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  1. Health
    Lyra has been getting these recurrent mouth infections, firstly the vet thought it was an abscess and after 5-7 days of antibiotics, there was still pus in her mouth. So we went back and got more antibiotics for a 10 day course and the infection was gone. The vet consulted a specialist who was...
  2. Eyes
    Hi guys, My hedgehog had babies and only one survived. I am really attached to this little bean. It was born Jan 19th and it's now Feb 15th so I saw 4ish weeks old. I noticed at 3 weeks it's eyes was supposed to be opening but there was crust there. Now one eye has a big crust scab and it's got...
  3. Feet and legs
    This started about a month ago. I know I should have brought him in, or asked about it sooner. Hes been doing much better the last few years ive had him since i got him from his old owners,but about 3-3 1/2 weeks ago I seen a small bump on Bannannas left paw- i wouldn't stop researching ofc...
  4. Skin
    Hi! I took my little Martie to the vet last week and he was unsure if she had mites or a skin infection so he's treating her for both. She had one dose of Revolution and then he also had clotrimazole drops to put on her skin. It's been 2.5 weeks and now her skin is extremely flaky. Before...
  5. Health
    Just returned home from a trip to find this sweet girl leaning her head to one side. She only leans it to the left side and seems to be walking otherwise normally. Inner ear infection or the beginning of WHS? Video links attached Video 1 Video 2
  6. Skin
    My hedgie pangello has this dark bump on her upper belly area that is red and infected around it. I tried cleaning it throughly thinking it was just some poop but it did not wash away. Could someone help me ID this bump? pictures attached.
  7. Health
    The vet recently let us know that Riley has a 'serious clostridial infection'. Scary.. We sent a stool sample after her poops became smaller/less often. The vet gave us two meds: metronidazole and bene-bac probiotic. I was wondering if we'd be able to mix both medications into a treat and...
  8. Health
    Hi everyone, my little Maka has been coughin since I got her, I have her since last xmas and she came with some problems already, like diarrhea and this cough, I suppose it is because she had been staying in a pet store for a week and they had no lamp to keep her warm. I started with some...
  9. Eyes
    So I woke up this morning and my hedgie seemed to not have his eyes open despite moving about and drinking water. So I take him out and realize that only one of his eyes (the left one) is shut, and he is kind of squeaking as I hold him. At first I though he lost one of his eyes so I take him to...
  10. Feet and legs
    My mom was watching my hedgehog this past week and when I came home, her feet and nails were very poopy. When I washed her feet and got the poop from out under her nails I saw that her nails looked very unusual. They are more yellowish and darker colored than they usually are and are deformed...
  11. Feet and legs
    Hey everyone! Quick backstory: My little Hermione had a rather unpleasant experience with a bit of loose string lately, she wrapped it around her foot and cut off the blood circulation for a short while. Luckily I discovered the issue very quick and got rid of the string and brought her to the...
  12. Respiratory Infections
    My baby boy Bolt is about 8 months old and I've had him for just over five months! When I first got him, I was living at home and was initially very paranoid about a URI because he seemed to be sneezing and licking his nose a lot. After a few weeks, the sneezing subsided but he kept licking his...
  13. Eyes
    Hello everyone! Today I discovered a red bump near/in Macy's eye. [Image below] Being a first-time hedgehog owner, I do not have a lot of experience with health issues, although I have done a lot of research before adopting her. (I have had her 2 years this summer) Macy has an appointment...
  14. Health
    Hi there! This is my first post on the forum. I'm very happy something like this exists, it has already been so helpful! I just got my little boy Charlie a week ago. He is 8 weeks old. When I first got him he was sneezing and licking his nose a lot, also having green poops. I assumed it was...
  15. Fecal & Intestinal issues
    Hello, my hedgehog, Lil Bob has suddenly developed trouble walking. Originally he just started to walk with a slight limp but over the course of a few weeks, it's gotten worse. It originally was his back leg that was the problem but now, he's barely using his front left leg. Sometimes he just...
  16. Health
    I just got my little Jawn back from the vet like 3 hours ago. I had a few things I had to do and was unable to get to a connection. The vet covered bases in case it's mites or a skin infection. The bad thing is he also self-mutilated between me seeing the issue and getting him to the vet's...
  17. General Questions
    Hello, I hate to make a post asking a question without first providing answers to someone else or contributing in someway but I had quite the scare a few hours ago! Some background: I got my hedgehog a little over a week ago (1/6/17) when he was exactly two months old (almost 9 weeks). I bond...
  18. Bleeding, Male
    So Eric, my hedgie, peed blood twice so I took him to the vet. He said that it could be an urinary tract infection, but since it happened in the course of the last month it would be best to start him on a therapy and go from there. He proceeded to give him a shot and after that Eric went crazy...
  19. WHS (Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome)
    My hedgie surprised me with babies about a month ago and 2 of them have staph infections. Ive taken them to the vet already and they've finished their course of antibiotics however it seems as if it's only getting worse. One of the babies, Meiko, had only ONE scab on his leg(it was pretty bad...
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