Oh damn.
I’m sorry to hear that.
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Fuck, man. I’m sorry to hear that. It sounds like you made the right choice for her but I know first hand that doesn’t make it any easier.
Gah, 2016 just keeps getting worse.
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oh no not Princess Pricklepants! noooooo.
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Oh, damn, @nemomem. Princess Pricklepants is truly one of us. I’m hoping that she’s just a bit under the weather and whatever is making her wobble is something else–something easily treatable. I will keep positive thoughts!
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Thanks guys. Well, the good news is they looked at her for a while and it might not be WHS. There seems to be some kind of swelling/growth near her back leg that’s making her wobble and not be able to walk. They’ve got her and are going to sedate/xray/blood test/biopsy the lump to sort out what’s going on with that. Big vet bill 
Usually hedgehogs go into murderball mode at the vet. and they have to sedate them to look at them, but besides biting me once, Her Highness was quite polite.
Her legs are weak, but she can still get around.
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She is happy at least and doesn’t seem uncomfortable. Yes I was at the vet. taking pictures. You don’t need to judge me, I’m already covering that.
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I’m glad you were. She’s every bit a part of the community here as anyone else is. Stay strong, both of you.
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Of course, she lives up to her reputation. I never had any doubts.
I’m relieved it’s not WHS, and I hope her biopsy shows a benign growth that is easily removed.
(Sorry about the vet bills…
The photos are too cute.)
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Oh man, she looks pissed off! Understandable, I hate going to the doctor too! 
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What a cutie. I know how staggering those vet bills can be, but they are worth every penny. Hoping for the best here.
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So hoping for the best for you and the Princess. The whole BBS is rooting for you both!
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Well, that’s better news and I don’t blame you a bit for taking pictures; she’s too cute.
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All hedgehogs have a resting grumpy face. You can tell their mood by the angle of their quills, the flatter the happier, and they’ll roll up quickly into a pain ball if they’re really upset So she was medium happy.
Yep, you can buy a hedgehog, but once it’s part of your family it’s priceless.
We got back from picking her up. Her nodes are really swollen which is either an infection or cancer. And she has the mystery lump which is probably either an infection or cancer. They did the biopsy-like-thing they call something else and have sent it to the lab, so we’ll know more next week. For now we’ll be giving her antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory and hoping.
You can see the lump/light colored patch in the xray by her hip. They’re thinking that it’s probably pressing on nerves, making it harder to walk, and when we carefully observed her semi-walking, she seemed to have a lot more trouble with that leg. You can see how much of their body is that mantle/whatever covered in quills in the xray with is interesting (intellectualizing is a coping strategy). And thanks for the kind words everyone, this is rough.
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I’ll judge. That’s a damn graceful hedgehog in damn good hands.
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Those x-rays are fascinating.
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Yeah I stared at them for a while, it explains so much about why their little back legs look so strange when they walk.
It’s taken every scrap of will power I have not to extract the skeleton out of the profile one and mess with it in Photoshop.
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Those little teefs 
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Why? What’s going on?
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Lord!
Stay safe. That’s some gnarly stuff.
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