One of our adult hedgehogs has been suffering with a bad chest, a bit
wheezy and crackly! He had been on medication for a week but this had not
appeared to have remedied the problem. An x-ray was inconclusive as to what may
be causing the respiratory problem so it was time for the tank!
The tank is in fact a nebuliser but we are hoping that a daily visit
into the mini tank may help to ease his chest. For twenty minutes a day, the
hog is popped into a perspex box which links up to a tube, which attaches to
the nebuliser machine. This machine, along with a dose of medicated water,
creates a steamy vapour which then travels down the tube and into the
container, which is then inhaled by the hedgehog.
There isn't much room in the box, but this ensures the
hedgehog is secure and gains maximum benefit from the surrounding vapour. We
hope this assists in clearing his chest, although he still has a few more
visits to go yet. I will report back in a week or so as to whether this has worked out or not.
By Lynsey Cale
Sponsors of Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery
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