Description:
The Hedgehog fails to put on weight, even though the Hedgehog is eating. The Hedgehog will look thin and rangy, and may even have green or blood in its droppings.
Treatment:
It is wise to treat all Hedgehogs with PANACUR (Fenbendazole) as soon as they arrive, as many have worms.
Give the Hedgehog Panacur for 5 Days.
2 weeks later, give the Hedgehog Telmin for 3 days.
Then, again give the Hedgehog Panacur for another 2 Days.
Always give Antibiotics when you initially worm a Hedgehog. The usual Antibiotics is Baytril 2.5% at a dose of 0.2ml per KG bodyweight given twice daily. This can be given by oral or by subcutaneous injection.
When a Hedgehog gets worms, this is because of its diet. This are given to the Hedgehog when they eat Slugs, Snails and Earthworms.
You can help by feeding the Hedgehog yourself. This will mean that they don't have to eat many of the Slugs and Snails, which can also give them Lungworm.
Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:23 pm
