Update on Louie

I took Louie to the OSU Vet Center last Wednesday. When I called them to make an appointment they sent me to the exotics and zoo animal section. I for some reason thought that was cool. I thought they might just figure out what was wrong with my little guy too!


Here is how it went: They did some skin scrapings to look and see if he had mites or a fungus. They do not think he has mites because he has not been scratching and has no skin irritation. We went ahead and treated him for mites as a precaution. Apparently, fungus grows slow. They took some of the skin scraping and his quills and are going to incubate them for two weeks and see if anything grows. In the mean time, Louie is back on an oral medication for fungus. Hopefully when we go back in a week and a half he will be showing some improvement and they will have the results of the scrapings.


On another note. The vet tech said that most of the time when hedgehogs come in they usually do not get to see their faces because they are scared and curled up in a ball. Louie on the other hand got out on the examination table and was all over the place. They could not believe how interested in everything he was, and how relaxed he was!! They said he was the best acting hedgie they have seen! GO LOUIE!!! They usually have to sedate hedgehogs to get skin scrapings but Louie cooperated and they did not have to.


Below are some pictures of what has been ailing poor Louie.


In November my cat Beauty went to the groomer. Once or twice a year she has to go because her hair gets tangled. I usually am able to keep it under control until she gets to a point. She also has a skin condition which can cause her hair to tangle easier. Below is a picture of her after she went to the groomer.
She had a few tangles that I thought I would be able to trim out of her after I gave her a bath last week. A Few tangles turned into a lot more than that. Needless to say... the poor cat looks like she has been attacked with a pair of trimmers. I will not be doing this again. :) She cooperated well, but this is exactly why I pay a groomer to do the job.

Ju