Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue found the animal near Quedgeley, after it was spotted by a passenger on a nearby bus.
A hedgehog that ballooned to the size of a football because of an infection has been 'deflated' by rescuers and is being nursed back to health in Gloucestershire .
Emily Harper, manager at Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue explained: "We had a call on Monday to say that a man on a bus had seen a hedgehog, which was a little odd seeing as the hedgehog was in the field and they're usually quite difficult to spot from above. "We immediately deflated her because she was so big, her skin was so tight. She couldn't curl up, she couldn't walk because her legs were trapped.Credit: Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue
"We think she had a wound that became infected. The skin had healed over, but hedgehogs have a unique structure where they have skin, a gap, and then their muscular skeletal structure underneath."It can also be caused by respiratory issues, but in this case her X-rays were clear."
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