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Sweet tooth: A hedgehog goes to the dentist

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Published July 14, 2014, 5:37 p.m. ET
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED Little hedgehog, Benny, before his check up ) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, gets a dental checkup. Caters News
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED The cute little critter receiving some oxygen to wake him up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED The cute little critter receiving some oxygen to wake him up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare… Caters News
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED The adorable pygmy hedgehog looking a little woozy after his check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED The adorable pygmy hedgehog looking a little woozy after his check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist… Caters News
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED The cute little critter getting a dental check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED The cute little critter getting a dental check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought… Caters News
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED The cute little critter getting a dental check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED The cute little critter getting a dental check up) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought… Caters News
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PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED Little hedgehog, Benny, being fully encased in a mask usually used for parrots to make him drowsy) If you thought you hate trips to the dentist spare a thought for this little hedgehog who was sent to sleep during a routine dental check. Pictured fully encased in a plastic chamber, the cute critter is seen being sent gently off to sleep so that vets could take a closer looks at the rodents pearly whites without causing it too much stress. Noticing her African pygmy hedgehog, Benny, had a sudden lack of appetite, concerned owner, Allie Daugherty, 24, had no other choice than to send the hog to the vets. Bizarrely vets at an Avian and Exotic Pet Office in the West Coast of the US actually used a mask normally used for parrots to subdue the cute critter and just so happened to be the perfect size for bewildered Benny. SEE CATERS COPY
PIC BY ALLIE DAUGHERTY / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED Little hedgehog, Benny, being fully encased in a mask usually used for parrots to make him drowsy) If you thought you… Caters News
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