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2 hedgehogs out back into the wild today…………followed by 2 tiny 100 gramme ones in. Currently we are so full we can only take in more hedgehogs as soon as we release and make more room. These 2 have been warmed up in an incubator, have had rehydration fluid and now have a tummy full of feed so are rather sleepy. We’ve checked them for internal parasites too which can often be fatal in youngsters and we’ll be weighing them every day to make sure their weight goes up. They’ve been given some solid feed as well as milk formula as at this age they would still be with their mums. Sadly an adult hedgehog was seen dead near to where they were found so we fear that may of been their mum. Hopefully we can release these back into the wild when they are large enough and if weather conditions permit us to. Good luck little ones, we’ll give you the best chance of survival. #hedgehogrescue #rescuehedgehog #wildlifehospital #hoglet #hogletrescue #ukwildlife #wildliferescue
Every single day we have to make decisions on the wildlife that comes to our door. No injury is ever the same and we have to assess whether the injuries are too extensive to return that animal back to the wild where they belong or persevere with a treatment plan that may or may not work. The decision on this hedgehog 2 weeks ago was one of the most difficult ones, was it cruel to keep him alive and try, were we doing the right thing in trying when he was so poorly, should we of euthanased on admission? All we could do was give him the strongest pain relief we had, give him supportive fluids and pack a huge wound on his head with topical antibiotics and pray. He could hardly breathe and he was mouth breathing and something in our hearts told us to give him a chance even though the outcome may be euthanasia further down the line. After we had administered everything in our medicinal arsenal he did a poo and when we did a faecal analysis he also had the heaviest roundworm AND liver fluke burden we have seen in a long time!!!! Winston Churchill said, when you are going through hell just keep going……..we decided to treat him for the parasites too and see what happened. We could do no more than give him the best care and support now and leave it to his own immunity and strength to see him through. It’s now been 2 weeks since his admission and for 3 consecutive days and against all the odds his breathing is amazing, he has eaten unaided and he has put on weight. He is on the road to recovery and he has given us hope and confidence that what we have done for him was the right thing to do. We are extremely lucky to have the access to the medication he needed and the facilities in our little hospital to diagnose and treat him accordingly. He has given us a warm glow this morning. Thankyou to every single person that donates regularly or donates monthly as without your help we would not be able to run our crazy busy wildlife rescue facility. Love to you ALL. Our supporters are amazing. ❤️❤️ #hedgehogrescue #rescuehedgehog #wildlifehospital #nottinghamwildlifehospital #hogspital #nottinghamhedgehogrescue
This week we have released two cygnets that have been in our care for some weeks. One cygnet had injuries after being attacked, the other arrived very unwell and it has taken a lot of time to resolve. One cygnet could hardly walk let alone stand, she improved after a course of antibiotics but declined again shortly after. Following further intensive diagnosis at our vets, x-rays, blood and faeces samples, she was diagnosed as having cryptosporidium, which she had to recover from before the final release.
Miriam was found dumped, she had given birth to a stillborn and was taken to a vet who provided cared for her, she later gave birth to 3 healthy kittens, we then took her in. Weeks later they are all very active, Miriam is a lovely great mum and the kittens well and healthy and terrorising mum! They are now almost ready for a permanent home. We are a responsible rehomer, all cats will be blood tested, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed/flead and neutered by us, we carry out home checks and offer advice on thier welfare. If you can offer a life-long home to Miriam or a kitten, please get in touch with us directly.
Meet Tess, our latest sheep rescue. We were first contacted about Jessie some weeks ago by persons concerned for her welfare, she was living on what can only be described as a dumping ground, on her own, in fact it appears she has been on her own for her 4 years of life, never vaccinated, wormed or sheared. The owner was contacted and agreed for her to come to us for a new life. We had her checked out by our farm vet and a faeces sample taken for testing. Thankfully despite her history she was in good health. Tess has now been wormed and sheared and loving life with a herd.
A huge thankyou to everyone that sponsored our very first @robinhood_half We both made it to the end at least and have exciting news to share soon about our oxygen concentrator. For now we’ll leave the link in the bio and link here https://gofund.me/54b1445a if you want to donate. We’re so amazed at the support we have had and we even have friends and volunteers wanting to do the next run with us. For now Laura and myself are nursing sore legs and feet but we’re already planning a 10k for March! I cannot thank the @veganrunnersuk enough in Wollaton Park when I was really starting to feel the fatigue and I saw them with a tub of sweets and I stole some. Thankyou so much!! An oxygen concentrator will be one of the last bits of kit we can add to our arsenal of intensive care when urgent cases come in. We already have incubators, heat pads, IV infusion pumps, electrolytes and the very best pain relief. This bit of equipment will be an amazing asset to our incredibly busy little wildlife hospital. Thanks so much. Beth and Laura. X And don’t forget if you want to run with us next time for #TeamBrinsley then get in touch!! Thanks to the @goldenfleeceofficial for existing when we needed our post run eats too which is where we took the photo! #charityrunning #oxygenconcentrator #wildlifehospital #wildlifeintensivecare
Tulip our Dexter cows has been quite lame recently, she's been confided to the cow shed until she is well enough to be out in the feild. As well as a thorough examination from out vets, today she had the equivalent of a cow pedicure. Thank you so much to Holt Contracting Hoof Care Specialist for giving up your Saturday morning to help us and a special thank you to UKTH Group Ltd for getting a generator to us promptly and at a low charity rate, thank you guys!
Big big thanks to everyone that has sponsored Laura and myself for tomorrow’s Robin Hood half. We’re half way to getting an oxygen concentrator which is really exciting for our super busy little wildlife hospital. 🙏🏼. We’re already planning another of our Peoples Kitchens in November to raise the rest of the money so fear not!!. And if anyone wants to join #TeamBrinsley for next years marathon event we want to hear from you. Our venture into running is going to go from novice to frequent runners now. Last week we learnt what a marathon split was!! Who knew how technical this malarky all was. Both is us feel fitter, better and stronger for this journey and we’ve learnt a lot. We’ve also had a couple of shout outs on @chrisevanstfi breakfast show on Virgin Radio Here’s to tomorrow and we’ll be running our best for the hedgehogs!! Now back to the pre marathon training of poo picking and cleaning out a barn. @robinhood_half #halfmarathon #charityrunning #wildlifehospital #fundraising #animalrescue
We only have 2 days before Laura and Beth run the Robin Hood Half Marathon for Brinsley Animal Rescue! We are aiming to raise money for an oxygen concentrator for our busy wildlife hospital. This equipment will help the most needy of patients that come into our hospital that need extra help. Thanks so much to everyone that has donated so far. Link below and link in the bio. https://gofund.me/54b1445a
Today was a very poignant day and was the funeral of a local legendary figure who instigated us to start Brinsley Animal Rescue. Celia, who started Kirkby Pet Welfare from her home many years ago is where I often volunteered. It was a crazy place usually housing in excess of 150 rabbits, dogs, cats and small pets. The long garden was a maze of rabbit hutches and pens and the place was always full to capacity (and beyond). Celia was a unique character with a hard exterior but in later years she eventually warmed to me when she realised I was not a quitter. I’d go to help out and usually come back with at least 10 needy rabbits. We’d sort them with our own money and get them neutered and vaccinated and then we would rehome or end up keeping the problem ones. Although very often things weren’t ideal or perfect we never criticised or judged her as what we learnt is that she was just a thimble in a very fast moving river (and the rescue we have set up today is too!!) Celia did her best with very limited resources and saved thousands of lives over the years. Whatever anyone thought of Celia and her abrupt demeanour it is obvious that the world needs more doers and people willing to take action rather than critics, keyboard tappers and procrastinators! Animals only get saved by doing something constructive TODAY! Today a small group of Celia’s volunteers celebrated her life and what she stood for. Everyone at that service today continues with the baton she handed us to rescue more and continue her legacy. A small and dedicated group of ‘doers’. RIP Celia
The very beautiful and affectionate Melvin had his necessary neuter this week and had essential blood tests. It is fortunate as a rescue that we do this even though it adds huge costs onto every intake. Melvin has sadly tested positive for FIV so now he cannot go to the home that was lined up. He’s recovered so well after his op and spent this morning having fuss and cuddles from our volunteers and giving huge purrs. If anyone can offer a very special FIV cat a 5 star home then please get in touch. He has been to 2 vets so far and they’ve both guessed his age to be only 4 years old. He’s a true gentle cat that has been living rough and getting into several scraps with other unneutered tom cats by the looks of him. He’s now fixed and ready for a new home. #fiv #fivcat #fivcatsneedlovetoo #fivcatsneedhomestoo #fivcatsareadoptable #adoptdontshop #neuteryourpet #neuteryourcat #neuteredcat #spayandneuter #spayandneuteryourdamnpets
Mrs Shaler my old P.E teacher from John Cleveland College, if you’re still alive be proud, be very proud!!! Of the girl that always came last in cross country because next Sunday we will be running the Robin Hood Half Marathon to raise money for an oxygen generator for our busy little wildlife hospital! I don’t know why in July we conjured up this feat when our only real running practise was chasing injured wild animals, however, we’re committed now, been training and we’re all in! This is our first half marathon and we have zero previous of distance running but we are actually loving it, embracing it and we decided to start somewhere! Our training plan has been ad hoc but we’ve both massively improved our running in the past 2 months and set ourselves a challenge. I blame Laura and she blames me. Please sponsor us, us the link here - https://gofund.me/99c14fe0
When you donated for the emergency cat that needed his leg pinning we were so overwhelmed by your generosity that we took in another emergency too!! Meet Melvin, an unneutered stray that had the biggest smelliest abcess we have ever seen on his neck!! He’s been on meds and has tolerated us bathing his nasty wounds. Fortunately the vets managed to drain and cut out the infection under anaesthetic and today he’s in for his much needed neuter and blood tests. Melvin already has a home lined up dependent on blood results. Fingers crossed for Melvin and as always a huge huge thankyou to our donors and supporters. Without the generosity of many people we have never met we would be unable to take in such emergencies. #neutercats #neuterpets #catrrescue #catrescuenottingham #adoptdontshop #adoptcats #catadoption #straycat #neuteryourcat #neuteryourpet
A massive, massive thankyou to everyone that donated to our emergency appeal for the cat involved in the accident last week. A specialist orthopaedic surgeon came to his rescue at short notice and has pinned his broken leg. He is now with us and still feeling a bit bruised and sorry for himself but without our supporters and donors he would not be here today. He’s an affectionate lad and we are so pleased that we have been able to help him. We’ll keep you updated on his progress and can’t thank people enough for their generosity in helping animals when they need us the most. And……..if that’s not enough, we also helped another cat that also needed emergency surgery last week too!! We’ll post a story about him shortly. He is an unneutered Tom cat that had a massive abcess probably due to fighting. Hes currently stinking out the volunteer room but is coming round to the idea that humans might be ok after all. Massive thankyou everyone. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
No sooner had we released a pair of Kestrels that have been recovering in an aviary following treatment in our hospital, two more birds of prey arrive. This week this beautiful female kestrel was admitted and yesterday a sparrow hawk.
To manage and operate a successful animal charity, our volunteers require a wide variety of skills and competencies, not least animal welfare and fundraising, we also need to govern a charity, ensuring we comply with legislation and regulation and have enough income. In addition there are multiple skills needed in the supporting activities, we need to be an accountant, a mechanic, a plumber, a tractor/van/car driver, a gardener, a PR Officer, a teacher, the list is endless. The more that we, our volunteers can do, the further our limited income is spread. Land management is always ongoing no matter what the season from muck spreading, harrowing, hedge laying to fencing repairs. Here we are replacing a rotten section of fencing with a post rammer implement, attached to our tractor.
Today has been a full afternoon of pony dentals with our equine vets from @minster_vets The equines here need this as regularly as we humans need to see a dentist and they can’t tell us when they have tooth ache or a tooth drops out or chips so we have to have a metal gag unceremoniously placed in their mouth so we can get a good look inside at the teeth. For all of ours we have used sedation to make the procedure as comfortable as possible. Just another of the many tasks we have to carry out at the rescue. #equinedental #equinerescue #ponydental #ponyrescue #dartmoorponyrescue #dartmoorpony #rescueracehorse #racehorsereecue #horserescuenottingham
Thank you Amazon for the generous donation of this large amount of pet food for our rescue animals. Everyday we use a large amount of food for cats and meat eating wildlife such as hedgehogs, corvids, foxes etc so this large donation helps us and the animals massively!
The last of the ducklings have finally been released, totalling 34 sucessfully released this year. Also successfully released this year was 8 goslings, we just have 3 cygnets left to release in a few weeks.
Massive thanks to everyone that has helped already towards the emergency yesterday. We’ll update you later as his surgery went really well and he’s now in recovery. TONIGHT we are doing another fundraiser for him at our regular Peoples Kitchen slot at the @sumaccentreuk As you know everything we do we do with passion and of course you’d expect nothing less from our cooking too!! We’ve been practising a Mexican meal of a bean chilli, rice and Mexican salad served with tacos of roast cauliflower and chipotle dressing. The suggested donation is just £5 and cakes will be sold separately. Sadly we have no entertainment tonight unless any ad hoc musicians, poets, amateur dramatics want to do something impromptually! Hope to see you all later for some hearty vegan food. And as always thanks to our culinary team!! X. #fundraiser #veganfood #nottinghamcharity #charityfundraiser #peopleskitchen #nottinghamanimalrescue
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