https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/23779/wobbly-hedgehog-syndrome Just had a call from the 1st on call vet enquiring about this - patient is an 8 year old pygmy hedgehog thay has gone off his food and is now ataxic and falling over to one side. Going to see if the owner wants to do more investigations, but are thereen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/151564?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:17:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:db26a1a9-3469-4eaa-a399-860a484ffebfAnthony Dennison<p>Thanks for the advice Marie. I did think 8 was very old! Just done a quick conscious xray and there is a large mass taking up most of the abdomen - placed an ultrasound probe and it confirms it.</p> <p>Apparently the owners are very intense!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/151562?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:37:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6c67c64a-9bcc-429f-9594-d34e6304c7ecMarie Kubiak<p>Unlikely to be WHS in an 8 yr old- tends to occur in APH of young adult age as it is a genetically triggered degenerative process.</p> <p>8 years is old, few make it past 6 and all the non-infectious neuro issues affecting domestic species could be responsible. Neoplasia is massively overrepresented in this species. I&#39;d probably start with rads to assess the spine for lesions then bloods if no answer found. Prognosis has to be pretty poor though.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>