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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Gingival hyperplasia in an African pygmy hedgehog</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/25525/gingival-hyperplasia-in-an-african-pygmy-hedgehog</link><description> I saw a hedgehog last night who has not been eating as well for the past 2 weeks and slowly losing weight. She will pick e.g. meal worms up and chew on them but then will often drop them out of her mouth. I gassed her down to have a look in her mouth</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Gingival hyperplasia in an African pygmy hedgehog</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/175968?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:32:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3650af9d-f441-4782-ace6-0afecb3b23b5</guid><dc:creator>Marie Kubiak</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Squamous cell carcinoma is always a concern in this species unfortunately but they tend to be focal rather than diffuse lesions. Histo definitely a wise idea!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Gingival hyperplasia in an African pygmy hedgehog</title><link>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/175960?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:19:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4fbfb16a-1f04-4896-91f7-b1f415116ff3</guid><dc:creator>Sean McCormack</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Oral neoplasia is unfortunately pretty common now in these little guys, so fingers crossed histopath rules that out.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>