HWS Jaw Tumor Study

The hedgehog community has noted a large number of jaw tumors among our pet hedgehogs. With the help of grant funds and the generosity of our donors, we hope to begin to understand the causes of this disease. If you have lost a hedgehog to jaw tumors, or if you have a hedgehog currently living with tumors, please take a moment to fill out the questionnaire below.

This research may help us determine if jaw tumors are dietary, hereditary, viral, hygienic or caused by some other factor. Your input is valuable! This is an ongoing study and information from the past as well as into the future will add to our understanding. Pathology reports and necropsies will also help us to understand this disease better. Thank you for your help!

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. The information you provide may help us to identify the cause of so many jaw tumors among our pet hedgehogs. Feel free to add additional Comments and/or Notes to the Comments / Notes field near the bottom of this online form. If a necropsy and/or pathology were done, please submit a copy to: Vicki McLean, 475 Lori Ave. SE, Salem, OR 97302 OR via scanned .pdf file to poogs_house@msn.com.

Male      Female

Years   Months
Years   Months

Yes      No

Pressure on the eye
Evident pain
Inability to eat
Other  

Yes       No

Yes       No

Rescued
Purchased from a pet store
Breeder Facility Other  

Yes       No


Yes       No
Yes       No
Yes       No
Yes      No

# Name Sex Age
at
Death
Year
of
Death
Jaw
Tumors?
Other
Tumors?
Tumor Location Pathology of Tumor
#1 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#2 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#3 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#4 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#5 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#6 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No
#7 Male
Female
Yrs - Mns
-
YYYY
Yes
No
Yes
No

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