Thanks to one of our weekend volunteers Laura who presented us with a cheque from her work - Ledingham Chalmers, a generous donation of £500! Thank you very much
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Sorted....Thanks Marina. We need a contained bird transfered from Faulds gate Aberdeen. If any one can help please call us on 07962253867
A quick video showing Dodger the badger's progress and release
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On 31st May two lovely ladies arrived - with a badger in the boot of their car (not something we would necessarily recommend!).
However, this young male had been found in the road, and was completely comatose.
We took him in, assessed him, and could find nothing broken, but there was no real response from him either - only his eyes were working!
He received appropriate care and medication, and little by little we could see small improvements, although he needed syringe fed, and helped to move on to eat from a bowl. We were concerned whether his apparent brain damage would be permanent, and had many discussions with our vets
One morning however, I thought he was having me on … he had moved a fair bit during the night and I suspected he was getting active at night once we were away, saving his totally helpless act for daytime pandering! - so the trailcam was set. Ha - caught in the act, badger was promptly named DODGER!
Ok, he was still very wobbly and confused, but a huge improvement. He was however the most terrified, nervous badger we have every come across, so needed gentle quiet handling.
It wasn't too long before Dodger was eating for himself and was able to move more easily, so he was next transferred to an outdoor pen and shed
He continued to improve and then abandoned his cosy bed in the shed, for a newly dug out den UNDER it …. it was time for him to go home
On release back to the exact place he was found, he had a bit of trouble with a gate ….. panic got the better of him I think - he soon rushed off down the field towards a copse (scaring a deer witless in the process!)
Good luck Dodger - we're very proud of you for fighting so hard - have a safe, happy life
UPDATE. The REVEAL our little friend is a Quail (attached photo). 🙂 He likes to dive into and snug under the straw with his best friend the duckling.
Something fun to start the day, can you 1. Spot the animal in this picture. 2. What is it????
Sorted thank you
URGENT Please can somebody help
We need a bird picked up and transported from Fraserburgh through to us. We often have difficulty getting transport from there, so really hope we can get an offer of help ….. please
If there is anyone available in the Fochabers area to transport a young bird to us please give us a call on 07962253867
**STARTS TODAY 9am**
It's that time again 🤩🤩 Our next HALF PRICE SALE starts Monday 2nd September and runs right through until Saturday 7th September. Everything in the shop will be HALF the marked price all week 🤩🤩
Catching up on some very late paperwork and thank you messages (not enough hours in the day sorry!)
Huge thanks to all who took part in this year's Aberdeen Kiltwalk - we have just received notification that we have received a whopping £943.53 - how fantastic is that - thank you all so much <3
The second and another absolutely stunning fundraising amount is for £430 raised by FRED at the Companion Dog Show at Banchory. We are extremely grateful and hope all competitors had a great day - we would have loved to attend but sadly we just had too many baby mouths to feed to get away <3
All sorted this wee one is with us and doing much better
Need a pick up of baby hedgehog from auchenblae if anyone is free please call us on 07962253867
MASCARA WAND APPEAL FINISHED!
Please Note :-
The mascara wand appeal is now closed, we have thousands and thousands of them, which will last us for many years to come. Thank you to all who sent, whether single ones or packs of several hundred – sorry we do not have the time to reply to each and every one.
Picture by HEATHER FOWLIE