hedgehog seizures??

Re: hedgehog seizures??

Katie Tallett RVN MBVNA — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:33:56 GMT

[quote user="albatross"]

could it have eaten slug pellets, or slugs which have recently eaten them?

that causes seizures and liver failure in other animals which have ingested them.

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thought of that too- asked st tiggy's and they said it would have acted faster and poos would be blue- hers weren't........

Re: hedgehog seizures??

Katie Tallett RVN MBVNA — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:32:23 GMT

[quote user="Maisy"]Liver disease can cause seizures in hedgehogs[/quote]

thought of this but not jaundice and abdo normal

[quote user="Maisy"]They can apparently do some strange behaviour when in new environments according to a lady at the Hedgehog trust where they appear to roll/thrash about and hiss/bite paying attention to their spines.[/quote]

i have seen this lots, they lick environment and then spread saliva over spines- acts as like a memory taste so they know what is familiar. it does look very strange but this pig was def not doing that

Re: hedgehog seizures??

albatross — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:50:50 GMT

could it have eaten slug pellets, or slugs which have recently eaten them?

that causes seizures and liver failure in other animals which have ingested them.

Re: hedgehog seizures??

Maisy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:47:31 GMT

Poor little hog Liver disease can cause seizures in hedgehogs, though would generally be considered too young for most forms. They can apparently do some strange behaviour when in new environments according to a lady at the Hedgehog trust where they appear to roll/thrash about and hiss/bite paying attention to their spines. Its not necessarily a bad thing more of an adaptation to new places. The only hedgehog I've seen with seizures also had a head tilt/nystagmus so more than likely head trauma.