Dieting hedgehog

Apr 22 2008

A overweight hedgehog has lost nearly a fifth of his body weight after wildlife vets put him on a high-protein Atkins style diet.

George had grown to the size of a football after snaffling the high-fat foods left out for birds.

Staff at Wildlife Aid in Leatherhead, Surrey, put him on a strict diet last November of just a few spoonfuls of cat food every day and after a few months on the regime George has shrunk from 2.2kg to 1.7kg.

His target weight is 850 grams.