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Hedgehogs: Health and Management

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ALL CONTENTS:

• About the Species

• Diseases

• Drugs

• Techniques (Veterinary / Husbandry / Management)

• Support References

About the Species:

• Species Description:

  • GO TO... Erinaceus europaeus - West European Hedgehog (Species) (General information)
    This page includes data on:

GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
 

APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
 

LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
 

BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation

 

HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
 

CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status

NOTE: The Hedgehog Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the disease. Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:

• Detailed Literature Reports:
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Appearance-Morphology- Measurement and Weight (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Appearance-Morphology- Head and Neck (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Appearance-Morphology- Legs, Spine and Tracks (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Appearance-Morphology-Tail (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Appearance- Morphology- Skin-Coat-Pelage (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Detailed Anatomy Notes (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Life Stages (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Natural Diet (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Hibernation - Aestivation (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Haematology - Biochemistry Notes (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Detailed Physiology Notes (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Feeding Behaviour (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Parental Behaviour (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Social Behaviour - Territoriality - Predation - Learning (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Sexual Behaviour (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Activity Patterns, Grooming and Navigation Behaviour (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - General Habitat Type (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Nests - Burrows - Shelters (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Distribution & Movement (Literature Reports)
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Species Variation (Literature Reports) 
  • GO TO... West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus - Conservation Status (Literature Reports)

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Diseases:

• Viral:
  • GO TO... Avian Influenza in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Viral Disease)
  • GO TO... Bhanja Virus Infection in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Congo Virus Infection in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease in Hedgehogs / Salivary Gland Oncocytes in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Viral Disease)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Herpesvirus Infection (Viral Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Herpes simplex Infection in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Unspecified Morbillivirus Infection of Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Newcastle Disease in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Viral Disease)
  • GO TO... Parvovirus Infection of Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Rabies (with special reference to waterfowl, hedgehogs and the disease in the UK) (Viral Disease)
  • GO TO... Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Yellow Fever in Hedgehogs (Viral Disease Summary)
• Bacterial:
  • GO TO... Avian Tuberculosis in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Colibacillosis (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Corynebacterium Pneumonia in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Erysipelothrix Infection in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Pasteurella Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Leptospirosis (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Listeriosis in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Lyme Disease with special reference to Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Mammalian Tuberculosis in Eurasian Badgers with notes on Hedgehogs (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Mycobacterium marinum Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Mycoplasma Infection in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Pasteurella Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Proteus Infection in Waterfowl and Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Pseudomonas Infection in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Q Fever (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Rickettsia conori Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Salmonellosis (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Staphylococcosis (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Streptococcosis in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
  • GO TO... Tularemia (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Urinary Tract Infection in Hedgehogs (Bacterial Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Yersiniosis (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Bacterial Disease)
• Fungal / Algal:
  • GO TO... Adiaspiromycosis in Hedgehogs (Fungal Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Histoplasmosis in Hedgehogs (Fungal Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Ringworm in Hedgehogs (Fungal Disease)
• Parasitic:
  • GO TO... Acanthocephala Infection of Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Caparinia Mange in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Chagas' Disease in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Chiggers Infection in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Chorioptic Mange in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Cryptosporidiosis in Mammals (with special reference to Hedgehogs) Parasitic Disease Link) 
  • GO TO... Demodex Infection in Hedgehogs (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Flea Infection (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Giardia Infection in Mammals with special reference to Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Link)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Intestinal Fluke Infection (Disease Link Page) 
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Intestinal Nematode Infection (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Tapeworm Infection (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Intestinal Coccidiosis in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Lungworm Infection of Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Myiasis (with special reference to Waterfowl) (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Notoedres Mange in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Nematode (Oesophagus & Stomach) Infection (Parasitic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Otodectes cynotis Ear Mite Infection in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Pentastome Infection in Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Sarcoptic mange (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Tick Infection (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Toxoplasmosis (Parasitic Disease)
  • GO TO... Trichinella Infection of Hedgehogs (Parasitic Disease Link)
• Toxic:
  • GO TO... Adder Venom Toxicity in Hedgehogs (Toxic Disease Summary) 
  • GO TO... Alcohol Poisoning (Toxic Disease Summary) 
  • GO TO... Alphachloralose Toxicity in Hedgehogs (Toxic Disease Summary) 
  • GO TO... Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Waterfowl (with notes on Hedgehogs)(Toxic Disease) 
  • GO TO... Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Waterfowl (with notes on Hedgehogs)(Toxic Disease) 
  • GO TO... Avian Botulism (in Waterfowl (with a note on Hedgehogs)(Toxic Disease) 
  • GO TO... Ethylene Glycol Intoxication (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs)(Toxic Disease)
  • GO TO... Metaldehyde Poisoning (with special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Toxic Disease Summary) 
  • GO TO... Oiling in Waterfowl (with notes on Hedgehogs) (Toxic Disease) 
  • GO TO... Paraquat Toxicity in Hedgehogs (Toxic Disease Summary) 
• Micronutrient (Vitamin / Mineral):
  • GO TO... Calcium-Vitamin D Metabolism Imbalance in Hedgehogs (Micronutrient Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Thiamine Deficiency in Waterfowl and Hedgehogs (Nutritional Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Vitamin A Deficiency-Associated Eye Problems in Hedgehogs (Micronutrient Disease Summary)
• Physical and Traumatic:
  • GO TO... Abdominal Rupture in Hedgehogs (Physical - Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Burns (With special reference to Waterfowl and Hedgehogs) (Physical / Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Chilling / Hypothermia (Physical / Traumatic Disease)
  • GO TO... Crushing (Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Drowning (Physical / Traumatic Disease)
  • GO TO... Eye Injury (Physical / Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Foreign Body Entanglement & Snaring (with special reference to to Eurasian badgers and Hedgehogs) (Physical / Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Fractures in Hedgehogs (Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Lacerations & Punctures, including bite wounds (with special reference to Waterfowl and UK Wildlife ) (Physical / Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Oral Foreign Bodies in Hedgehogs (Physical - Traumatic Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Tarring in hedgehogs (Physical Disease Summary)
• Miscellaneous / Multifactorial / Metabolic:
  • GO TO... Cardiomyopathy in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Congestive Heart Failure in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Dehydration (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Dystocia in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Balloon Syndrome (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Dental Disease (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Paralysis associated with Demyelination (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Hedgehog Pop-off Syndrome (Disease Link Page)
  • GO TO... Kidney Failure in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Intervertebral Disc Prolapse in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Liver Disease in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Non-specific Enteritis in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Paralysis in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Neoplasia in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Otitis Externa in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Spine Loss in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Starvation in Waterfowl and Seabirds (with notes on hedgehogs) (Miscellaneous Disease)
  • GO TO... Umbilical Hernia in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)
  • GO TO... Urolithiasis in Hedgehogs (Miscellaneous Disease Summary)

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• Sedatives & Anaesthetics:
  • GO TO... Atipamezole (Antagonist) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Halothane (Anaesthetic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Isoflurane (Anaesthetic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Ketamine (Anaesthetic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Lignocaine (Local anaesthetic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Medetomidine (Sedative analgesic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Pentobarbital (Barbiturate) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Xylazine (Sedative analgesic) (Chemical Summary Page)
• Antibiotics and Antifungals:
  • GO TO... Amikacin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Amoxycillin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Ampicillin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Cephalexin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Chloramphenicol (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Clavulanic acid (Beta-lactamease inhibitor) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Clindamycin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Enilconazole (Antifungal) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Enrofloxacin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Erythromycin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Gentamicin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Griseofulvin (Antifungal) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Metronidazole (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Neomycin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Nystatin (Antifungal) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Oxytetracycline (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Penicillin G (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Streptomycin (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Sulphonamides (Antibiotic) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Trimethoprim (Antibiotic) (Chemical Summary Page)
• Parasiticides:
  • GO TO... Amitraz (Acaricide-Pesticide) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Fenbendazole (Anthelmintic) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Fipronil (Ectoparasiticide) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Ivermectin (Parasiticide) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Levamisole (Anthelminitic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Mebendazole (Anthelmintic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Permethrin (Ectoparasiticide) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Praziquantel (Anthelmintic) (Chemical Page)
• Painkillers (Analgesics), Anti-inflammatories and Symptomatics:
  • GO TO... Bromhexine hydrochloride (Mucolytic) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Buprenorphine (opiate analgesic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Butorphanol (Opiate analgesic) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Carprofen (NSAID) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Dexamethasone (Corticosteroid) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Flunixin meglumine (NSAID) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Ketoprofen (NSAID) (Chemical Summary Page)
  • GO TO... Lignocaine (Local anaesthetic) (Chemical Page)
  • GO TO... Prednisolone (Corticosteroid) (Chemical Summary Page)
• Vitamin & Mineral supplements:
  • GO TO... Zinc (Mineral Supplement) (Chemical Summary Page)

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Techniques (Veterinary / Husbandry / Management):

• GO TO... Physical Examination of Mammals (Techniques Overview)
• GO TO... Necropsy of Mammals (Techniques Overview)
• GO TO... Garden Management for Hedgehogs (Techniques Overview)
• GO TO... Management / Husbandry of the West European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (Technique Overview)

Individual Hedgehog Techniques: Veterinary

• GO TO... Blood Sampling of Hedgehogs(Techniques)
• GO TO... Euthanasia of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Fluid Therapy for Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Fracture Management in Hedgehogs(Techniques)
• GO TO... General Anaesthesia (Gaseous and Injectable) Techniques of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Intramuscular Injection of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Intraosseous Injection of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Intraperitoneal Injection of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Intravenous Access (Venepuncture) of Hedgehogs (Techniques)
• GO TO... Subcutaneous Injection of Hedgehogs(Techniques)
• GO TO... Wound Management in Hedgehogs (Techniques)

Individual Hedgehog Techniques: Husbandry / Management

• GO TO... Accommodation of Casualty Erinaceus europaeus - West European Hedgehog (Techniques)
• GO TO... Catching and Handling of Erinaceus europaeus - West European Hedgehog (Techniques)
• GO TO... Feeding of Casualty Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (Techniques)
• GO TO... Hand-rearing Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)(Techniques)
• GO TO... Long Term Care of Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (Techniques)
• GO TO... Marking Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (Techniques)
• GO TO... Over-wintering Underweight Juvenile Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) (Techniques)
• GO TO... Release of Casualty Erinaceus europaeus - West European Hedgehog (Techniques)
• GO TO... Tracking Hedgehogs - (Erinaceus europaeus)(Techniques)

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Support References:

• GO TO... DIRECTORY: Organisations working with hedgehogs in the UK
• GO TO... The Electronic Library: further reading for "Hedgehogs: Health and Management"