT
Well I spoke with him this morning and he is not a happy hedgehog. He asks if anyone can send him some sunblock for the British summer which starts tomorrow (well summerTIME anyway).
Bixa, I am not going to repeat what he thought of your comments!
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Post by lagatta on Mar 28, 2009 22:04:58 GMT
Is he completely nekkid? He looks to me as if he has an undercoat of fur, or fuzz. Even cats do - they have longer, harder guard hairs and soft fuzz beneath. Guard hairs could easily have evolved to prickles.
I think he is sweet, by the way.
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Post by Jazz on Mar 30, 2009 10:41:45 GMT
Spud is very endearing. I am sure that he looks forward each day to his warm bath and loving massage with baby oil.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2009 11:58:37 GMT
I would be afraid of his putrefying skin flakes clogging up my sink.
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Post by Jazz on Jul 10, 2010 1:42:00 GMT
Does anyone know how Spud is doing these days?
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Post by lagatta on Jul 11, 2010 1:53:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 3:43:06 GMT
If peeing on him had worked, just imagine what the bald men of the world would be doing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2010 10:51:30 GMT
Oh,thanks for the update of darling Spud!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2010 11:35:11 GMT
I pray to Saint Tiggywinkles every night and praise the divine oils.
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