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A video has gone viral on social media showing dedicated staff at Oak and Furrows wildlife rescue centre using hydrotherapy to help a hedgehog learn to walk again. The hedgehog was brought to the RSPCA centre in May. It was dragging its back legs, which is usually the sign of a break or soft tissue damage. Luckily for the spiky casualty an x-ray revealed no breaks, so physiotherapy was recommended. Anj Saunders from the centre on the Blakehill Farm nature reserve near Cricklade said: “Our vets advised to do physio with him. But one of the volunteers that comes in on the weekend is trained as a vet nurse and animal physiotherapist.” ....