Another fun day at wildlife aid.....

Wildlife aid is teeming with a whole array of different animals at the moment.

As soon as you walk in the door you hear the churping of the hungry fledglings, some of which are fed every half hour! There was also what seemed to be milliiiiooons of very dirty ducklings! 10 minutes after you cleaned them it looks as though they have had a party, a filthy mess! But still utterly adorable.

I was in the orphan room today, and had the pleasure of feeding and cleaning two hedgehogs, a young tawny owl, a very evil bald squirrel, and a beautiful woodpecker. It was such a priviledge for me, as I have never had the opportunity to see a woodpecker in the UK before. He was looking very healthy after having a badly swollen eye, and to watch him happily eat his sluis, honey, and maggots was incredible.


Today was also the first time I met Lucy, our new vet nurse, considering the mayhem at wildlife aid she takes it all in her stride. We had three fox cubs brought in, and on first inspection one appeared dead. When Lucy pulled him out of the cage he showed the slightest amount of movement and at once Lucy began administering him with fluids. Finding a vein appeared almost impossible, his blood flow was so weak, it looked as though he had given up on life, not even able to hold himself up, but Lucy persisted. Warming him on a hot water bottle and pumping him with fluids he began to show strength. It was incredible. Lucy was absolutely fantastic, I was so amazed she could bring this little cub back from the brink of death, but she had done it! Before long he was even giving us a bit of a stuggle! He still isn't out of the woods yet, as often after severe dehydration organ failure is likely. I will constantly be phoning in to see how little 'braveheart' is getting on. UPDATE: Unfortunately little braveheart died two hours later.....at least we tried....

We also had a gorgeous, young long tailed tit admitted today, the lady who brought him in was thrilled to see him eating and even got a little emotional. Its so amazing to see other people actually showing their passion for these animals. While some get fun out of fox hunting or pigeon shooting at least there will always be people out there who do care.