Inflated Hedgehog.



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A woman in Leatherhead, England took a hedgehog to the vet because it was so big it couldn’t move. The animal was suffering from “ballooning”, a condition in which air escapes from the lungs and is trapped under the skin. Vets inserted a tube into the hedgehog to release the air, essentially deflating him. Link -via Arbroath


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Posted on June 5, 2007 at 4:58 am by Miss Cellania
Category: Animal

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5 comments to "Inflated Hedgehog."

  • Jimbo
    June 5th, 2007 at 7:17 am

    pssssssssssssssss

  • Solo
    June 5th, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    It’s not your fault you are overweight, it’s cortisol, a stress hormone that forces air into hedgehogs turning them into football shape lumps.

    But there’s hope, tryptocaliprolifapiloninalinole, a safe, herbal cortisol reducing agent. Call now, only $19.99, your bloated hedgehog will thank you.

    And yes, I think I’m funny.

  • biltmore
    June 5th, 2007 at 4:51 pm

    Poor guy …

  • Chad
    June 5th, 2007 at 8:22 pm

    that would have been awesome if upon the insertion of the needle the little guy flew out of the vets hands and around the room until he was fully deflated!

  • Steve
    June 6th, 2007 at 9:15 am

    I know a president that requires this same procedure.

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