Last night the GSPCA had a young hedgehog that if had been left to fend for himself he surely wouldn't of made it through the winter.
Hedgehogs would normally be hibernating at this time of year, but due to the mild Autumn and late litters of hoglets many hedgehogs are still awake and many not large enough to sleep through the winter.
Over 3 weeks since the rescue we have had ups and downs with Jethou Bumblebee but GSPCA staff are pleased with his progress.
When Jethou Bumblebee was rescued he was 3 - 4 weeks of age and a healthy grey seal of that age would normally weight 40kg. When Jethou Bumblebee was rescued he weighed just over 17kg which was less than half of what he should of done.
Since being at the Shelter he has been having a series of medications, re-hydration fluids and fish soup. He is doing that well he is even eating whole fish all on his own.
Please remember that in the case of an emergency, sick, injured or stray animal(s) please call 01481 257261 and choose the 24 hour emergency option.
The GSPCA officially stop rehoming on the 15th December until the 2nd January but some animals may be suitable during these periods. The GSPCA do not believe in pets as presents and each home is looked at individually as is the pet.
Now named Blessing this little robin has been brought into the GSPCA after being attacked by a cat.
Blessing is in a hospital cage and we are hopeful for him to pull through and to be back in the wild before Christmas.
Hundreds of birds are brought into the GSPCA every year after cat attacks and we would urge owners of cats to use safety collars with bells to help give our feathered friends a chance.
The GSPCA have been running coffee mornings and bric-a-brac sales at the Animal Shelter for nearly a month and as a Christmas present to pets each Tuesday between 10.30am and 12pm we are offering free microchipping to dogs and cats.
No appointment needed all the GSPCA ask for is a donation and we will ensure your dog or cat is microchipped.
Microchipping is a permanent form of identification and enables the GSPCA to reunite hundreds of animals every year but unfortunately more than 50% of strays the GSPCA has in at the Shelter have no microchip and often no collar.
Every year the GSPCA rescues and takes in dozens of chickens and this weekend the Shelter has a real challenge.
The GSPCA will helping with the unwanted hens in and around the Last Post area in St Andrews.
Stray chickens can easily cause problems by multiplying into large numbers which can cause both health problems and other issues.
The GSPCA will be popping along to help catch a number of the hens for rehoming to help with the problem of the large numbers of birds roaming the area.
After a check over today the GSPCA can confirm that at least one of the 3 female guinea pigs that were found in the same box as 4 males in St Martins earlier this week is pregnant.
We currently have a total of 14 adult guinea pigs at the GSPCA and will have many more in the next month or so.
The gestation period of guinea pigs is approximately 2 months and they often have 3 to 5 offspring which are called pups. For the vet to identify that at least one is pregnant then she is likely to be at least 5 weeks and due very soon.
We are pleased to announce that Jethou Bumblebee is doing extremely well.
He has been on fish soup for the past few days and last night devoured his first fish all on his own.
His appetite has picked up and he is going through fish at a rate on knots. As such the GSPCA are appealing for fish so that we can meet his very hungry belly.
The GSPCA would also like to appeal for a new chest freezer to help store all of the fish he will require to get him back to health.
The GSPCA would like to thank OSA Recruitment for there wonderful Pop Up Charity Shop initiative which started on the 23rd November with Communicate having the first week in the shop.
The Pop Up Shop situated on Smith Street has 4 charities taking part each week in the run up to Christmas including Communicate (who are rebranding as GO), The Red Cross, Bridge2Sri Lanka and the GSPCA.
