'You have to be joking': Worried Woman Finds Homeless "Hedgehog" and Cares for It Overnight, Only to Find Out That It's Not a Hedgehog at All

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Apr 8, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

Picture this: You're walking on the street on your way home from work and something on the ground catches your eye. You stop and see an adorable fuzzy creature frozen in fear on the sidewalk. You can't pawssibly let this poor little thing stay out in the big, bad world all night, so you take it home, give it a bit of wet food, and decide to take it to the emergency vet in the morning. 

You wake up, and the poor critter (which you imagine to be a hedgehog) hasn't even touched its food. Naturally, you get a little more worried, so you get yourself together quickly at take it to the animal hospital. The veterinarian sees you in, starts to take a look at the little guy, and gives you a puzzled look. She says to you, 'Mam, this is just a bobble for your purse. A pom-pom.' You may feel a little silly, but don't worry, your heart is in the right place. Scroll down to read the full silly story below!

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    umbro We still BELIEVE England could lift Six With a little ontonight
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    If it was late at night, we might also mistake this cute, fuzzy thing for a tiny animal in need of our help. However, we might have understood by picking it up that it was maybe too light to be an animal at all. But, that's just us.

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    meme.ig Follow (us) @MEME.IG for daily content like this❤ A woman rushed what she thought was a baby hedgehog into a wildlife hospital in Britain after caring for it overnight, only to find out that she had been worried over the health of a pom- pom from purse+
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    Dr Janet Kotze, who was the veterinarian on duty when the rescuer brought in the box containing the pom-pom, said she "couldn't believe what I was seeing". "I realised it wasn't animated at all, and I picked it up and obviously from the weight I could feel that it wasn't a hedgehog or any animal at all," Dr Kotze told the New York Post.
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    She explained to the rescuer that it was "just a bobble", and the surprised woman exclaimed "you're joking", before leaving the hospital with both the box and the pom-pom.
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    Well, her heart was in the right place, and it's the thought that counts, right? She gets some good karma for at least attempting to take care of it. We can't imagine how silly we would feel though. Embarrassment level: 1,000,000.

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    - VIRAL WOMAN MISTOOK A PURSE BOBBLE FOR A HEDGEHOG AND TOOK IT TO AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL
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    rich_o_matic This is why no one believes humans built the pyramids
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    jdotr_412 This is clearly the dumbest generation of human beings ever in the history of this planet.
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    themeganbaca Me when I try to do the right thing.
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    theonlychells On today's episode of: are you serious??
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    incertusveritas Aww that poor Pom Pom didn't even touch its food.
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    aka_jenner Bless her heart
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    morsmihilvcrvm1304 She sprang an early aprils fools joke on the vet.
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    dawn_connery @chloesmith7 this was totally what i was expecting for the hedgehog story on Wednesday ✓
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    maia.lemon.art Wait, how did she care for it overnight exactly??
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    joyceedmonds Should have gone to "Specsavers"..
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    stormtucker25 Does she know what a hedgehog looks like?
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    rottingshrooms_66 Its the thought that counts I guess
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    myunshelteredlife She meant well
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    donnamichelle707 Wow... what kinda chemistry was she on ?
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    stfu.squishy LMFAOOO BRO YK SHES A GOOD PERSON THO
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    storm_avd My thoughts are that society is doomed
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    hollyisraa That's sooo cute god bless her
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    triciaisab she needs to lay off the pipe
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    themorrisondynasty This can't be real life.
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    hoosierdaddyo8 this is the type of news im here for t
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    mariax_161 She confused but she's got the spirit
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    warriorautoglass I worked in pest control office before and a confused older woman came into the office with a box full of rocks and kept asking me if I see them moving and what kind of bugs they were.. I told her it's common gravel from a yard... she insisted they were not rocks and were jumping and moving and proceeded to go to her vehicle to get a microscope for me to "see" them. Can't make this stuff up. These kind of things only ever happen to me when I'm alone of course
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