January 30th

All patients were alive early this morning. We have received the message that the euthanized Buzzard indeed was a female, that the “red” Buzzard is a male and that the yesterday taken-in Buzzard is a female. The Crested Lark was transferred to the Aviary for flying-practices at 7.52 a.m. We could remove the scab from the back of the Collared Dove and the hole was closed with 1 Agrafe. The little Hedgehog will be sent with the 1.15 p.m.-coach. We received 3 visitors from this island: 1 Greek from Mólivos and an English/German couple from Skalochóri. And while we were busy writing this, suddenly at 11.24 a.m. electricity disappeared on the whole island, coming back only at 11.37 a.m. At 12.55 p.m. we heard the little Hedgehog was still alive, and as well she has no flees, but maggots !! The box with the Hedgehog was in our hands at 1.56 p.m. At arrival at the L.W.H. the pour one was dead already for hours: rigor mortis was complete. Bodyweight was no 700 gram, but only 369 gram > see further at EASTERN HEDGEHOG. After we had forced the Dog Fox to drink a bit of Ringers-fluid from a little plastic bottle, with quite a risk for our fingers (because one can’t do that wearing thick leather gloves !!) he has started eating well. And that’s the first time since he is here. As well “Emily” was persuaded eating independently by Ineke.