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04-27-2005, 12:38 AM
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#1 | | Spiderwoman!
Join Date: May 2003 Location: BC, Canada Age: 44
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| Now this is sad - link!
I just joined another forum last week, and never had a chance to sit down and read some threads until now. Upon venturing into the hedgehog forum, I found this http://furbabyplace.proboards46.com/...num=1108971332
The person was obviously oblivious to the fact that their new hedgehog was infested with mites, and judging from the pictures, it is the worst case I have ever seen, and I have seen quite a few. The person posted another thread on there, saying that the hedgie died, and that they wished they had sought vet care when they suspected something was wrong. So, I'm not sure if they realized that this hog had mites at that point or not. It just makes me so sad to see the poor baby like that. I remember when Pikachu got mites, and hers were nothing compared to that, and she was clearly very uncomfortable, but it was easily treated. I just can't believe that someone would let their hedgie die from something like this 
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04-27-2005, 10:24 AM
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#2 | | Member
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| That doesn't even look like a hedgehog. Poor thing. | |
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04-27-2005, 05:59 PM
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#3 | | ~*~Bride-2-Be~*~
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort McMurray Alberta Age: 20
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| Oh my gosh, that poor little hedgie
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04-27-2005, 08:46 PM
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#4 | | Kiss the birthday girl!
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wisconsin
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| You think all those brown spots are mites???  and she didn't notice them???
Are you sure the hedgie just wasn't covered in poop- that cage looked awful messy.
How could it be covered in mites that bad and she not know that there was something on this little guy?
That is a crying shame!
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04-27-2005, 08:56 PM
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#5 | | No more specialness for me!
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Age: 18
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| Wow...and she's scraed to pick him up because he has spikes? That should be the least of her worries. Why isn't anyone on the forum there saying anything? The poor, poor, thing.
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04-28-2005, 01:57 AM
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#6 | | Spiderwoman!
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Originally Posted by fertmom You think all those brown spots are mites??? and she didn't notice them???
Are you sure the hedgie just wasn't covered in poop- that cage looked awful messy.
How could it be covered in mites that bad and she not know that there was something on this little guy?
That is a crying shame! | The mites are not visible, but the flakey skin and loss of quills are a pretty sure sign of mites, then yes, that is one filthy cage as well, it is disgusting.
I never said anything because I am not even sure if that person is still a member of the forum.
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04-28-2005, 07:05 PM
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#7 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA
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| That's discusting! The cage was a mess too! Sure... a new cage is coming- but the old one still needs to be cleaned!
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04-30-2005, 10:32 PM
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#8 | | Owned by my degus
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Age: 17
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| That's so sad...
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05-08-2005, 01:22 AM
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#9 | | Red, the devil
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada
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| Poor hedgie ...it should be rescued from this person....its not too expensive to buy a big plastic bin and house it and maintain some form for cleaniness .....I have a few hedgies and i have never seen one looking so bad...and i do rescue then...if this person lives near Montreal, Quebec, Canada I can help ..there is also a rescue in Ottawa, Ontario I know of.
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05-08-2005, 01:40 AM
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#10 | | Spiderwoman!
Join Date: May 2003 Location: BC, Canada Age: 44
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Originally Posted by redrose Poor hedgie ...it should be rescued from this person....its not too expensive to buy a big plastic bin and house it and maintain some form for cleaniness .....I have a few hedgies and i have never seen one looking so bad...and i do rescue then...if this person lives near Montreal, Quebec, Canada I can help ..there is also a rescue in Ottawa, Ontario I know of.
Red | As I stated in my first post, this hedgie had already died by the time I read this thread.
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