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[Problem] Dehydration [Advice] Give LECTADE (from vet) or rehydrating fluid immediately, 6-15 ml every hour until recovery. Give Hartmanns by sub-cutaneous injection every 12 hours (from Vet). DO NOT GIVE HARTMANNS TO COLD HEDGEHOGS. Keep quiet and warm. This is the main cause of death to hedgehogs in summer when little water is available. Give Lectade to any hedgehog suffering from shock, enteritis or diarrhoea. [Description] 
Animal lying on its side in hot weather, sunken eyes, grey to white gums, panting, pads pale, when skin is pinched it ‘tents’. If walking sometimes wobbles violently, has ‘neck’ that looks thin with narrow hindquarters, sits hunched with dull eyes.
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