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[girlofprey]

We have a hedgehog downstairs. My dad saw it laying on its side in our cul-de-sac, and rescued it into a box. I spent about ten minutes looking up who to call about it, then half an hour on hold with the RSPCA hotline. During which time the hedgehog completely roused itself, started climbing the sides of the box and looking up sniffing every time I looked in the box and breathed on it. So we figured it was probably fine. We ended up calling our local vets just for some advice, and they said if it looks fine the best thing to do is to wait a few hours till it's dark, then release it in the garden and give it some cat food to send it on its way. It's downstairs in the bathroom right now.

Last night in kickboxing I learned how to slit someone's throat with their own knife if they came at me with one. So yeah. Exciting times.

I'm gonna get my haircut tomorrow. And shave my underarms. All excess hair will be lost to cope with the heat. I shall be summer-ready at last.

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[whatho.livejournal.com]

It probably had heatstroke. We used to foster hedgehogs when I was in my teens and that happened to one of them. It was fine once it cooled down.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we figured that's what it was, but since they're endangered we just wanted to check, or see if there was anything we were supposed to do about it. Mostly I'm confused that we found it in the middle of the day, since I heard they were only active at night. But it seems fine now, like I say, completely active and alert, so we'll release it, all being well. It makes me a little happy to know there are still some in the area - we used to see them in the garden sometimes when I was younger, and I wondered if they'd disappeared round here like they have in a lot of places. Clearly not!

[whatho.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when you see them in the day there's something wrong with them. Sounds as though it'll be fine though. I haven't seen many here recently, come to think of it - it's a good place for them because there are no badgers or foxes. Their only predators are polecats. And traffic. But not many around of late/

[jekesta]

I really miss hedgehogs.

If I come at you with a knife it is likely in jest. Please to remember.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

My instincts may kick in instantaneously, but I will try.