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Hi! Some of you may remember me from the hedgehog forums, my little tri-hog passed away in March and I've been absent from the board ever since. Just wanted to introduce my new furry friend to you guys as I loved this forum for all the support I received! Her name is Pookey, she is a 9 year...

Hey, Just thought I would post this website that I'm using to make a collage of my little Thistle. When trying to decide on my favourite pics I remembered that Thistle was perfect and only took amazing pics so I thought maybe one collage would be better. It's a pretty cool site...

Oh Nancy, I'm so sorry. I hope him and Thistle are together

Thank you all so much. It means a lot to be able to come here and get such great support. I'm fairly certain my non pet owner friends think I'm crazy but Thistle was so much more than just a pet to me. I know you guys understand that.

My little Thistle passed away today, with the help of her vet and with me right there with her. I just got back from the vet and am a nightmare but thought writing about how much she was loved would help me. I got Thistle from a pet store (yes, I know, bad) right as my best friend was moving...

Thank you so much everyone for talking me through this. Thistle was put down this afternoon. Since my last post only days ago things went progressively worse. Her one eye got all gross and closed up and there was tumour in her mouth. It was evident that the cancer had spread. She slept with...

Thanks for all the support, I really appreciate it. I am giving her tons of love and cuddling lots. We are going to the vet Thursday.

I will, thanks so much :) This is the hard part of being a pet owner and knew it would come one day but it doesn't make it easier...as you know :) I live alone so I have no one else to even ask advice from. I think my vet would be honest with me, she really loves Thistle too.

I really don't know what to do. She can't really walk. She kinda crawls. I basically move her around. I feed her by syringe and hold her up while she drinks. She does move from her bed to out in her living room but then she flails and burrows under a blanket and lies there on her side till...

They kind of look like teeny tiny zits. Like irritation I guess. Honestly, she seems sad. She just lays her head in my hands and shuts her eyes. She burrows a bit but she really cant get around well now without me helping her. She just lays in my hands curled up for hours. How do you...

Sores may have been the wrong word, just not sure what to call them. I don't think she has food on her face, she is actually pretty good about the syringe feeding and doesn't get much on her, and she is letting me clean her mouth and face and actually seems to like me petting her face (weird)...

Not sure if this is a better or worse pic really She is going to the vet this week about the latest few issues but thought you guys may have a better idea of what's going on. Thanks

Hi... The ongoing saga continues :( Tonight while torturing..uh, syringe feeding, Thistle I noticed that she has red little blistery dots on her snout and potentially one on her forehead. These are brand new, like in the last 24 hours new. Any ideas? I'm so sad for her.

I think you are right, I think what she is doing is breathing in water when she drinks. She is pretty unsteady still so she must be shoving her head in too far. What a dork. She is munching away on kibble as I type :) :) :)

Hi, Just a follow up. Thistle is still having issues but isn't quite as bad as she was when I originally posted, but she is still not great. She had given up the sneezing and runny nose but since I basically spend all my free time with her I've noticed that it's returned, but only right after...

Thanks...sorry for the alarm, Thistle is neither seizing nor appears to have had a stroke.

Hi, Has anyone ever had a hedgie have a stroke or seizure? If so what did it look like? Thanks

I'm syringe feeding her 3 or 4 times a day but I will up that. She is no longer sneezy or with a runny nose but will get the potential URI checked anyways. I can't figure out how uncomfortable or in pain she is. I have spent so much time with her over the last few days hoping for a sign but...

Ugh. Thistle is still rough. It's the worst cuz she seems to be getting a bit better then back to crappy again. But not so rough that it makes a decision obvious. She is still being syringe fed, she is drinking on her own. She doesn't fall down quite as much due to her cage setup change but...

Hi, I'm sure you will get a lot of good responses from the hedgie experts here but my hedgehog Thistle has done all sorts of bizarre things with her leg in the past that just went away on their own. I am attaching a picture of the weirdest one. Ignore the massively swollen leg, it's been...