Woman rescues baby hedgehog that’s actually hat bobble

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Hat’s off to this animal lover who cared for a baby hedgehog that wound up being a hat bobble.

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A worried animal lover rushed to an animal rescue centre with what she thought was a hedgehog she had found on the side of the road.

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Concerned it “hadn’t moved or pooped all night, she awaited news from the vet.

The news was positive, if not confusing.

“It’s not a hedgehog — it is a hat bobble,” the vet told the person, according to the U.K. Independent.

The furry accessory was brought to Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital in Chesire after the stranger had looked after it for several hours.

The vet on shift Janet Kotze told The Independent: “She was an older lady, maybe sixties or seventies, well-spoken and well-meaning.”

“She said she could see something on the roadside that looked like a hedgehog.”

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“From a distance you take it at face value. She didn’t handle it at all — she scooped it in a box with some cat food and left it alone in a warm, dark place. She did everything so well. She barely peeked at it because she didn’t want to stress it out.”

The vet said she knew it wasn’t a hedgehog when she opened the box.

“It was pretty obvious to us, but I can also see how she was mistaken,” she said. “I went back out and explained, ‘I’m sorry it’s just a bobble.’”

“She said: ‘You’re joking! Oh my goodness, how did I do that?’”

“She was so concentrated on doing the right thing. She was concerned it hadn’t moved or even pooed. That would be spooky if it had.”

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