Hi! I'm new here...
I need help because I just discovered yesterday that my hedgie has mites (quills and fur loss, weight loss) so I bought Revolution and applied it myself. As much as i want to let the vet do it, we don't have any vets here who specialize in hedgehogs.Of course I asked the breeder on how to apply and what dosage of Revolution is safe. He told me that .03ml is safe, so there, i measured it using a syringe and i slowly applied it but my hedgie hissed and i was stunned. When i looked at the syringe, it was nearly empty. I wasn't sure if it was applied on my hedgehog or somewhere else so i added a few more. Maybe the dosage (all in all) would be more or less .06ml. I asked the breeder if it was just fine and he said yes. Just don't exceed 3ml and everything's fine. I watched him the whole night and he seemed just fine. I gave him superworm and I think he could eat tons of it and he also drank water.
Now, when i came home, I gave him a superworm. He ate it but I noticed that he was doing something. He acted as if he was forming a white foam in his mouth, just like when anointing, but this is different. He didn't put in in his quills. He just sat and that's it. I tried to give him water but he refused to drink. He just continued that "foaming" thing whenever i tried to give him water. He was like tasting something. It's hard to describe. Just imagine a hedgehog getting ready for anointing except that he doesn't put it in his quills.
I'm not sure if it was there before i came home, or after giving him superworm...
I'm very worried, could it be that he was poisoned? or overdose? Pls help me..
We don't have any vet here, they refused to check up on him coz they're not familiar with hedgehogs...
I need help because I just discovered yesterday that my hedgie has mites (quills and fur loss, weight loss) so I bought Revolution and applied it myself. As much as i want to let the vet do it, we don't have any vets here who specialize in hedgehogs.Of course I asked the breeder on how to apply and what dosage of Revolution is safe. He told me that .03ml is safe, so there, i measured it using a syringe and i slowly applied it but my hedgie hissed and i was stunned. When i looked at the syringe, it was nearly empty. I wasn't sure if it was applied on my hedgehog or somewhere else so i added a few more. Maybe the dosage (all in all) would be more or less .06ml. I asked the breeder if it was just fine and he said yes. Just don't exceed 3ml and everything's fine. I watched him the whole night and he seemed just fine. I gave him superworm and I think he could eat tons of it and he also drank water.
Now, when i came home, I gave him a superworm. He ate it but I noticed that he was doing something. He acted as if he was forming a white foam in his mouth, just like when anointing, but this is different. He didn't put in in his quills. He just sat and that's it. I tried to give him water but he refused to drink. He just continued that "foaming" thing whenever i tried to give him water. He was like tasting something. It's hard to describe. Just imagine a hedgehog getting ready for anointing except that he doesn't put it in his quills.
I'm not sure if it was there before i came home, or after giving him superworm...
I'm very worried, could it be that he was poisoned? or overdose? Pls help me..
We don't have any vet here, they refused to check up on him coz they're not familiar with hedgehogs...