2026
WILDLIFE ICU
APPEAL
HELP US RESTOCK THE KNOXWOOD WILDLIFE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WITH LIFESAVING TREATMENTS FOR 2026
WHAT WE NEED.
We need around £5000 to restock our Wildlife Intensive Care Unit medical supplies, consumables and lifesaving treatments for 2026.
If that's all you need to know, and you want to help out, THANK YOU! You can help out in a number of ways below!
If you'd like more information, then read on and find out what we need and why a little further down the page.
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Donate Online
Donate via Facebook
Donate by Post
Send a one-off donation online here using Paypal or debit/credit card - you can giftaid it too if you are a UK taxpayer!
You can donate via facebook and also give our appeal a share!
If you want to send a cheque, please make payable to Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Trust & pop it in the post to Knoxwood, Thornby Moor, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 0LA - you can giftaid it too if you are a UK taxpayer!
Amazon Wishlist
If you would like to choose what to purchase for our hospital check out our Amazon Wishlist here and they will deliver it to our door! Not everything we need is on here as some things are only available from specialist suppliers.
Drop it off
If you have spare supplies such as pet pads, cotton wool, antiseptics etc. You can drop it off at the gate. No controlled medications though please!
Support without Spending
No funds? no problem. You can still get involved and support us. Head over to Facebook and share our fundraiser, tell your friends about it and spread the word
£5000 - That's a LOT of money...
What will we spend the funds on?
Can the WICU use donated supplies?
Yes it is. Over this year we will welcome a huge number of wildlife casualties. Each one requiring individual treatment.
Picture this
1000 individual creatures, each one needing JUST ONE of the following basic First Aid treatments:
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Rehydration
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Parasite/worming treatment
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Wound cleaning and dressing
Then add on specific treatments
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Antibiotics
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Antifungals
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Veterinary treatments.
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Handrearing supplies
BUT... Lots of them will need a whole selection of these treatments and pretty soon the costs to fund them all starts to really mount up.
We will buy the medications, supplies and consumables needed for the WICU to treat all of the incoming wildlife this year. If we raise more than our goal, we will be able to get extra treatments!
An idea of what we hope to purchase:
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Rehydration treatment
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Critical care formula
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Hand rearing formula for all species & consumables
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Mange & mite treatment
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Worm, tick and flea treatments
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Wound cleaners and antiseptics
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Wound dressings and hydrogels
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Cotton wool, swabs, buds etc
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Poisoning treatment
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Puppy pads for incubator liners
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A new microscope and slides for parasite identification
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Antifungal medication
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Bird canker medication
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Syringes and droppers
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Plus veterinary medications as prescribed case by case from our amazing local vets.
There's a whole lot more too... but we will probably run out of website if we list it all!
YES! the Wildlife Intensive Care Unit can absolutely use donated supplies, our supporters drop off (or sometimes even post) things like puppy pads, cotton wool, ready brek (for the baby pigeons) that they have spare or have purchased much more cheaply locally than online.
This does not cover everything we need though and we do have to purchase a lot of things, and some things are only available on prescription.
Case Study:
Samwise the Hedgehog
Meet Samwise, the hedgehog. Samwise was brought into us after waking up from hibernation with the WORST parasite infestation we have ever seen. Loaded with around 150 ticks and an extreme case of mange, Samwise had lost almost every quill on his back, was dehydrated and covered in sores.
Just this one hedgehog required rehydration, anti parasite treatment for the mange and ticks, which will be repeated after 2 weeks, twice daily wound dressing and possibly antibiotic support.
This little one will also require housing for several months, up to one year while the quills grow back.
We need your support to restock our WICU and ensure we have everything in stock and on hand to help the wildlife as it comes through the door.
