Wildlife Aid Vets

Wildlife Aid Vets, helping wildlife! Questions about UK wildlife? Ask away! For emergency questions please call 09061 800 132(50p + normal rate)

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Hungry pipistrelle bat! This feisty bat came in to us last night after it was caught by a cat. Luckily he has no injures, passed a flight test and eats really well! He will stay with us for a few days to get… https://t.co/weNDjfRdS0

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Release time for our Shearwaters! We recently had 3 juvenile Manx shearwaters brought in after they were found inland. It’s quiet common for them to end up inland when they first start their migration as they can… https://t.co/r73vhEBJ44

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Cute baby bat 🦇 this pipistrelle came in after being found in a house. He had some minor tears in both wing membranes and some bruising. He was given a course of meloxicam and amox&clav as the finders believed the… https://t.co/SRU4h5w2B5

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Kestrel chicks ❤️ these two arrived today after their nest wasn’t seen during tree felling, sadly with no tree or nest and ongoing work in the area we are unable to reunite them with the adults. They will stay with… https://t.co/Twm0ZWN01R

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Our first two groups of fox cubs went to their soft release pens today! They will stay in these pens for 3-4 weeks so they can get used to their new surroundings. After this the pen doors will be opened and they… https://t.co/DFZrwmfYai

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This young hedgehog came in today after being caught by a cat. Luckily, with the help of its protective spines, there was only one superficial wound on its rump. We cleaned it up and the little hoglet is now in one… https://t.co/DbtGeZB52D

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Our first baby hedgehogs of the year arrives today! All four are doing well but came in quite cold and dehydrated. After some time in our incubator and some rehydration fluids they began to peep and move around… https://t.co/B8mv3JyAYd

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A few of our young corvids in at the moment, we also have a few large groups in our aviaries learning to fly

#corvids #jaybird #crow #jackdaw #magpie #wildliferehab #wildlife @ Wildlife Aid - home of TV's… https://t.co/3AS8cRKvvn

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Our vet Maru is currently performing orthopaedic surgery on a sparrowhawk with a fractured humerus!

#sparrowhawk #orthovet #orthopedicsurgery #wildlifevet @ Wildlife Aid - home of TV's Wildlife SOS https://t.co/gkNdlTgky1

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This sparrowhawk has a short stay here after he was transferred from another veterinary clinic. He had flown into a wall but luckily had no severe injuries, only a small haematoma on his… https://t.co/rGXGbcLn47

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This hedgehog has an extensive wound around its rump, it was old and infected but after a clean up we are hopeful it will heal well. We suspect it was caused by a strimmer, sadly these… https://t.co/5G1DnN9VHr

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Our mouse is doing well! He is starting to use the leg better now and the wound on his head is healing well. Here’s a cute video of him cleaning himself ❤️

#mouse #woodmouse #cute… https://t.co/AJUbAOYDMF

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New patient! This wood mouse had a wound on its head and wasn’t using one of its back legs properly after I had been caught by a cat. Luckily the wound is superficial and Maru glued it… https://t.co/T6U4nyY9Wx

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This badger came in today after being found trapped in a free running snare. Luckily it hadn’t caused much damage, only a very minor constriction wound which had luckily not broken the… https://t.co/PJhSFZ3H28

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Feather imping both wings in a magpie!
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#wildlifevet #wildlifeveterinarian #magpie #wildlife #imping @ Wildlife Aid - home of TV's Wildlife SOS https://t.co/5KrWODg7jJ

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Orthopaedic surgery today on a tawny owl with a fractured humerus. Scroll for a quick video, before and after xrays! #tawnyowl #wildlifevet #surgery #orthopedicsurgery @ Wildlife Aid -… https://t.co/KQhk05DK8A

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This pigeon came in with a deep wound in the right pectoral muscle. The tissue was badly damaged but our vet Maru debrided and cleaned the wound. She then placed suture loops in the skin… https://t.co/m9vp4qgn0Y

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Happy Halloween 🎃 🦇 @ Wildlife Aid - home of TV's Wildlife SOS https://t.co/UpiEGeqMYZ

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We were busy carving pumpkins for some of our current patients! Scroll to see how they liked them! #happyhalloween #wildlife #halloween #enrichment #wildliferehab #pumpkin #pumpkincarving… https://t.co/zkbRQdYhb8

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Final update of the jackdaw with the head wound! Scroll to see day one the final day! #wildlifevet #wildliferehab #veterinary #wildlifeveterinarian #jackdaw #birdofinstagram @ Wildlife… https://t.co/l1NTNrrZts