【damaged goods poems of queer eroticism】

This gassy hedgehog has had a rough week.

He was rescued in Doncaster,damaged goods poems of queer eroticism England last Monday after a member of the public called RSPCA about what she thought was a pregnant hedgehog.

SEE ALSO: Baby hippo gives mommy a mouth massage because hippo bonding is weird

When RSPCA inspector Sandra Dransfield arrived to collect the animal, she knew that the poor little guy in fact was suffering from "balloon syndrome."

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

According to a press release from the RSPCA, the condition occurs when an underlying infection causes gas to collect under a hedgehog's skin. Because the skin over the animal's back is large to allow for rolling up in a ball, the space fills with gas and expands.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

"It’s the worst case of Balloon Syndrome I’ve seen," said Dransfield in the statement. "This poor chap was almost twice its natural size, literally blown up like a beach ball with incredibly taut skin."

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

Thankfully, veterinarians and the Stapeley Grange Wildlife were able to "pop" the ballooning hedgehog, relieving the gas and pressure from under his skin. The hedgehog is currently on antibiotics to clear up his underlying infection.

"He is still under observations but he is doing well and the team are hoping he will make a full recovery so we can return to the wild," said Lee Stewart, manager at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre.

We're glad the little dude is on the road to recovery. Get well soon!

---

Featured Video For You

---

Watch this orangutan play with a fidget spinner

---

• Shopping
• Deals
• Digital Culture
• Life
• Social Good
• Science
• Entertainment
• Tech

• Precursors to Today's Technology: These Products Had the Right Vision
• Robert Frost’s Death Wish
• The Worst Thing for Writing Is Envy
• Cure Your Loneliness. Do the Twist.
• The Steam Machine: What Went Wrong
• John Clare, Christopher Smart, and the Poetry of the Asylum
• Pimped for a Part: The Story of My Mother’s Matchmaking
• Searching for Mick Jagger’s Muse in Clearwater, Florida
• Lego free Valentine's Day Heart: How to get free Lego
• Pimped for a Part: The Story of My Mother’s Matchmaking

• An NDN Boyhood by Billy
• Staff Picks: Professors, Paychecks, and Poetry by The Paris Review
• Reimagining Black Futures by Sasha Bonét
• Redux: The River Never Dwindled by The Paris Review
• The Art of Distance No. 12 by The Paris Review
• The Art of Distance No. 11 by The Paris Review
• This Is Not Beirut by Elias Khoury
• Masks at Twilight by The Paris Review
• How Neapolitan Cuisine Took Over the World by Edward White
• The Edge of the Map by Colin Dickey

• Tips for Playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• When Your Conscience Has a Headache: The Gossip Hangover
• When the Used Book Salesman Insults Your Harlequin Romances
• What Makes Sad Songs Sad?
• The Year in Tech: 2014 Top Stories
• The Invention of the Word “Serendipity”
• Workers Have Feelings, Too, and Other News by Dan Piepenbring
• Staff Picks: Peter Hujar, Luc Sante, Samantha Hunt
• NYT Connections hints and answers for February 1: Tips to solve 'Connections' #601.
• Remembering Arnold Greenberg and the Complete Traveller

• Best free ChatGPT courses
• Robert Frost’s Death Wish
• Remember the Oddity That Was “Closed on Account of Rabies”?
• I Lost an Idea Last Night
• Here's how I feel about all this Stephen Hawking 'news' going around
• The Invention of the Word “Serendipity”
• Comfort TV: Notes on “The Great British Baking Show”
• Isak Dinesen’s Art Is as Good as Her Writing
• Best laptop deal: Get the 14
• Six Sweet Hours of Arabian Nights, and Other News by Dan Piepenbring