{"id":12511,"date":"2024-05-21T12:36:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=12511"},"modified":"2024-05-21T12:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:40:15","slug":"orphaned-and-injured-southern-hedgehogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/orphaned-and-injured-southern-hedgehogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Orphaned And Injured Southern Hedgehogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12516\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-jwvh-20240521-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"hedgehog standing on towel\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-jwvh-20240521-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-jwvh-20240521-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-jwvh-20240521-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-jwvh-20240521.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12512\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-being-fed-jwvh-20240521-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"hedgehog being syringe-fed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-being-fed-jwvh-20240521-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-being-fed-jwvh-20240521-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-being-fed-jwvh-20240521-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/hedgehog-being-fed-jwvh-20240521.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about southern hedgehogs was submitted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johannesburgwildlifevet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The past few weeks have seen 10 Southern African hedgehogs (<em>Atelerix frontalis<\/em>) come through our doors! All for different reasons. Six were orphaned after the mother hedgehog was severely injured by a dog, while the rest involved less harsh dog encounters or surviving pool experiences.<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of core team member, Ashleigh P., each one was meticulously cared for.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the weaker ones who were not eating were syringe-fed <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a> until they were strong enough to eat on their own once more.<\/p>\n<p>As and when they were ready, each has been released into a safe environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern hedgehogs that were orphaned, injured, or needed help get assistance from staff at the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-conservation-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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