Apple Blossom
A female pipistrelle, she arrived at the hospital on 21st July 1997. She was found in an orchard, hanging onto a milk bottle holder outside the farmhouse by a farmer's dog. She was then rescued by the farmer's wife who thought it strange at first that the dog was paying so much attention to a dead leaf! The membrane between her fourth and fifth fingers had been torn away right down to the ankle on the right wing and one of her fingers is missing. The injury is very serious and means that she will never be able to fly again. She is able to get around her home easily without having to fly and will remain at the hospital with her friends for the rest of her life.
Furrybanksia
A male pipistrelle admitted to the hospital on 13th May 1997, after being caught by a feral cat as he emerged from his roost, near Gweek. The cat was seen taking our little bat off into the woods and didn't return until some twenty minutes later, still carrying him about. A kind person managed to rescue him and brought him here to the Hospital. He had a compound fracture of the left forearm and the membrane of his wing was badly torn. The break has now mended, but it is set in such a way that he is unable to open it enough to fly. He will now remain at the hospital with all his new friends.
Andromeda
A young adult brown long-eared bat. She was found on a building site in Pool, Penzance in March 1999. She had a bad break to her left wing and although Ginni tried numerous times to splint the wing Andromeda kept taking the dressing back off. Unfortunately this resulted in the wing setting at an odd angle and means that she will never be able to open it sufficiently to ever fly properly again.