Twinkle has had her kittens at last, she was wandering round looking huge and we thought she must surely burst1 They arrived quickly and safely and motherhood certainly suits this little tortoiseshell cat. This picture is when they are just over a day old. We leave them in the birthing nest for the first twenty […]
It’s been a hectic week and inevitably, running an animal sanctuary brings its share of problems. There is never enough funding coming in, keeping going is a struggle, not every pet we try to save makes it, animals have problems, mostly caused by people and doing our best to solve them is draining at times. […]
Paris’ kittens are doing well, they have their eyes open and are moving around although not ready to leave the nest yet. Paris is an attentive mum and keeps a close eye on her babies. We were going to have her spayed and re-home her when she first came in. Her plump tummy made us […]
We’ve moved Ozzie to a much larger cage, enough room for him to spread his wings and hopefully start to perch. It all goes in stages, being fed, perching, moving round, eating by himself – we’re still at stage one though. Ozzie has taken the move well, it’s always a worry, little birds aren’t so […]
Russell is an 18month old long haired daschund and a darling little dog. He’s come in through no fault of his own, his owners just couldn’t keep him any more because of domestic circumstances. Russell is a personality plus people-pleaser and loves to be fussed and walked and fussed again. He is a very friendly […]
Up to yesterday, Ozzie was spending a lot of time lying down, he was like a chick in a nest and although he looked cosy, he didn’t look very owl like. Today, he’s different and up and on his feet. It’s great to see him getting stronger and like a proper little owl! These are […]
They are almost an endangered species and not nesrly so many hedgehogs around as there were a few years ago. We do everything we can to preserve them, get them better when they are sick and give them a safe place to hibernate. Most of our last years waifs and strays survived the winter, are […]
We’re in a regular routine now, Ozzie wakes up early, at first light. He stands up then and is ready for breakfast which is cut up pieces of dead day old chick, complete with feathers. This is as natural a diet as we can manage, the roughage in the little bones and feathers helps him […]
Pepperpot is a pretty multi-coloured girl rabbit with loving shadings of colour in her coat – there’s beige, orange, grey, black, white and all hues in between. She’s a friendly girl who has been well handled and is easy to care for – like all rabbits, she would be best with a companion and a […]
It isn’t as demanding as caring for some of the smaller birds we get brought in, but even so, Ozzie has to have his food prepared in advance and be given it at regular times. He gulps it down quite quickly and has a surprisingly large mouth behind that hooked beak. He needs fur, bone […]