Veterinary care of the hedgehog

Robinson, Ian; Routh, Andrew

doi:10.1136/inpract.21.3.128

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“…Studies on British hedgehog parasites focused particularly on parasitic lung disease (Majeed and Cooper 1984;Majeed et al 1989;Robinson and Routh 1999;Cousquer 2004;Molenaar 2008, unpublished data), and few epidemiological studies of hedgehog parasites have been undertaken in Great Britain. Boag and Fowler (1988) found prevalence of 77% for C. striatum, 85% for C. erinacei, 8% for Capillaria spp.…”

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Parasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Britain: epidemiological study and coprological test evaluation

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Seventy-four European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) that had died in wildlife rehabilitation centres were dissected and their parasite burdens documented. Overall parasite prevalence was 91%, and a total of six helminth species were isolated: five nematodes (Crenosoma striatum, Eucoleus aerophilus, Capillaria erinacei, Capillaria ovoreticulata and Capillaria spp.), one trematode (Brachylaemus erinacei) and one acanthocephalan (Oliganthorhynchus erinacei). The tick Ixodes hexagonus and flea Archeopsylla erinacei were also collected. The effect of parasite infection on body condition was assessed by correlation of burdens with the residuals of weight-skeletal length regression. Tick presence was positively related to body condition; for other parasites, no significant relationship was found. Faecal egg or larval count was closely correlated with adult parasite burden for C. striatum and Capillaria/Eucoleus spp., but not for other species. Coprological analysis should therefore be useful for in vivo studies of nematode parasite infection in hedgehogs. The epidemiology of parasites in hedgehogs and their possible role in recent population declines are discussed.

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Parasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Britain: epidemiological study and coprological test evaluation

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“…Examples of these include the treatment of road casualty badgers (Cousquer 2005a) and avian casualties (Cousquer 2005b), and the veterinary care of the hedgehog (Robinson and Routh 1999) and the mute swan ( Cygnus olor ) (Cracknell 2004, Routh 2000). More recent examples are on the veterinary care of British bats (Bexton and Couper 2010) and owls (Couper and Bexton 2012).…”

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A review of RSPCA research into wildlife rehabilitation

Grogan

Kelly

2013

Veterinary Record

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Wildlife rehabilitation is defined as 'the treatment and temporary care of injured, diseased, and displaced indigenous animals, and the subsequent release of healthy animals to appropriate habitats in the wild' (Miller 2012). Vets are frequently presented with wildlife casualties and although there are a number of texts available to help vets with the treatment of wild animals, such as the BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties (Mullineaux and others 2003) and papers produced by experienced wildlife vets (eg, Bexton and Couper 2010, Couper and Bexton 2012), there still remains questions regarding which individual animals can, or should, be treated, which animals will survive treatment and which animals will survive after they have been released back to the wild. The RSPCA believes that the welfare of wildlife casualties can be improved by investigating which injuries or illnesses are most likely to result in a successful release for each species, and by collecting data on postrelease survivorship. As a result, there have been a number of papers published based on the work of the RSPCA's four wildlife centres: East Winch in Norfolk, Mallydams Wood in East Sussex, Stapeley Grange in Cheshire and West Hatch in Somerset. This paper summarises this research, to guide those in the profession with an interest in this subject to papers that may prove useful to them.

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“…The mean cellular volume and lymphocyte counts of the female hedgehogs were slightly but significantly higher than those of the male hedgehogs. haematology and clinical chemistry rarely feature in routine investigations in hedgehogs' (Robinson and Routh 1999). As a result, many hedgehogs are seen by veterinarians in private practice and at wildlife hospitals.…”

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