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We have had to say goodbye to the legend that is Geoff. Geoff was an amazing 13 years old ram, he came to us as a lamb only a few weeks old after he had been hand reared. As he hadn't had any contact with sheep as a lamb, he arrived more human than sheep!! It did take us a while to get him settled in our flock. He soon realise who he was, but he remained a very social, friendly boy who loved humans. Geoff would follow us around, he would play football with us, although not to any rules, if he couldn't tackle the ball from you, he's head butt you and steel it! He was a star at our open days and when his human-parents visited to see him, in a crowd of dozens of people, Geoff could spot them a mile off and bleat at the top of his voice in joy. Never under estimate the intelligence of sheep. Can you remember Geoff? R.I.P. Geoff.
Its the time of year when we receive lots of calls for baby wildlife, often people with good intentions interfere when the babies should have been left. If at all possible, seek advice before interfering. These two groups of ducklings were picked up for good reason, they had been separated from thier mother who was no where in sight so they could not be reintroduced.
🐾 Meet Our Foster Cats Ready for Adoption! 🐾 We currently have three lovely cats in foster care, each looking for their forever home: ✨ Darcey – A gorgeous female Russian Blue with a delicate diluted tortie coat. 🤍 Jerry – A sweet and sociable white and tabby boy. 🐯 Mister – A striking tabby and white boy. They have all been blood tested (FIV & FeLV), wormed, neutered, chipped, and fully vaccinated. The information on each cat can be found on the link below. https://www.catchat.org/shelter_centre/index.php?route=shelters/shelter&path=534 If you wish to arrange a viewing, please contact Amanda at [email protected] We ask for an adoption donation of £150 towards their treatment costs, we always care out home checks and offer advice and support.
If ever there is a story to exemplify the importance of microchipping then this is it! On Wednesday morning before 9am we already had 3 emergencies to deal with and the very lovely Wesley was one of them. A kindly lady who was on her way to work called us to say she was with a cat who had a nasty injury to his tail. We went out armed with the usual blanket and pet carrier and managed to ‘grab and go’ with a gorgeous lad who had a very bloody tail. In fact most of his tail fell off in our pet carrier and the rest was bleeding very badly. When we got to the vets he was purring away and we managed to scan him for a microchip. If we did not find his owner we were fully prepared to pay for his treatment and take him into our care but fortunately he was chipped and we managed to find his owner. It turned out that ‘Wesley’ had been missing since September and was already registered as missing on various websites and sorely missed by his owners. As you can see Wesley is very content and safe back at home and has now had emergency surgery to sort out his injury. We are so grateful for the kindness of the lady that rang us and so pleased that Wesley had a microchip. So that we could trace his owner so quickly. What a great heartwarming outcome for this little fella. His owner is a presenter on @erewashsound and will be featuring his story tomorrow. Wesley himself was also adopted as a rescue cat himself so he really has a tale to tell. Thankyou to all involved in this lovely outcome especially the lady that found him whose name we never knew. #microchipping #micrchipped #microchipcats #catrescue #catrrescue #catrrescuenottinghaam
OPEN DAY SUNDAY 25TH MAY Tombola & Raffle Prizes Needed! 🎁 We're preparing for our upcoming Open Day, and we need your help to make it a success! We're looking for donations of new and cruelty-free / vegan-friendly items, such as: 🎁 Unwanted gifts 🍾 Alcohol (vegan-friendly only, please!) 🛍️ Vouchers 🧴 New products (toiletries, homeware, etc.) ✨ Please note: We cannot accept second-hand books, bric-a-brac, DVDs/CDs, or clothes as we have no storage for them and they are difficult to sell. Thank you so much for your support! 💚 Please email Amanda at [email protected] if you kindly have anything to gift, or message us on Facebook. Many Thanks
Yesterday evening we admitted a fox cub found on an allotment. Shortly after admission she started haemorrhaging from her mouth and anus as well as fitting severely, classic symptoms of consuming rat poison, we had to let her go, we could not save her, we could only end her pain and suffering. Rat poison (Warfarin) works by thinning the blood, causing any animal that has consumed the poison directly or indirectly, to effectively bleed to death. Rat poison, like slug pellet poisons are totally indiscriminate especially when used by a layperson.
We admitted a hedgehog that was reportedly dragging thier front left leg. On examination, the leg was swollen and infected, so they were administered antibiotics and pain relief. As they can often be very difficult to uncurl and examine fully and treat, they went off to our vets to be gassed down. Whilst under aesthetic, they were x-rayed and the wound lanced and cleaned. The x-rays confirmed a break to the leg along with a lot of swelling that can be seen on these x-ray's. Hedgehogs often come in with leg injuries, sometimes caused by gardening incidents. When a leg is not treatable, we do have singular rear legs amputated and they can be released and survive well on three legs. We know this because we have had several hogs in on three legs when the reason for thier admission is not related to the leg. They cannot though survive without both fully functioning front legs. Thankfully the break was healing, we needed help by continuing with the treatment and give physiotherapy to the leg 3 times a day. So far they are doing great and looking like a full recovery.
We admitted this female fox cub ten days ago, she was found out in daylight on her own on a road. Over the past week or so we have been battling several issues to save her life which was slipping away. The first priority after getting her warm, was to rehydrate her, so she received fluid therapy including an infusion of electrolytes, then we tried to feed her. For over a week, it was a real challenge getting her to eat much, she would only take very small amounts, not enough to sustain her, each day she was losing weight. She also had lung worm and a respiratory infection. Over the following days, once the medication to treat her took effect, her appetite slowly returned and now thankfully her weight is going in the right direction. In the wild cubs live, play and fight with each other, that's how they learn their life skills, essential to survive. Now she is well enough, we will be taking her to another rescue where she can be with other cubs for the next part of journey back into the wild.
We've had a busy few days, not that it's ever not busy!! In the past two days we've admitted this sparrow hawk, a buzzard, a couple of hedgehogs on so many pigeons! This beautiful hawk had concussion from flying into a window. X-rays have confirmed there isn't any serious internal damage, so looking good for a release in a few days after treatment for round worm.
The 4 kittens we took in last week that had been dumped in a car park, are now doing well despite their ordeal of being taken away from their mum so young and discarded. They have been wormed and blood tested, thankfully all are negative for FIV and FeLV. They are all feeding well despite being taken from their mum so young.
A buzzard was found grounded, on arrival he was very weak and wet, he couldn't stand. Once warmed up, dried out we could feed him. Over the coming days he improved, however he had paralysis in his legs and his right talon was permanently clenched, as such we had to chop his food up so he could eat. Once he was strong enough he went off to our vets for x-rays and blood tests. The blood came back within normal tolerance, however our vet suspected his kidneys were enlarged and possibly pushing onto his sciatic nerve. He was prescribed a course of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication. After several weeks, we had almost given up hope and were close to euthanasia, then there was a glimmer of hope, he was finally standing for short periods of time. Slowly he continued to improve and could then eat himself, it was time to continue his treatment outside in a large aviary. Initially he was grounded, slowly he got to lower branches before flying across the aviary. A few more weeks building his muscles and last week, he flew and flew and flew, what an absolutely amazing sight to see, only a few weeks early he couldn't even stand, now being territorial birds, he has been released back to his home.
We took in Elsa a few weeks ago, she had been left to fend for herself, not chipped, not neutered and no doubt not vaccinated, she soon found herself heavily pregnant, with us for a week and now we have another 3 kittens to raise funds to treat and find homes for. Never go to breeders or pet shops, there are thousands of unwanted cats despirately needed a loving home. Unlike breeders motivated by selfish greed, we don't bring more lives into this cruel world, unlike breeder we blood test, vaccinate, worm, flea, neuter and chip. Elsa is an amazing mum, yet a youngster herself.
Finally after nearly 6 months in the cow shed, the ground has dried up enough to let them out, they get so excited and were charging around for nearly an hour! They have 12 acres to charge around in, they are so lucky. Its so lovely to see them outside and so happy, for us its much easier to as no more cleaning out the cow shed every week until October!
The dire situation with unwanted pets and irresponsible pet ownership is becoming increasingly worse with our pets paying a heavy price! In the past week we have already taken in four dumped rabbits, yesterday despite being full, we had to try everything to save these four. Believe it or not, these kittens who should still be feeding off their loving mother, were found dumped in a car park inside a cardboard box with no bedding, no food, no water, the irresponsible selfish person had left them to perish. Thankfully, a kind person who nearly drove over the box, stopped to check its contents and took them in and reached out for help. Only a few weeks old, these kittens need hand rearing, they should still be feeding off mum. Their bellies are bloated with parasites, passed from mum who clearly has herself not been cared for let alone neutered. We don't know where mum is, we can't help her but at least these four vulnerable babies are now safe, warm and being fed. Once strong enough they will be blood tested for FIV and FeLV and wormed, we will also fully vaccinate, chip, and neuter them all to prevent more unwanted pets. Once old enough they will be up for adoption, we will seek responsible life-long homes. If you are able to donate towards thier rescue we would be very grateful, it will cost us over £1,500 in milk formula, food, medication and vet fees to save these beautiful babies. You can donate via our website (link below) or via this post. https://brinsleyanimalrescue.enthuse.com/Regular#!/
Yesterday we took a call about this young male badger cub who'd been separated from his mum. We first have to consider the risks of intervention over leaving. Mums can return to a crying cubs, this is the best outcome if at all possible for the best option for success. This cub though was cold and had been lying in the same spot for some time, so we had to step in, in this case there was a high risk he would not survive much longer. He was admitted cold, dehydrated and covered in fleas, the absolute priority to save him was get the body back up to temperature, so he was put into a preheated incubator. A few hours later he was warm enough for the next step, fluid therapy followed by feeding. We are not mum, the cubs see us as a threat and our artificial milk from a bottle is not mum, so feeding is always a battle and often is a little but often. We fed through the night and thankfully, at his 7am feed he'd gained 25g, up from 860g. He continues to feed a little. In the wild cubs are reared in groups, so it's important that we get him with other cubs as soon as he is well enough. We have already located another solitary cub at a large reputable wildlife rescue, so as long as he is strong enough, tomorrow he's off to join his new step sister, to continue his journey.
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