R.I.P. Madison [August 2008 - March 2009]

[entropymagnet]

Madison died about an hour ago. She had food water and a warm environment. She was walking around like normal this morning and wasn't showing any signs of illness, so this is a shock to me. She was a little under a year old.

Does anyone know anything that can cause hedgehogs to die like that, without warning?

Comments

[critterz]

cancer. hedgies get cancer like crazy. sorry about you hog.

[entropymagnet]

Yeah, but is it unusual to find cancer in hedgies under a year old? She had no external symptoms of anything being wrong. :(

[critterz]

at the presentation i went to on hedgie medicine and care, neoplasia was always the first rule out. consider a necropsy at your vet.

[clawbeatskin]

I'm so sorry for your loss. She was so young! :(

[hedgemom]

Cancer would be rare at her age and it would be almost unheard of to kill without at least one warning sign. Without a necropy, anything is just a guess. Cardiac issues are my first thought (did she come from a breeder or a pet shop?) along with questions about husbandry.

Without knowing more about her bedding, diet, water source, environment, heat source, etc., it would be hard to say exactly what could have happened.

I'm sorry.

[mr_esty]

Soooooooo sorry for your loss! It's hard to lose these little guys (no matter what the cause).

[d_c_m]

*big hug* I am sorry you lost your little sweetie. Hedgehogs bring such joy.