| my 3 hedgehogs now have diarrhea and one has a cough
i rescued 3 male baby hedgehogs on the 20th and 21st october they are all putting on loads of weight
start weight now weighing
100g 325g (rescued 21st october)
115g 320g (rescued 20th october)
130g 395g (rescued 20th october)
as you can see the one that weighed 115g is now the smallest, Unfortuantly one has developed a cough and all 3 have just finished a course of lungworm treatment on tuesday but the cough hasnt improved so the vet has given antibiotics for all 3 hogs which i started this morning.
Last night all 3 had very pale diarrhea which is slightly firmer now, none of them are settling this morning and they just want to eat. All that i have put in their cage is dried mileworms, dry cat food and water. I'm thinking about not putting any tinned food in their tonight to settle their stomachs
The vet i'm not too happy with as he dont have any ideas when i took it first for its cough and i cant get there either as i dont drive and public transport outta the village is every hour then oncein town i have to catch another bus so it takes about an hr in total and i have to pick my daughter up at 3.30 from school. when i phone them i can only talk to the vet that is treating them and no other will give advise over the phone. I'm annoyed as all my familys animals are seen there (goats, horse, pony, dogs and iguana) and they're fantastic but i feel you get a totally differant service from them with pets. The hogs are under the RSPCA
Any advise will be great as i'm worried about "staving" them from "wet" food over night for the diarrhea but thats esacly what i'd do if it was one of my pets or even myself or my daughter
Many Thanks
Jo  |