Baby hedgehog found covered in toxic glittery slime and with one eye glued shut

Sparkle was found at the side of the road covered in a sticky substance (Picture: Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital/Cover Images)

A baby hedgehog was found with one eye glued shut after she was covered in toxic glittery slime.

The vulnerable animal is believed to have come into contact with a discarded children’s toy.

Animal charity Dottie’s Little Hog Hospital said the three-month-old hedgehog was brought to them after being discovered on the side of the road in Herne Bay, Kent.

The animal, who has been named Sparkle, was barely able to move, with one eye glued shut by the sticky, gold-coloured substance.

Charity founder Jo Hogbin said the outcome could have been worse.

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