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  • Gateway Companion Animal Clinic
  • 4439 47 Avenue,
  • Rocky Mountain House,
  • Alberta,
  • T4T 1A7
  • Phone: (403) 845-2121

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  • Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (WHS) is a progressive degenerative neurological disease of African and European hedgehogs. The disease causes muscle atrophy and weakness that eventually progresses to partial or full paralysis of the limbs and torso. The clinical signs, diagnostic testing, and supportive care management of WHS are explained in this handout.