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: dottieslittlehoghospital@yahoo.com 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 food 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.

Little Trevor was found tangled up in a football net. His rescuers did their best to free him, but he’s still a bit sore...
24/10/2025

Little Trevor was found tangled up in a football net. His rescuers did their best to free him, but he’s still a bit sore and needs some time to grow stronger. He’ll be getting a couple of p**p checks and plenty of well-deserved TLC 💙

Little Tonk won’t be sleeping on the chicken coop anymore…….Welcome to Dottie’s Diner! 🏥
24/10/2025

Little Tonk won’t be sleeping on the chicken coop anymore…….
Welcome to Dottie’s Diner! 🏥

🎄 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼, 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓪… 𝓸𝓻 𝓙𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮! 🎁Why not sponsor one of our hedgehog residents who live in our gar...
24/10/2025

🎄 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼, 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓪… 𝓸𝓻 𝓙𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮! 🎁

Why not sponsor one of our hedgehog residents who live in our gardens?

For just £15.00, you’ll receive:
🦔 A sponsorship certificate
📖 A background story of your hedgehog
🎁 A small gift
🏡 An invitation to visit

All while helping provide ongoing care for one of our long term residents!

Just pop us a message with your address or the name of the gift recipient, and we’ll take care of the rest. 💚

Thank you so so much for supporting our prickly little friends! 🥰

It’s me Dorris here, you won’t believe my day! I’ve been hanging out at Dottie’s, trying to let this pesky wound around ...
23/10/2025

It’s me Dorris here, you won’t believe my day! I’ve been hanging out at Dottie’s, trying to let this pesky wound around my eye heal up… but nope! It had other ideas. So next thing I know I’m scooped up and whisked off to the damn vets!

Broadway Veterinary Group you have a lot to answer for! They gassed me down (so rude), had a good old fiddle with my eye (I’ve only got a bit of one on that side, thank you very much), and sorted out the nasty business behind it. Then Jo came to rescue me from the humans in masks and whisked me off for a sleepover!

Apparently, I’m heading back to the rescue tomorrow with three other prickly pals Jo managed to collect between work. Honestly, she’s like a hedgehog magnet!

Anyway, I’m off to test out the dinner menu here, smells promising! 🦔💚

All sortedIs anyone available to collect a teeny one please? 🙏🏼
23/10/2025

All sorted
Is anyone available to collect a teeny one please? 🙏🏼

Little Wilf 💕She’s one of this evenings arrivals and isn’t a fan of the camera but does love a heat mat 💕
22/10/2025

Little Wilf 💕
She’s one of this evenings arrivals and isn’t a fan of the camera but does love a heat mat 💕

Little Rowntree is doing well! A few chipped spines on her head but no other damage She’s a little cutie 💕
22/10/2025

Little Rowntree is doing well! A few chipped spines on her head but no other damage
She’s a little cutie 💕

Hi, I'm Stella! I came in today after being found in the road by lovely Scarlett. Because I'm pretty small I've been bud...
22/10/2025

Hi, I'm Stella! I came in today after being found in the road by lovely Scarlett. Because I'm pretty small I've been buddied up with Bramble. I'm on the right here looking to see if she has any t***s to feed from! We're such different colours but we snuggle up together ❤️

We’ve Been Super Busy And We’re Running A Little Low on Supplies!It’s been absolutely manic here lately, and we’re start...
22/10/2025

We’ve Been Super Busy And We’re Running A Little Low on Supplies!

It’s been absolutely manic here lately, and we’re starting to run a bit low on some of our essentials. If you’d like to help out, wwve popped a fee bits on our Amazon Wish List:

🛒 https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/A60IIR1GA6CW?&sort=default

Or, if you prefer to shop local, the lovely team at Herne Bay Pet Shop can deliver food orders straight to us, they’re always super helpful!

📞 01227 375662

As always, thank you so much for the support – we honestly couldn’t do this without you! 🐾💛

Good advice from Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue. They are a fairly new rescue so please give them a follow and some support ...
22/10/2025

Good advice from Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue. They are a fairly new rescue so please give them a follow and some support as the more of us out there the better! 🤩

Please help these amazing and very vulnerable and truly amazing creatures. Get in contact with you local rescue groups and help save them. Any and all help is so very much appreciated. Even a donation of cat meat or a shared message on any social media platform will raise the profile of all hedgehog rescues. It just takes a minute to press "share"We all need your help. Get intouch with us or your local rescue now! With love from all at Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue 🦔🦔🦔❤️

Love this lady!! Our little ringworm survivor!
21/10/2025

Love this lady!! Our little ringworm survivor!

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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...