Hi everyone!
I'm a new hedgie mama - I just got my baby Audrey last weekend! She's 8 weeks old and extremely friendly. Reading these posts I was nervous about socializing her and getting her to like me, but now she just crawls into my hand and falls asleep!
I wish I could figure out how to post pictures on here! (it always says the pic is too big :| )
When I brought her home I noticed that she was pretty sneezy and sniffly so I took her to the vet. They gave her baytril for her runny nose (I'm giving her it 2x a day at home) and they also noticed some dry, flaky skin on her leg and chin. The vet gave her the Ivermectin treatment for mites that day and I'll be back there next Monday for the next. I've read a lot of negative comments about the Ivermectin injections and was planning to ask the vet about switching to the topical treatment even though Audrey seemed to be doing great. The whole time I've had her I've never seen Audrey really scratch much, even though the vet found those patches, but last night I found her scratching a lot. Is there anything I can do for her until she gets her next mite treatment?
I have her in a sterilite tub, complete with wheel, igloo, homemade hedgiebag and a separate playpen. I have aspen bedding and was worried that the dustiness might have caused her URI/is making it worse. I'm in the process of making my own cage liner out of fleece in the hopes of reducing dust and chances of mites, but she loooooves to dig and burrow! What should I do?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm so glad I found this forum - it's perfect for the paranoid new mama!
I'm a new hedgie mama - I just got my baby Audrey last weekend! She's 8 weeks old and extremely friendly. Reading these posts I was nervous about socializing her and getting her to like me, but now she just crawls into my hand and falls asleep!
When I brought her home I noticed that she was pretty sneezy and sniffly so I took her to the vet. They gave her baytril for her runny nose (I'm giving her it 2x a day at home) and they also noticed some dry, flaky skin on her leg and chin. The vet gave her the Ivermectin treatment for mites that day and I'll be back there next Monday for the next. I've read a lot of negative comments about the Ivermectin injections and was planning to ask the vet about switching to the topical treatment even though Audrey seemed to be doing great. The whole time I've had her I've never seen Audrey really scratch much, even though the vet found those patches, but last night I found her scratching a lot. Is there anything I can do for her until she gets her next mite treatment?
I have her in a sterilite tub, complete with wheel, igloo, homemade hedgiebag and a separate playpen. I have aspen bedding and was worried that the dustiness might have caused her URI/is making it worse. I'm in the process of making my own cage liner out of fleece in the hopes of reducing dust and chances of mites, but she loooooves to dig and burrow! What should I do?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm so glad I found this forum - it's perfect for the paranoid new mama!