Saturday, 27 April 2013

Spudlina

 
Here's a story from "The Telegraph" that I missed back in March 2011.

"Staff at St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire have made a little jumper to keep a spineless hedgehog warm. The animal was found by a member of the public in a garden in Bedford and has been named Spudlina by staff as her skin resembles that of a potato. The two year old is undergoing various tests to determine the cause of the loss of her spines and she is currently enjoying regular skin massages with a Vitamin E moisturiser. Picture Jeff Moore"

So that's what a hedgehog looks like under its spines!  Wow!
Posted by Scriptor Senex at 01:30

10 comments:

  1. Fi from Four Paws and Whiskers27 April 2013 at 07:57

    Wow - didn't know that ! Interesting too - from a vet perspective :)

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  2. ADRIAN27 April 2013 at 08:06

    I missed this.....Thanks.

    I will have t go to Tiggywinkles. They do much good work and also offer a good day out.

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  3. VirginiaC27 April 2013 at 12:42

    This was an interesting article, made me feel warm and fuzzy inside, that there are caring folks out there who love to help animals.
    However, I couldn't find anything more on an update for Spudlina....hope she's doing well.

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  4. Kay G.27 April 2013 at 13:04

    A hedgehog without spines, and someone to knit a warm jumper for her and to massage oil into her skin, I love this story. Poor little thing.

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  5. DawnTreader27 April 2013 at 17:28

    Poor little thing. But I guess it was lucky, being found by someone who knew how to knit...

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  6. Librarian27 April 2013 at 18:55

    Are you sure this story was not originally published on April 1st...?

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  7. Laloofah28 April 2013 at 18:38

    I love Tiggywinkles, and have had a link to it on my blog since I first learned about this wonderful organization a couple of years ago! Bless Spud's precious heart, I'm so glad that he's getting help and getting better thanks to such caring, compassionate people. This is such a heartwarming story!

    Here's an update for anyone who's interested in Spud's latest (good) news! :-)

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    1. VirginiaC29 April 2013 at 12:57

      Thanks for the update Laloofah....glad to know that Spud is doing much better.

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    2. Laloofah29 April 2013 at 22:20

      You are most welcome, Virginia! I'm glad it was happy news to share! :-)

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  8. Barbara9 May 2013 at 18:02

    Interesting. They certainly look better with their spines.

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