kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just found Cal outside with a hedgehog I got him away and the hedgehog was in a ball but breathing (it is dark so was hard for me to see too much). When I got Cal inside I found blood round his mouth/on his chin. After looking carefully and wiping away the blood I'm pretty sure he is not hurt so I think it is the hedgehog's blood Apart from the poor hedgehog, do I have anything to worry about? Could this make him sick and are there any precautions I need to take? I had a feeling hedgehogs were known for carrying diseases, I don't think you guys get them in aussie but if anyone has any advice that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Phone a vet maybe and ask? poor hedgehog, even tho they're feral... they're very cute . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Your dog will be ok, just treat it with betadine if youre worried. Hopefully the dog wont do it again after this lesson. So there is hedgehogs in NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just found an after hours vet number and gave them a call - they said it does have the potential to make him sick and just to keep an eye on him (she sounded pretty rushed so I didn't get a long answer) - has anyone had any experiences with this at all? Might let him sleep in the bedroom tonight so I can keep an ear out. But yes the poor wee hedgehog They are super cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Your dog will be ok, just treat it with betadine if youre worried. Hopefully the dog wont do it again after this lesson. So there is hedgehogs in NZ? Thanks for that - I'm pretty sure he doesn't have a wound himself I was more worried about him becoming sick if he has ingested blood. You'd think he would learn, but this is not the first hedgehog and back in QLD he continued to go for cane toads even after nearly dying :rolleyes: Bloody dog!! And yes, hedgehogs are very common here, though you most often see them squished on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I think they can have mange..and leptospirosis ..apart from that, I don't know much , sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake catcher Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Oh Wow.. The reason begins back in the mid-19th Century. In retrospect, what happened seems a little foolish. No, more than that, it seems barking mad. New Zealand is still cleaning up the mess that arrived thanks to the 1861 Animal Acclimatization Act. The Act enabled the establishment of Acclimatization Societies to help ease the pains of being so far from home. There were some pretty obvious species that were shipped over from the UK: deer, rabbits, goats, pigs and foxes, for example. What could possibly go wrong? As we now know, these introductions, along with accidental tourists like rats and weasels, have wreaked havoc among the ground-dwelling birds, reptiles and insects who had adapted to a life without such predatory mammals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbreedlover Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just found an after hours vet number and gave them a call - they said it does have the potential to make him sick and just to keep an eye on him (she sounded pretty rushed so I didn't get a long answer) - has anyone had any experiences with this at all? Might let him sleep in the bedroom tonight so I can keep an ear out. But yes the poor wee hedgehog They are super cute. The only nasty experience we have had with a hedgehog and dogs was about 35 years ago back in NZ. And yes we do have hedgehogs in NZ A hedgey strolled into the kennels and didnt come out alive. One of our Boxers sadly shredded it to peices in the middle of the night. We woke to a hell of a noise as the other dogs were trying to get it as well. End result one Boxer with many puncture wounds and spikes protruding from muzzle. I cant remember if she did require treatment but please do watch her and apply antiseptic solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Might let him sleep in the bedroom tonight so I can keep an ear out. ;) they don't have poison or`anything , AFAIK ..so it's very unlikely he will be ill tonight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Might let him sleep in the bedroom tonight so I can keep an ear out. ;) they don't have poison or`anything , AFAIK ..so it's very unlikely he will be ill tonight . I was just basing that on the fact that the woman at the vet clinic said it may make him sick and he may vomit later I've been having a google though and there seem to be quite a few people out there with dogs who attack/eat hedgehogs and the main problem is the spikes, which he seems to have managed to avoid. And yup snake catcher - it is a bit of a mess - we have lost or nearly lost many native bird species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hmmm..OK... maybe she thought he ate it , and his tummy would get rid of prickly stuff? Or maybe they are really fatty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I can't help but feel more sorry for the hedgehog not the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hmmm..OK... maybe she thought he ate it , and his tummy would get rid of prickly stuff? Or maybe they are really fatty? Yeah perhaps she more meant he may get an upset stomach from eating something strange. Cos it seems in the unlikely event he did catch a disease it would not show up immediately. The joys of terriers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I can't help but feel more sorry for the hedgehog not the dog I'm with you there!! I feel terrible for the poor wee thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 yep ... terriers really do the job! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 yep ... terriers really do the job! . Except of course when you live in the country in a house full of mice and he can't catch a single one :rolleyes: Go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Except of course when you live in the country in a house full of mice and he can't catch a single one Oh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yes he's only an effective terrier when it suits him Thanks for the help and suggestions guys. If we keep having visitors to the yard I may have to go back to on-lead toilet stops after dark like I used to have to do in Brisbane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwioz Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Just went and examined the spot outside closely with a torch - hedgehog is gone and there is no sign of blood on the grass so fingers crossed he is ok (if traumatised). There is no more blood on cal and he is not sore around the mouth so hopefully he's not hurt either. Drama drama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 yep ... terriers really do the job! . Except of course when you live in the country in a house full of mice and he can't catch a single one :rolleyes: Go figure! A few weeks ago my mum was waking up to her fruit bowl scattered across the bench, bananas and apples with bite marks all over it. 4 nights in a row this happened, she thought it was possums because of the size of the bite marks and after getting sick of feeding some pest all her fresh produce she hired the wildlife catchers in (at $110 a night) with their cages. They caught a rat in the end. A baby rat. The wildlife man couldn't believe my mum has 3 terriers who lives at home who all clearly enjoyed their sleep too much to catch a baby rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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