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Animal-lover rushes sick baby hedgehog to vet — only to find out she’s been caring for a hat pom-pom

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Animal-lover rushes sick baby hedgehog to vet — only to find out she’s been caring for a hat pom-pom

A tenderhearted animal lover spent an entire night tending to what she thought was a sick baby hedgehog — only to find out it was nothing more than a faux fur pom-pom. The elderly woman had rushed into action when she spotted what she believed was an abandoned critter on the side of a road … Read more

Adorable hedgehog ballooned to the size of a football — due to trapped gas

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Adorable hedgehog ballooned to the size of a football — due to trapped gas

A hedgehog in Scotland rolled into some trouble last week after she expanded to the size of a football due to a rare condition called “balloon syndrome.” The strange ailment occurs when gas gets trapped under the animals’ skin, typically after they’ve suffered some kind of traumatic injury, according to the Wildlife Aid Foundation. “She … Read more