Geriatric Hedgehogs

Johnson, Dan H.

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2020.05.005

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“…Tumors are extremely common and represent the most widely reported pathological findings in the African pygmy hedgehog, which seems particularly prone to neoplasia [ 5 , 6 , 12 ]. In a recent study from 2012 to 2017, 100 African pygmy hedgehogs were examined, and neoplastic lesions were detected in 60%, with 74.6% of these tumors being classified as malignant [ 8 ].…”

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Pathological Findings in African Pygmy Hedgehogs Admitted into a Portuguese Rehabilitation Center

Silva

Rêma

Teixeira

et al. 2022

Animals

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Most of the pathologies that affect hedgehogs are diagnosed postmortem; thus, it is essential to share knowledge between clinicians and pathologists in order to recognize predispositions to diseases and to establish adequate diagnostic and therapeutic plans. This study aimed to describe the most relevant postmortem pathological conditions in a group of six rescued African pygmy hedgehogs, performed over a period of four months. Hedgehogs were submitted to necropsy examinations and subsequent histopathological analyses. Microscopically, all the studied hedgehogs revealed alterations in one or more organ systems. Although a significant and diverse number of pathological conditions were obtained, this study focused on less common or more relevant pathologies found in African pygmy hedgehogs—namely, wobbly hedgehog syndrome, squamous cell carcinoma and mast cell tumors. Furthermore, this study constitutes the first report of Mycobacterium spp. in hedgehogs in Portugal, the second report of follicular thyroid carcinoma in an African pygmy hedgehog, the description of a lipoid pneumonia for the first time in this species and a lung adenocarcinoma—a pathology rarely reported in African pygmy hedgehogs.

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