Little Miracles Animal Rescue Inc.

22/08/2024

🐶🏥S***fy update-surgery was a success! 🏥🐶

Apologies for the delay, yesterday was so stressful, I couldn’t manage a post.
S***fy’s cleft palate repair surgery was a success! Dr House was very happy with the result, explaining that there was minimal tension in the skin flap that was used to cover the cleft, which means the chances of the tissue coming apart during healing are lessened.

I’ve just brought him home and he is happy and already back to his ‘complete nut bag’ self, as described by Dr House. His face is covered in blood and discharge that he won’t allow anyone to clean. But he’s eating like an absolute champ and so happy to be home. He will need a revisit in 10 days to check how he’s healing and he’s not allowed to chew anything hard or wrestle with his total maniac Labrador sister, Olivia, who will be introduced to you all soon.

Thankyou to all those who made this possible by donating and to all of those who have sent well wishes. I couldn’t be more relieved that he’s home and so happy to be 🥰

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20/08/2024

🏥🐶SNUFFY UPDATE🐶🏥

This morning, we made an early trip across the city to the Mornington Peninsula, where S***fy met his incredible surgeon, Dr. House and the Peninsular Veterinary Hospital. S***fy instantly bonded with him and his loving, playful approach, which is so rare in the industry. Dr. House has a unique empathy and care that truly stands out.

Thanks to Life of Pikelet’s recommendation, S***fy was seen today by this highly-experienced specialist. Dr. House thoroughly explained the procedure, risks, and challenges due to S***fy’s cleft size and narrow poodley nose. Initially, there was concern about needing to remove teeth to provide enough tissue for the repair, but fortunately, there’s enough available without that extra daunting step. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning, and S***fy will stay overnight at the clinic to ensure he’s ready.

Dr. House mentioned that 40% of cleft palate repairs may leave a small opening in the hard palate, and given S***fy’s large cleft, this is relatively likely. However, the remaining hole should be minimal and not cause issues. He also found and removed what a referred to as an ‘unidentified foreign object’ from S***fy’s nasal cavity, which is no surprise given the random objects he has taken to presenting me with proudly.

S***fy will likely stay another night after surgery to ensure he’s stable and comfortable and eating well.
Though I’m anxious and miss him terribly, I’m reassured by the exceptional care he’s receiving.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated, sent well wishes, and to Life of Pikelet, Dr. House, and his team for making this possible for our dear S***f.

Love to you all xx

18/08/2024

https://gofund.me/840448a8

🏥 URGENT DONATIONS NEEDED FOR SNUFFY’S SURGERY 🏥

Rescue puppy S***fy’s cleft palate repair surgery is officially booked for Tuesday 20th this week!
To say we’re anxious is a gross understatement.

We’ve been quoted $5000-9000 due to the severity of his cleft, which is unfortunately large and includes multiple openings in both the hard (roof of mouth) and soft (entering into the nasal passage) palates and extends the entire length down to his throat. A confirmation of estimated cost will be supplied on the morning of the surgery for transparency.

It has been a mammoth task to support this cheeky boy from a tiny, sick two week old, until he was old enough to undergo this life-saving surgery. We have so far spent roughly $3500 on regular vet visits, antibiotics and medical supplies, but he’s worth every last cent.

We have so far raised just over $2500 on the go-fund me and $1000 direct deposit and now need to ramp up our fundraising efforts to raise as much as possible before the big day. If you’re in a position to donate, please help us save his precious life by following the gofundme link, or send a pm for bank account details 🩷🩵

Thankyou in advance friends!

https://gofund.me/840448a8

17/06/2024

🐶🩵🩷 Help Save S***fy by donating to his cleft palate surgery 🩷🩵🐶
Click the link ——> https://gofund.me/2f23dfcd

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Meet S***fy, a cheeky 5-month-old toy poodle puppy with a heart … Steffanie Campbell needs your support for Help S***fy Get the Surgery He Desperately Needs!

13/06/2024

We here at Little Miracles Animal Rescue Inc want to extend a gigantic 🙏THANKYOU 🙏to coordinater Maria and all of the wonderful volunteers at the Melbourne Animal Rescue Cooperative Hub, for the incredible bootload of cat🐱, kitten and puppy🐶 food donations they generously provided us with recently, as well as their incredible sponsors that make their help possible in such a challenging time for all rescue groups.

We are all overflowing with surrendered animals and struggling to make ends meet with such extensive veterinary costs. This goes such a long way to keeping everyone currently in care fed nutritious meals 🍛, so that we can focus our fundraising efforts on their important medical needs🏨. Thankyou from the bottom of our hearts and keep up the amazing work!!!!🩷🩵🩷🩵

17/03/2024

💜🐶🩵S***fy (Mister S***fleupagus)🩵🐶💜

S***fy is a now 7 week old Cavoodle puppy, born with a serious birth defect called a cleft palate. He came into care as a tiny 2 week old bub after his mum rejected him because he wasn’t growing and was half the size of his siblings.

This life-threatening condition occurs when the roof of the mouth doesn’t fuse together, leaving a deep ridge in the roof of the mouth, which joins to the nasal/respiratory passages. Babies with cleft palates are unable to form a seal in order to nurse from their mothers and will die due to starvation, aspiration or respiratory infection without intensive and experienced care.

They must be fed around the clock every 2-3 hours via stomach tube for as long as possible, as well as receive ongoing treatment for respiratory infections and other complications they often develop along the way. It is an extremely intensive and exhausting experience raising a puppy with a cleft, as they must be kept as healthy as possible until they’re roughly 5 months old and can receive life saving surgery to close the cleft, but they then have the rest of their lives to enjoy.

Clefties are almost always euthanised by the breeders upon discovery, as the cost and devotion is unfortunately not feasible for breeders wanting to make a profit from puppies, however, rescues can and do agree to take on the massive task by fundraising for financial support from their community, to give these special babies the chance at a happy, healthy life after surgery.

Unfortunately, S***fy’s cleft is a severe one and he has an ongoing upper respiratory infection, due to accidental aspiration when the people who bred him tried to bottle feed him, not realising he had the dangerous defect.

S***fy has already had two vet visits for antibiotics for his ongoing upper respiratory infection and is receiving intensive care around the clock. He has another revisit booked for tomorrow.

We haven’t posted about him until now, as it’s been an undertaking feeding him every two hours, working full time and caring for the rest of the animals here, but we will be spamming you all with many S***fy videos and photos from now on.

If you would like to donate to help us pay off the three vet bills we’ve accumulated so far, the details are:

LMAR Inc
BSB: 633-000
ACC: 128986510

PayPal: [email protected]

We will be undertaking a huge fundraising effort for S***f’s surgery in the future, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy getting to know and love this little ball of attitude as much as we do 💜

04/02/2024

Jacob 🐣

Jacob is a ten(ish) day old sparrow nestling who came into care five days ago, after being found by a member of public, naked and all alone on the ground with no nest in sight.

Sparrow chicks are so tiny and fragile, but little Jacob completely rejects this description and is going from strength to strength.

Each hourly feed, he has sprouted more and more feathers and gobbles a genuinely ridiculous amount of food. It’ll be only a matter of days before he’s covered in feathers and practicing getting his wings strong for lift off. Raising a baby sparrow is like watching something unfold on a Timelapse. It has a magical element to it.

Five days ago, he was naked with only tiny pin feathers attempting to burst forth, and today he is covered in tiny floof feathers and climbing up the sides of his giant nest for food.

When he came into care, Jacob had only just opened his left eye a tiny bit to squint at the big world before him. However, it’s become clear that he actually has only one eye! 👁️ What a surprise! Not that any of us would be surprised that yet another baby has come into care here at Little Miracles with a birth defect that wasn’t visible on arrival. This little boy will remain here til he is old enough to feed himself and then hopefully join another rescue’s growing cheeky indoor sparrow flock, so he has friends.

Welcome adorable little darling!

14/01/2024

Daphne 🐣

Daphne is a teenie Indian Myna nestling who came into care a week ago after being found alone on the ground with no nest or parents visible nearby.

She was severely dehydrated and lethargic upon arrival and had no gape reflex, which meant she was in a bad way.

She was gently warmed to an appropriate body temperature, then carefully fed small amounts of nutritious food mixed with electrolytes to help with dehydration. This was achieved by gently opening her little beak and placing the food at the back of her throat, which she was able to then swallow.

Daphne was also exhibiting signs of mild respiratory distress, likely due to her finders attempting to feed her before bringing her into care, so she was given a teeny tiny dose of antibiotics, to prevent the bacteria in her respiratory system from growing and ending her life.

It was a worrying first night, but by morning Daphne was flinging her little wobbily head back gaping! It’s safe to say there was a big celebration on my end 🥳

Tiny Daph is now in with Dusk and Dawn, the two nestlings from two weeks ago, as the company is good for her, but she is quite small compared to them and is quite uncoordinated and reserved. This should all improve with time though.

Welcome tiny Daphne!