Some Recent Patients

Young Blackbird

This blackbird was attacked by a cat, it had no tail feathers and a small injury to one of its legs... Unfortunately it died after a few days with us.

Hedgehog

This hedgehog was only a baby when it came to us. It was so young it still needed toileting and hand feeding. One of our dedicated volunteers took it in and she is now doing very well. She's munching her way through 2 packets of cat food a day!

Pipistrelle Bat

This common pipistrelle bat was brought to us by the SSPCA. It had been caught in double glazing. The poor thing was very cold and hungry but after a night in a nice warm box with all the mealworms it could eat it was successfully released back in Castle Douglas.



Whiskered Bat

This bat was found on the bottom of a tree in the Barony College. It took 2 nights of feeding and warmth before it was ready to go.

Young Rabbits

3 young rabbits where brought in by the SSPCA. Unfortunately we are now down to 2. However they are eating well - we all have our fingers crossed for them!



Busy week 08.2012

Well we've had a very busy week at the hospital!

Over the weekend the front room was stripped out and repainted thanks to the help of some wonderful volunteers (It just needs a new floor and some furniture now!).

On Sunday we released our young pigeon (before all the thunder!) and luckily the rain missed us all day. He was a little wobbly at first as they always are but he soon got the hang of it. He hung around the hospital for a while and then off he went - of course we'll continue to leave food out for him. Later that day a man from Dumfries brought us an injured hedgehog - he was missing a back leg and had to be PTS.

On Monday we received a young hedgehog from a couple in Dumfries - she is eating well and I have high hopes for this one!

On Tuesday another couple from Dumfries brought us a very tiny baby bird. It was so young it had no feathers and we couldn't identify the species. Unfortunately he didn't survive. The SSPCA arrived later that afternoon to bring us a duckling (which unfortunately died) and 5 nestling housemartins which are currently being hand reared by one of our dedicated volunteers.

On Wednesday we released our young collared dove. It flew straight into a tree (and crashed into a few branches). Again we will leave food out for him.

Later this week we hope to release our young mallard duck and our young herring gull. Hopefully we'll get some nice pictures!

Mallard Duck - Around 7 weeks old