It must be spring. There are daffodils all over the common, and the first fox cubs have arrived! Three arrived on Thursday, and two separate ones came in over the weekend. They are all girls.
They have to be fed every three hours, day and night for the first few weeks.


I got to feed this little beauty. She is only four days old and was found abandoned and freezing cold.

The local paper will be running an item on them later this week.
We now have three baby squirrels, including one poor little girl who was caught by a cat and has scratches all over her body. They are out with one of squirrel experts. She is responding well to the treatment and shouldn't suffer any lasting damage

This poor frog lost a foot in a gardening accident, but he came through his operation really well and is already jumping about. He will be off to someone's pond soon

We have a very large green parakeet in one of the outside aviaries. He is practicing flying before he gets released.
We have heard that Mr Innocent is still fighting!
About 12.30 Mike asked for two volunteers to collect an injured goose from Walton on Thames. Donna said she would drive, so I offered to go with her. We were told the goose had been caught by one of our volunteers and was contained. When we got there we found that his idea of `contained` was sitting on a bench with the goose under his arm. We hadn't taken a cage or swan bag, so I had to sit with the goose on my lap, wrapped in Donna's jacket. Fortunately he was very well behaved, except that he must have had some magpie in his ancestry as he was attracted to anything shiny. This included my watch, the gear stick and the zip on the jacket.
We managed to get him back OK. Lucy examined him/her and found a very old fracture on his leg which had healed badly. It meant he can't bend his left leg. He has gone into one our ponds to see how well he gets on. He may end up staying at the centre. Two live rescues in two weeks!
When I arrived this morning Becky, who runs the admin side of the centre, asked me if I would be willing to be in charge of the craft stall at the open day in June. Of course I said I would as long as I can sell my own stuff. She said it wouldn't be a problem.
We have our first craft fair next month, so if anyone would like to donate any cards for that I would be very grateful. Proceeds to the hospital as usual. Please PM me for details.
Tomorrow I have two talks with Mike, one after the other.
Well, I am very tired, so I'm off for a cup of tea and a lay down
Sue
They have to be fed every three hours, day and night for the first few weeks.


I got to feed this little beauty. She is only four days old and was found abandoned and freezing cold.

The local paper will be running an item on them later this week.
We now have three baby squirrels, including one poor little girl who was caught by a cat and has scratches all over her body. They are out with one of squirrel experts. She is responding well to the treatment and shouldn't suffer any lasting damage

This poor frog lost a foot in a gardening accident, but he came through his operation really well and is already jumping about. He will be off to someone's pond soon

We have a very large green parakeet in one of the outside aviaries. He is practicing flying before he gets released.
We have heard that Mr Innocent is still fighting!
About 12.30 Mike asked for two volunteers to collect an injured goose from Walton on Thames. Donna said she would drive, so I offered to go with her. We were told the goose had been caught by one of our volunteers and was contained. When we got there we found that his idea of `contained` was sitting on a bench with the goose under his arm. We hadn't taken a cage or swan bag, so I had to sit with the goose on my lap, wrapped in Donna's jacket. Fortunately he was very well behaved, except that he must have had some magpie in his ancestry as he was attracted to anything shiny. This included my watch, the gear stick and the zip on the jacket.
We managed to get him back OK. Lucy examined him/her and found a very old fracture on his leg which had healed badly. It meant he can't bend his left leg. He has gone into one our ponds to see how well he gets on. He may end up staying at the centre. Two live rescues in two weeks!
When I arrived this morning Becky, who runs the admin side of the centre, asked me if I would be willing to be in charge of the craft stall at the open day in June. Of course I said I would as long as I can sell my own stuff. She said it wouldn't be a problem.
We have our first craft fair next month, so if anyone would like to donate any cards for that I would be very grateful. Proceeds to the hospital as usual. Please PM me for details.
Tomorrow I have two talks with Mike, one after the other.
Well, I am very tired, so I'm off for a cup of tea and a lay down
Sue


