Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital Charity Number: 1210935

Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital Charity Number: 1210935 Help and advice for sick and injured hedgehogs

PayPal Donations: [email protected] This first couple of days are a dangerous time for them.

~ WAKING HEDGEHOGS ADVICE ~
Around now fat reserves are running very low and our little prickly friends start coming out of hibernation. A hedgehog generally will have lost around one third of its body weight during this time! With such a drastic weight loss they initially wake very disorientated and weak, they can appear drunk being very wobbly on their feet. Their first priority is water not foo

d so it is very important to ensure that there is ice free water in your garden all year round. Extreme low temperatures can cause a hedgehog to wake in the middle of winter. This is the time when we start to get ready for emergencies where hedgehogs have had their nests destroyed from people tidying up their gardens as the sun has decided to shine. March and April are such months for Dotties. We will admit many hedgehogs with soft tissue injuries from strimmers and garden forks along with fractured bones from spades and forks. The injuries are often horrific with operations needed and long periods of rehabilitation, some live with us as they are unable to be released. A number of our casualties will be put to sleep straight away due to the extent of the injuries. It is so sad when you think that they manage to survive winter lowering their metabolism to near death in order to survive only to be seriously injured by us. Always check before trimming or cutting down shrubs or bushes. Always check your compost heap before digging over with a fork. If you are removing a shed/ summer house please check underneath them. They love to nest under under garden sheds and patio decking. Long grass? Check before trimming or mowing. If spraying your fence please buy brands that are non toxic
Slug pellets…… invite hedgehogs in to help instead :)
Use non toxic alternatives to weed killer

Please make the time to make your garden more hedgehog and wildlife friendly. We are happy to offer advice and google is amazing for ideas. Your garden could be a home for lots of prickly friends that will eat your slugs to help your garden and they are a pleasure to watch! Hedgehogs are in serious decline in the UK anyway but putting further obstacles in their way when they wake from the dangers of hibernation is easily avoided with a little knowledge and caring.

꧁ঔৣ☬✞ 🦔💥𝔻𝕆𝕋𝕋𝕀𝔼'𝕊 𝟝𝟘/𝟝𝟘 𝔻ℝ𝔸𝕎💥🦔 ✞☬ ঔৣ꧂ £𝟚.𝟘𝟘 𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣If you would like to...
20/03/2025

꧁ঔৣ☬✞ 🦔💥𝔻𝕆𝕋𝕋𝕀𝔼'𝕊
𝟝𝟘/𝟝𝟘 𝔻ℝ𝔸𝕎💥🦔 ✞☬ ঔৣ꧂

£𝟚.𝟘𝟘 𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣

If you would like to take part then we have our list of 50 numbers in the comments below and we will add your name to the list when paid. Each number is £2.00 and we will be drawing at the end of each month. The proceeds will, of course, be split 50/50!!
Please send payment with numbers requested & private message us your number/s after sending payment:

🦔PayPal (please send as friends & family) :
[email protected]

🦔Dotties Little Hog Hospital
Account No: 74419660
Sort Code: 30-96-26

We will be drawing our 'Dottie's 50/50' every month so if you would like regular numbers please let us know and maybe set up a standing order for your regular numbers ….

Our gorgeous boy Chunk started new adventures today! I’m sure this handsome boy will have a girlfriend in no time! 💙
19/03/2025

Our gorgeous boy Chunk started new adventures today! I’m sure this handsome boy will have a girlfriend in no time! 💙

Bob is a big girl now and has left for pastures new in the big wide 🌎
19/03/2025

Bob is a big girl now and has left for pastures new in the big wide 🌎

Robyn and Venus left together today! Happy New Home 🏡
19/03/2025

Robyn and Venus left together today! Happy New Home 🏡

Bye Bye 👋 Miss CharlieHappy Adventures 🌎
19/03/2025

Bye Bye 👋 Miss Charlie
Happy Adventures 🌎

Hello Trevor 👋 Let’s get you looking handsome 🥰
18/03/2025

Hello Trevor 👋
Let’s get you looking handsome 🥰

A huge thank you to Steve Westley and Keith Sutton for donating all of the turf needed to start our outside hedgehog are...
18/03/2025

A huge thank you to Steve Westley and Keith Sutton for donating all of the turf needed to start our outside hedgehog area! It’s all coming together 😁😁😁

We are nearly ready for our open day 😊

16/03/2025

Keith arrived today after being found in the road. He has an old healed injury to what there is of his rear leg, he was also flea infested and was severely dehydrated. He has a lot of treatment to come but for now he’s had fluids and pain meds and loves his ‘special’ water and lunch. He’s such a calm boy, and I love him already ♥️🦔♥️

Please join us in wishing our absolute star ⭐️ Emma Dawson the happiest of birthdays today 🎉🎉🎉She not only does her bit ...
16/03/2025

Please join us in wishing our absolute star ⭐️ Emma Dawson the happiest of birthdays today 🎉🎉🎉
She not only does her bit in Dottie’s but she also helps with our babies, trains our new volunteers and is one of our trustees!! How lucky are we!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

⭐️⭐️⭐️🏡 🏥 ITS UP!!!! 🏥🏡 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️Carl Ferguson single handedly took down our old tortoise house, cut back the tree, made t...
15/03/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️🏡 🏥 ITS UP!!!! 🏥🏡 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
Carl Ferguson single handedly took down our old tortoise house, cut back the tree, made the base for the cabin and built it from scratch! He’s also managed to join the buildings together so we now have one HUGE Dotties Little Hog Hospital!
We aren’t quite finished but we are so excited we wanted to share some photos with you!!
Grand Opening Will Be Soooooooon!!! ⭐️

Thank You to the staff and customers at Herne Bay Pet Shop for another full donation pot! £42 goes towards our 🦔🦔🦔
13/03/2025

Thank You to the staff and customers at Herne Bay Pet Shop for another full donation pot! £42 goes towards our 🦔🦔🦔

I’m called Chunks!I’m off to get myself a girlfriend very soon! 😊😊😊
10/03/2025

I’m called Chunks!
I’m off to get myself a girlfriend very soon! 😊😊😊

Thank you so much for the continued support from people donating so many newspapers. Can we please ask at the moment FO...
10/03/2025

Thank you so much for the continued support from people donating so many newspapers. Can we please ask at the moment FOR NOW NO MORE NEWSPAPERS. We currently have a big stock and limited storage
We will post again when we are running low.
Thank you again everyone for your help, you have been amazing 🤩

Please sir, may I have some more?Love Sunshine ☀️
10/03/2025

Please sir, may I have some more?
Love
Sunshine ☀️

09/03/2025

A little late as usual 🫣…
And the winner is………………

Goodnight Knuckles 😞 we tried…..Sleep tight 🌈
09/03/2025

Goodnight Knuckles 😞 we tried…..
Sleep tight 🌈

Poor Knuckles. He was one of our intakes
today. Severely dehydrated and weak. He had some toe nails missing too 😞
We are hoping for clear 💩 samples and then we can just continue to deal with getting him back on his little feet 👣

Please keep everything crossed for Scott. He was found yesterday in the daytime, lethargic and quite wheezy.Honestly I d...
09/03/2025

Please keep everything crossed for Scott. He was found yesterday in the daytime, lethargic and quite wheezy.
Honestly I didn’t think he would be with us this morning but here he is. Vets tomorrow and lots of tlc in the meantime. Come on Scott 💪🏼

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Herne Bay
CT67NR

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Keith arrived today after being found in the road. He has an old healed injury to what there is of his rear leg, he was also flea infested and was severely dehydrated. He has a lot of treatment to come but for now he’s had fluids and pain meds and loves his ‘special’ water and lunch. He’s such a calm boy, and I love him already ♥️🦔♥️

A little late as usual 🫣… And the winner is………………

And the winner is number ………😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

So finally we are catching up and have drawn our draw from December! This was 100 numbers rather than the usual 50/50. The lucky winner of the £100.00 is …….. (drum roll please)……….. Number 2 - Marie Coleman 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 💰

🤩⭐️🤩⭐️🤩 WOW 🤩⭐️🤩⭐️🤩 We can’t believe how many people came out in the horrendous weather to our pretty much last minute Christmas fair to support us! We really didn’t expect the turn out that we had. You are all AMAZING! ♥️♥️♥️ THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! 🎖️ Thank you to all of our wonderful helpers on the day for also braving the weather and coming down on their days off to be run ragged. 🥰🤩🥰 🫣correction…. We received a PayPal payment so the total is actually £910.34!!!

We would like to say a huge thank you for everyone who has donated raffle and tombola prizes, all of the beautiful handmade items and all of the baking that is underway today!! We are so so very grateful for the amazing support that we have received for tomorrows Christmas Fair!! Thank you everyone and see you tomorrow!! ⛄️Herne Bay Freemason Hall Cecil Park Herne Bay CT6 6DL 🎄 11am - 3pm

And the wonder of the November 50/50 is……. Number 15!

Sharing is caring…… Hester, Herbert & Hubert. Raised by our brilliant Alex Browning! Proper wild chunky little balls of spikes!!

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About Us.... and how you can help....

We started Dottie’s in July 2019 following Spikes Hedgehog Sanctuary announcing that they were retiring. We already looked after two blind hedgehogs for Mary and stepped forward for training to continue with her amazing work.

We are now running our hospital that is generally full to bursting nursing these little creatures back to health to be released where they belong. We are getting busier and busier as we get known more widely with local people and veterinary practices.

Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital along with Retreat into Wonderland CIC are run by us, Jo & Jen, along with the kindness of donations and fund raisers.

If you would like to help us we have a wish list that runs alongside our animal sanctuary ‘Retreat into Wonderland’ that lists everyday items that we need...