African Pygmy Hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris

Pocket Pet · Typical weight 0.30–0.60 kg

Clinical context for african pygmy hedgehog dosing

African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) are insectivores with neoplasia-dominant geriatric medicine — Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (a demyelinating disease) and a high rate of oral and abdominal neoplasia drive much of the pharmacotherapy. Anaesthesia of small (300–600 g) patients with limited handling tolerance pushes practice toward chamber-induced isoflurane plus parenteral opioid analgesia. Dermatophyte and mite infections are common; first-line treatment mirrors the small-mammal playbook with attention to topical-drug-volume safety on small body surface areas.