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Thursday, 1 March 2012
One sick hedgehog.

27/02/2012


No wonder Nara is only RM80. She's sick. Bad case of runny nose, discharges from eyes, flaky skin around her mouth and scruffy ears. Jay immediately called a few vets near our home.

Petcare Ent. Sdn. Bhd. : Never had experience with hedgehogs.
Melawati Urban Veterinary Clinic : Ditto.
Hope/Anicare Veterinary Clinic : Nobody picked up.

Our last hope is Dr. S Vellayan. He was the Zoo Negara veterinarian. Jay found his number in one of Lowyat.net's vet forum. She gave a call and the doctor said that he could handle hedgehog. Alhamdulillah.

On 29/02/2012, she brought Nara in for a checkup. So yeah, basically the doctor lectured Jay on the proper way to care for hedgehogs. No wood decoration, wood shaving or whatsoever. Never feed cat/dog food as an only meal. Hedgehogs MUST have veges and/or fruits. All the usuall things. Both Nara and me were scheduled for a visit on14th March 2012 for their annual check up :D


Here is Nara's medicine. The small bottle is her Calcium. Given orally by using a syringe around 0.3ml. The big bottle is 'Something' Syrup. Jay can't really decipher the doctor's handwriting. xD And the yellow thingy is Dextrose. Jay has to mix half a teaspoon of Dextrose with 1.5ml of the syrup and a little bit of honey into Nara's water bottle. Its the cure for her runny nose and problem eyes i think. The doctor also give Nara a mite shot and a few pamphlets. So total is RM40. Quite cheap for an exotic pet as he didn't charge for his consultation. ^^ I really hope Nara will be okay soon.

Here is the vets detail, just in case you need an exotic expert.

Dr. S. Vellayan (By Appointment)
Consultan Avian, Exotic, Wildlife and Zoo Veterinarian.
No. 10, Jalan L2, Phase 6A, Taman Melawati, 53100 Kuala Lumpur
H : +6013 6246918
F : +603 4108 5530
E : vellayan@tm.net.my  |  vellayans@yahoo.com

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