The incidence of disease and injury in 168 hedgehogs
treated
during 1998 - 2000
| Ailment/injury |
Nestling
(n) |
Juvenile
(n) |
Adult
(n) |
Total
(n) |
Total
(%) |
| Malnurished |
25 |
10 |
10 |
45 |
27 |
| Dehydrated |
13 |
8 |
4 |
25 |
15 |
| Hypothermia |
6 |
5 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
| Breathing difficulties |
2 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
| Puncture wounds |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
| Abscesses |
4 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
| Myiasis |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Ticks Ixodes hexagonus |
1 |
15 |
8 |
24 |
14 |
| Ringworm |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
| Sarcoptic mange |
6 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
| Demodectic mange |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Crenosoma striatum |
4 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
11 |
| Capillaria spp. |
3 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
| Hymenolepis erinacei |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
| Isospora spp. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
| Escherichia coli |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Hit by car |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
| Broken leg |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Eye infection |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Miscellaneous injuries |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
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