Hedgehogs

Maguire, Rina; Ahmad, Ali Anwar bin; Zanten, Trent Charles

doi:10.1002/9781119149262.ch20

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“…As mentioned earlier, the wound was managed as an open one due to skin loss due to necrosis; however, after flushing, the wound was covered using Nebacetin. For infected wounds, such as in this case, recovery by secondary intention, or open wound healing, is the best option (Maguire et al, 2021). Topical antimicrobial use in infected wounds has advantages, such as achieving high tissue concentrations of the antimicrobial agent at the location of interest, requiring a minimal amount of antimicrobial, and avoiding the need for parenteral delivery, reducing the possibility of systemic side effects.…”

Section: Wound Debridement Cleansing and Decontaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wobbly hedgehog syndrome, heat stroke, and intervertebral disk disease; and tumors e.g. intraabdominal and systemic neoplasia, skeletal neoplasia, oral neoplasia, integumentary neoplasia (Keeble and Koterwas, 2020;Maguire and Zanten, 2021;Lee, 2021;Graham et al, 2021;Ramadita and Paramita, 2019). Neoplasia or tumors are potential differential diagnoses in all sick hedgehogs because they are relatively common in this species (Prastika et al, 2020;Maguire et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Speedy Recovery of Subcutaneous Abscess and The Presence of Overgrown Nails in A Pygmy Hedgehog: A Case Report

Budiono,

Wen,

Rajendran

et al. 2023

J. Med. Vet.

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This study reported that a 15-month-old intact female African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was presented to IPB University Veterinary Teaching Hospital to evaluate a 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm × 0.5 cm mass on the left ventral thorax, three days after the mass was first discovered by the owner. Overgrown nails were observed on all four toes of each of the four limbs of the hedgehog. The body weight was 150 g, and the axial temperature was 36.5°C. The heart and respiratory rates were 180 per minute and 40 per minute, respectively. After a thorough physical examination, the patient was diagnosed with subcutaneous abscesses and overgrown nails. The abscess was surgically resected using a local anesthetic. The overgrown nails were trimmed to prevent further injury and the recurrence of abscesses. Following surgery, the hedgehog was discharged directly from the hospital and treated using Amoxicillin 15 mg/kg per oral every 12 hours for seven days, daily routine wound cleaning with sodium chloride, and topical powder of neomycin sulfate 5 mg/g and bacitracin 250 IU/g. The patient responded effectively to the systemic treatment, and medical signs and symptoms resolved. The hedgehog fully recovered from the subcutaneous abscess 14 days after the first hospital visit. No recurrence was reported in the subsequent month after resolution.

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Section: Wound Debridement Cleansing and Decontaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%