Can hedgehogs get chlamydia?
However, no human infection directly related to hedgehog exposure has been documented. In a serosurvey of European hedgehogs in Styria, Austria, antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Chlamydia (ornithosis), and Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis) were detected among 64 animal tested (18).
Do all hedgehogs carry diseases?
In common with most wild mammals, hedgehogs carry a range of parasites and are susceptible to a number of dieseases of significance to human and livestock health. Perhaps the most significant diseases known in hedgehogs are tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease and rabies.
What diseases do pet hedgehogs carry?
Common conditions of pet hedgehogs include external and internal parasites, ringworm, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases and pneumonia.
Why is my 3 year old hedgehog bleeding?
Our 3 year old female has been having some bleeding from her vulva area. We took her to the vet and got some antibiotics, thinking that it could be a urinary tract infection. The vet seemed to suspect a uterine tumor. After being on antibiotics for about 4 days, the hedgehog seemed to be improving.
What was the mass on my Hedgehog’s vagina?
Just to update everyone, we took the hedge to the vet, and after inspecting the mass, they concluded that it was a tumor growing on her vaginal wall or outer cervix, which prolapsed out of her and then she somehow removed it herself without causing much blood loss.
What kind of cancer does a hedgehog have?
In one survey, > 80% of the tumors were malignant. Proliferative uterine tumors or polyps are common and are associated with vaginal bleeding, hematuria, and weight loss. Ovariohysterectomy allows prolonged survival of hedgehogs with uterine tumors. Some sarcomas have been associated with retroviral infection.
Why is my Hedgehog scratching at the bottom of his cage?
Hedgehogs will lose some of their quills as a part of their normal shedding but if your hedgie is itching and scratching and you are finding more quills on the bottom of the cage, then your hedgehog he may have an ectoparasite. Mites are one type of commonly seen ectoparasites on hedgehogs and will cause your hog to be itchy.
Our 3 year old female has been having some bleeding from her vulva area. We took her to the vet and got some antibiotics, thinking that it could be a urinary tract infection. The vet seemed to suspect a uterine tumor. After being on antibiotics for about 4 days, the hedgehog seemed to be improving.
Just to update everyone, we took the hedge to the vet, and after inspecting the mass, they concluded that it was a tumor growing on her vaginal wall or outer cervix, which prolapsed out of her and then she somehow removed it herself without causing much blood loss.
What to do if your Hedgehog has blood in urine?
If you notice blood in your hedgehogs urine, then call the vet. You can facilitate a diagnosis if you collect a 1ml syringe full of your hedgie’s urine. A combination of tests are your safest path to solving these symptoms as quickly as possible.
In one survey, > 80% of the tumors were malignant. Proliferative uterine tumors or polyps are common and are associated with vaginal bleeding, hematuria, and weight loss. Ovariohysterectomy allows prolonged survival of hedgehogs with uterine tumors. Some sarcomas have been associated with retroviral infection.
