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.


Owner's Name:
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip/Postal Code:
Country
Email Address:
Hedgehog's Name:
Gender of hedgehog: Male
Female
Hedgehog's weight throughout most of his/her life?
IHR Registration Number (if registered):
At what age was the jaw tumor noted? Years   Months
If your hedgehog has already passed away, how old was s/he when s/he died? Years   Months
Was the hedgehog euthanized? Yes
No
If euthanized, what prompted the choice to euthanize (pressure on the eye, evident pain, inability to eat, etc)? Pressure on the eye
Evident pain
Inability to eat
Other  
Was a necropsy done or pathology report prepared for your hedgehog?
Please send copies to poogs_house@msn.com.
If Yes, what was the general diagnosis of the report? 		Yes
No
To your knowledge, has your hedgehog ever had tumors in other organs?

If Yes, where? 		Yes
No
Where did you obtain your hedgehog?

If Breeder, what Facility?		 Rescued
Purchased from a pet store
Breeder   Facility:
Other  
Does/did the hedgehog have relatives with a diagnosis of tumor (e.g. uterine tumors)? Yes
No
If Yes to "relatives with tumors", where were the tumors located on the body?
If Yes to "relatives with tumors", what was the relationship between the current hedgehog and the other hedgehogs with tumors ?
Regardless of relationship, if other hedgehogs housed in the same area of the home had tumors, what was the proximity of the cages (for the majority of their lives) among the hedgehogs that have had tumors, if any? For example, were they next to each other, or were they across the room?
Has your hedgehog had other illnesses in addition to the jaw tumor?

If Yes, what?		 Yes
No
Has your hedgehog ever received drugs?

If Yes, what? 		Yes
No
What is/was the daily diet of your hedgehog generally? Specify types of dry food, types of soft food and percentage of hard to soft food?
Does/did your hedgehog(s) get oral cleanings?

If Yes, how frequently? 		Yes
No
Additional Comments / Notes that you think might be helpful:
Do you have more than one hedgehog living or who have died as a result of tumors? Yes
No

If Yes, please complete as much information as possible in the table listed below.
ALSO:   Please list the hedgehog you are reporting on this form as #1.

# 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