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Hi, Looking for anyone who can help with a train in the next few days for a hedgie in need. There is a surrender in Medicine Hat, Alberta. We have room in our rescue for him but I'm looking for anyone who is able to help transport him. Both my husband and I are down with the flu and this...

Sorry for the late post, sometimes there are just losses that are really hard to accept and this was one of them. Ella came to us in horrible shape, broken, jaw, a few broken toes, severe quill loss, malnutrition (despite being a very large lady). She had been found along the road and was...

Let me introduce our latest addition - Felicity. Turned into the SPCA and re-adopted by us. Upon seeing her, she was unlikely to get adopted and since we thought she'd likely have some special needs, we adopted her. She will live out the rest of her days with us. Felicity is 5 months old (so...

I guess when it rains, it pours. Tiggy passed today. He went into the vet for a tooth extraction and passed when they sedated him. Until the necropsy is complete, I won't understand why this has happened. Tiggy was the sweetest hog to come through our home. He never curled up, was happy to...

We helped Hufflelump cross a few days ago at the ripe old age of at least 5 and half. He could have been older but we know he had at least earned the title "Sir". He was surrendered to us more than three years ago. He was completely blind but that didn't bother him at all. Although he never...

Our beloved Po passed a few days ago, after battling with small masses (likely cancerous) in his intestines. He was surrendered to us more than two years ago from a couple who no longer wanted him. He loved a warm lap and always left a pile of crumbs after his meals. Unfortunately, he always...

I've heard of the above as being used as a homeopathic treatment for arthritis in hedgehogs, but am not sure about how to dose this. Does anyone have suggestions? Huffy is already on prednisone for what we believe are cancerous lumps growing in his abdominal region which have been holding out...

We have just recently taken in Ella who was turned over to us from a vet in Edson. She was found as a stray wandering Edson (a town in north west Alberta). The only reason she was discovered was because several crows were picking at her. Although she was 800 grams and extremely obese, she...

We helped Kelen cross over today. Our best guess is that he was close to four years old. He had a very gentle soul and was fighter to the end. We rescued him from a cold detached garage just outside of Edmonton last October, where his owners complained of his many escapes. They always found...

Fellow Hedgie Lovers/Owners, In efforts to increase our membership, particularly on the hedgehog side of things, we are asking you to provide a quick response on how you came across this forum. This information will help us to reach out to new hedgehog owners and those interested in hedgehogs...

Cedric developed a mass on his left side on Thursday and went for tests that day. The vet found two masses: one on the shoulder blade and one under the arm pit in the lymph node. The masses were sent for testing. By the time Saurday came, he was starting to have difficulty walking. The test...

I'm considering raising my own mealies. After doing a number of searches and reading up on the various methods, I still have a few questions. Hopefully someone has some experience with this (I believe a few of you breed mealies). - I've seen people use egg cartons for their farm. How come...

I have a rule - no hedgies in the SPCA over Christmas. It was a good thing too, because the vet there thought that the hedgehog had a lump, possibly a large skin tag of some sort that required removal. When I picked Greyson up shortly before Christmas, they immediately recommended this...

We helped Kipper cross the bridge on Thursday. He was my first hedgehog and always a very small but very friendly little man. He was a cuddler in the early evening and a long distance runner late at night. He logged over 10 km at least a few times. He was never a good eater and developed a...

My newest blind guy, Humphrey Hufflelump, came with a small bed. It looks like a cat bed (the foamy filled kind with mini walls) but it is his size instead. He refuses to sleep anywhere else. I have stuck it into his igloo, and he happily sleeps on it. The problem is that it is coming apart...

We have two new residents (down to only one hog was making the whole house depressed). One was "Sonic" from the SPCA who is now Cedrick (hopefully that sounds like Sonic to him). He is a big guy with a whole lot of quill skirt but not much hog. He was on some sort of green pellet hedgehog food...

Hector passed away on Saturday morning. No advanced notice, when my mom woke up he hadn't eaten his food and was having a little trouble breathing and was wobbly. We had a vet appointment in an hour and were taking him immediately but he didn't last that long. We can only hope that he died...

:HB11:Kip turned 2 last weekend. With Annabelle's passing, I was a little late in posting the Birthday boy's pictures, so here they are. His present was a hat (made by Nancy) and a fish house of which I made for him. Kip's spread...(minus the chocolate cake, that was for us) Kip's...

We lost Annabelle today. :tissue: She had been fairly ill over the last week, eating only from the syringe. We made a trip to the emergency vet on Saturday to get her sub-q'd and put her on baytril. I thought she was just turning around, her weight was staying more steady. Luckily I spent all...

I've searched around and can't find any info on this one in our new forum, other than probiotics can be used. What is recommended for hedgies in terms of a pro-biotic? Annabelle is on baytril right now and I can't remember what was recommended for use as a probiotic....