Horatio Hog

My sweet little baby. Horatio is on a second dose of antibiotics. This time he is on Chlor Plam three times a day for 10 days. The blood in his urine has returned. He's been eating strictly Hill's c/d for about 3 weeks now. Mom and dad are waiting for the results of Horatio's urinalysis. They should hear back on Tuesday.

Horatio Hog

Horatio has recently gotten over a urinary tract infection (Hill's C/D did the trick). Mom wonders if this was maybe the cause of his moodiness lately. Once all traces of blood disappeared from his urine, so did some of his huffiness. Mom isn't brave enough to handle him bare handed just yet, as she wants to keep all the skin on her fingers intact. The good news is that he hasn't latched onto any of his blankets during snuggle time in the last few days. He also seems to be less aggressive in general. He even allowed mom to snap some photo's and smiled for the camera!

Food Allergies?

Mom and I wanted to share a really great article we read together (ok.. maybe she did the reading and I just stared at the screen...) about hedgehog food allergies. Mom has been reading up on a whole lot so that she can be as informed as possible when she and Huey visit the vet to talk about the bumps and scabs on his face and legs.

All hedgie owners, or to be owners should read this article from Hedgies.com:

http://www.hedgies.com/allergies.htm

Mom really wishes she had read this sooner as she would have allowed for much longer gaps of time between introducing us all to new foods. This would have helped her monitor Huey's skin and new food intake for any signs of a reaction. She says she would have also kept her already detailed hog log more detailed and very specific.

Lesson learned!