Chico was a little bit nervous but now he has a loving new home with a vet nurse as well as 2 new friends – Sparkle and Hector (also from Brinsley Animal Rescue!) According to the vet Chico means ‘little’ in Spanish so it was appropriate that he had that name. Chico did have some…
This week we have taken on yet another unwanted pig. She came with the name Charlotte but as we already have a pony with the same name we have renamed her Penny. Yesterday we set about introducing her to Rocky our Kune Kune pig thinking that he might like a friend. Unfortunately he didn’t take too kindly…
Age : 1 year Breed : Netherland dwarf Bonded : Yes with Daisy Neutered/Spayed: Yes Rescued: April 09 Chipmunk has dental problems and therefore needs regular dental work. He can only go to a home where someone is prepared to keep a check on his high maintenance dental issues. Chipmunk needs his front teeth trimming every 2-3 weeks and…
Thanks to everyone who came to the open day at Lawrence Veterinary Centre and to everyone who baked cakes and bought them too! Fortunately the rain held off and it was a fabulous day. We managed to raise a brilliant £184.55.
Yesterday Coco found herself with 2 new friends – Rosie and Charlotte. Like Coco, Charlotte has laminitis so will need special care. These 2 ponies will stay at the sanctuary for the rest of their lives. We have decided not to adopt any ponies out to new owners. Instead if people want to ‘adopt a…
This week we have taken in a wild rabbit with myxomatosis. On the night she came in we gave her antibiotics, quarantined her in a warm room with lots of Olbas oils, flushed her eyes, syringe fed her on some warm food and got rid of the fleas that she was infested with. We weren’t…
Poor Poppy came in so thin her back bone was prominent and she only looked like a baby guinea. She soon put on weight and by keeping her indoors she became a cheeky guinea who always liked to snatch a good carrot from your hand.
Age : 2.5 years Breed : Albino Bonded : Yes Neutered/Spayed: No Rescued 18/01/09 Snowy and Pearl are 2 middle aged lady pigs. They are very vocal, love their food and love snoozing in their litter tray. At the moment they are keeping Poppy company as we fear that she has come into our rescue…
