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Rescuers deflate football-sized swollen hedgehog
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/19/football-sized-swollen-hedgehog-bounce-gloucestershireRescuers deflate football-sized swollen hedgehog
Creature with balloon syndrome spotted from passing bus in Gloucestershire is in charity’s care and has been named Bounce
Steven Morris
Fri 19 Apr 2024 05.50 EDT
A hedgehog that had swollen to the size of a football – so big that it was spotted in a field by a passenger on a passing bus – has been deflated by rescuers.
The female hedgehog, which has been named Bounce, had blown up to twice its normal size when it was seen in Gloucestershire.
It was taken to the charity Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue and diagnosed with balloon syndrome, where air gets into a gap between the skin and the creature’s muscular-skeletal structure.
The charity’s manager, Emily Harper, said: “The hedgehog was spotted by a man on the bus in a field. I deflated the hedgehog using a wide-gauge needle to release the trapped air. She was given pain relief and antibiotics and taken to our vet.
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Creature with balloon syndrome spotted from passing bus in Gloucestershire is in charity’s care and has been named Bounce
Steven Morris
Fri 19 Apr 2024 05.50 EDT
A hedgehog that had swollen to the size of a football – so big that it was spotted in a field by a passenger on a passing bus – has been deflated by rescuers.
The female hedgehog, which has been named Bounce, had blown up to twice its normal size when it was seen in Gloucestershire.
It was taken to the charity Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue and diagnosed with balloon syndrome, where air gets into a gap between the skin and the creature’s muscular-skeletal structure.
The charity’s manager, Emily Harper, said: “The hedgehog was spotted by a man on the bus in a field. I deflated the hedgehog using a wide-gauge needle to release the trapped air. She was given pain relief and antibiotics and taken to our vet.
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Totally the reaction I was looking for, sl8!
