A little update on our new girls ♥️
Niamh and Maeve are already showing significant improvement. Niamh drinks and drinks and drinks whereas Maeve eats and eats and eats!
Both of them have already captured our hearts and their soft, sweet disposition is so clear in the video.
Little lamb Aoife has already got us wrapped around her little hoof but cries at random, even when not hungry. We know she’s looking for her mum.
Niamh and Maeve have been through so much and do not have the strength nor the patience to have a little one at their feet right now but Aoife snuggles in the human beds at night to feel safe and warm ♥️
We would be so grateful for your continued support for these gorgeous girls.
Ref: Sheep Girls
Strong Hearts Farm Sanctuary
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 180 405 532
www.strongheartssanctuary.org/donate
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Pancakes for piggies!
Occasionally Oat and Chia love a little treat - and who doesn’t love pancakes and berries!
This pair are still waiting for their first adoption application so if you know anyone with a big heart and lots of space, send them our way!
More details on this cute pair can be found on Pet Rescue.
https://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/1034995
🆘 SOS - STORM DAMAGE 😭🆘
Like many others, we’ve just been hit by the storm that is sweeping through Victoria and we have been hit quite badly.
Carter, our beloved male camel has been injured with a deep laceration to his hump and while not life threatening, urgently needs attention. There are trees down everywhere and our roads are dangerous to drive currently, with little chance of our vets attending. Currently we cannot even reach our vets.
The roof of our shed has been catastrophically damaged. This shed was to be renovated inside into more stables for sick animals, hay storage and specialised downed cow scaffolding and winch space in time for winter. Our hopes of an easier winter with better facilities are now out the window. We also have roofing screws and glass littering the neighbouring paddocks posing huge hazards to animals.
On top of this we have no power, due to AGL powerline damages. All of our water is pumped from tanks and we have no way of filling water troughs or buckets in the stables and smaller house paddocks.
Please help us. We are so tired, wet and deflated. We are so thankful that our animals are safe but there’s no time to waste, we need to face the music now otherwise winter will be upon us before we know it.
Ways to help us if you can:
- donate towards, lend or help us source a generator so we can continue to fill troughs in the hot days to come (we do not anticipate getting power back anytime soon).
- animal bedding donations such as wood shavings or rice hulls
- donate towards Carters veterinary care
- volunteer at our working bee on Sunday 18th February in West Gippsland to help us clean up after the storm (PM us if you would like to do this).
- donate towards or help us source the materials required to fix or rebuild our shed before winter. We would love to get a professional in to assess the structure although we don’t have high hopes, the end of the shed is swaying in the wind.
Any donations, assistance, good
When it rains, it pours.
Early yesterday, we woke up to little Howie, hypothermic and unresponsive. We were shocked but leapt into action and worked to bring Howie’s core temperature back up to normal as it was unreadable on a thermometer.
The crazy thing is, one of us had only checked the cameras on them a couple of hours previously at about 4am and both babies were up with mum.
Luckily that meant Howie had not been down long and our practised hands made quick work of turning him around and he was back up and acting like nothing had happened in no time.
The next question we had was why? Why had this happened? Naturally we turned to Gretel, their ever doting mother. We knew her weight was not 100% and we were supplement feeding her every high calorie, tasty morsel she could fit in her mouth, from chaff, to multiple kinds of hay and picking her blackwood branches - not forgetting little treats to continue to help build her trust.
Sadly we found that her udders were no longer full of milk and while she still had some, it was not enough to sustain two babies and little Howie had likely got dehydrated and hypoglycaemic from not enough milk. She would stand dutifully to let the babies drink but they weren’t getting what they needed and her body was in overdrive to provide for them. She had no temperature or signs of infection and she had been wormed twice previously since her arrival. Despite knowing she had been wormed, we couldn’t help but wonder if worms were still the culprit. We couldn’t be sure, so we put Gretel in the back of the car, babies on our laps, and rushed to the vet.
On arrival, the vet was initially stumped. Gretel was anaemic and underweight, both symptoms in line with worms but we were certain about our worming protocols. We asked for a fecal egg count (FEC) to confirm and when the vet returned from running the FEC, we had our answer.
Not a single worm found but she was riddled with coccidia! Coccidia are microscopic, single celled
#lambs #rescue #sanctuary #choosecompassion #cutebabies #lambrescue #stronghearts
Our hearts are heavy today.
Last night we helped sweet Elsie grow her angel wings and leave the world that treated her so cruelly.
A slave to humans, bred each year so her babies could be taken and eaten until she could be bred no more and was left to die in the paddock she went down in.
Yet another farm, yet another cruel human. This is no isolated case.
Elsie, you were someone and you were loved. You had a zest for life that we couldn’t comprehend but your body had endured too much and you told us last night that you couldn’t try anymore.
Until we meet again Elsie ♥️
#springishere #calvesofstronghearts #strongheartsfarmsanctuary #buckforjoy #sunnydays #zoomies #animalrescue #changinglives #savinglives #bekindtoallkinds #sanctuary #rescuecow #animalsarefriends #rehome #rehabtorehome
🐑 Abandoned! 🐑
We have been called out to some sheep who were abandoned by a previous land owner with no one to care for them or see to their needs.
The current land owner reached out to us to assist as they have no knowledge of sheep care and can see that their fleeces are significantly overgrown. From the video alone, we can tell how heavy all that fleece is and we can’t wait to provide some relief!
It’s crazy how common it is for people to move house and leave animals of all kinds behind! These sheep are scared and clearly have not been seen to in a long time. We’re hoping there’s nothing too concerning hidden under their wool.
Keep an eye on the page for their before and after haircuts!
Your continued support is so appreciated. If you are able to contribute to this gangs future care, we’d be over the moon 🌙
Strong Hearts Farm Sanctuary
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 180 405 532
(all donations over $2 are tax deductible)
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WJ8SSQ2SEAL5G&fbclid=IwAR1o7GmxfAk_U18KQDGmj4BXauVlhV0AndQg-61jb1OwtVAT6mfv85IVQnU
Sheep love mental stimulation just as much as your dogs and cats!
These guys get their “special” hay in a ball to encourage play, confidence and fun!
Check out our new TikTok page to see more snippets of behind-the-scenes life at Strong Hearts!
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSe3r9xmK/
Holly stood up for the first time 💕
After being born with an enormous infection, Holly has responded well to antibiotic treatment but until today she has never been able to stand
We have been assisting her in a sling so she can regain circulation to her legs and put weight on her feet while she is supported and we also treated her for both polio and white muscle disease in case her mobility problems were unrelated to the infection.
We are so happy to see Holly able to stand on wobbly legs today, she is such a huge character and she’s been so frustrated not being able to run and play with the other calves, so we are eager to see her continue to build strength
Could you help us by making a donation toward our vet account? We take on the care of difficult, special needs animals all the time and though we are capable of the treatment and care, it makes our vet account pretty volatile and we can’t continue to be a lifeline to those who need it most of our vet account continues to grow unchecked. We have paid off $950 thanks to our generous supporters, but with an outstanding balance of $3500 before Niko’s amputation and Walters joint tap and diagnostics which we haven’t been billed up for yet, it’s getting to a level that makes us sweat again.
Donations over $2 are tax deductible
Direct deposit:
Strong Hearts Farm Sanctuary
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 180 405 532
PayPal: [email protected]
Thank you for making what we do possible
We have tricky calves in transit to us from two seperate locations this morning, the first arrival is going to be Holly.
Holly was born 4 days ago with neurological problems. She is blind and unable to walk.
The farmers have done more than most would, but because it’s clear that she is going to need more intensive rehabilitation, they have let us know that she was facing euthanasia if we weren’t able to bring her into care.
Holly is going to need tests to diagnose the cause of her problems, medication to support her through her recovery and physiotherapy and likely a custom built sling to help keep circulation to her legs while she finds her feet.
Could you help us by sharing or making a donation to get Holly the treatment she needs? 🤞
Direct deposit:
Strong Hearts Farm Sanctuary
BSB: 633 000
Account number: 180 405 532
PayPal: [email protected]
