Body shot showing how much his whole body has cleared up. Yes, he needs his nails trimmed but I'm trying to limit his stress as much as possible. So those will have to wait til next week. I actually just trimmed them a week ago. Their nails grow so fast!



Now, you can imagine how hard it is to medicate a prickly, grumpy hedgehog. Amazingly, scruffing a hedgehog works wonders when they need to be medicated! Here is Speedy getting his cheery flavored Trimethoprim Sulfa. He actually rather likes it. Heh.





The q-tips are what I use to clean his wounds out. I also use them to apply his topical meds.


Here is Onyx checking out Speedy.


Now, let me explain why he is in the bucket. The bucket is what I found my two hamsters in when they were abandoned. He was seperated from Spike and Flower and was in the Superpet cage. Originally he was on Carefesh, but that wasn't such a good idea as it kept sticking to his body making the whole thing worse. So I switched to Aspen shavings, but still I found the shavings would stick to his infection and it wasn't pleasent using tweezers to remove pierces of bedding from his sore areas. I also noticed that having a bigger area to move caused him many problems as he was so sensitive and tender that just walking over the bedding would cause him to bleed. So I stuck him in this bucket to limit his movement, and only allow him out at night (when he's awake) in the bathtub, with no towel as I don't want friction rubbing him raw again. So that's why he's in the bucket.

I've seen a considerable amount of progress since he's been in the bucket, as it limits his movement and therefor does not irritate his bottom. I also switched him to pellets, as they do not stick to his body and he stays much cleaner. His cage is cleaned and disenfected with bleach daily. He needs a super clean environment. He's now gaining weight again and drinking and eating very good.

I really am happy with his progress. I did not think he would make it. Sorry this was so long but I wanted to make sure I gave all the details about his condition and recovery process. Thanks to everyone who prayed and sent well wishes his way. It seems like it worked!