Capture the little moments 🎥
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As many of you know back in April of 2023, we received a call from Animal Control for Southgate asking for assistance with a young puppy on a Mennonite farm that needed placement immediately. She was presenting with physical disabilities and to avoid her facing the inevitable, we asked Sato Saved Dog Rescue if there was 'space' - there wasn't, but we couldn't leave her there.
Dakota was seen by multiple vets, had multiple tests and scans completed, and turns out she had a previously fractured spine, where her back met her neck. Although a pretty severe diagnosis, it was not fixable, and she would live a happy life so long as she was NOT in pain.
We had many people express a love for Dakota as soon as they met her, her infectious run/walk and goofy antics, she was the epitome of happy. However, due to her incontinence issues, she wasn't the perfect 'candidate' for adoption - she was work. Dakota lived here in our foster home as a medical/long-term foster and thrived in the farm setting; pack walks, basking in the sun, playing with tons of friends, and even road trips with her dad to the race track!
Although Dakota thrived in our foster home, we did start seeing some behavioural traits emerge, where she was getting more snippy with the dogs and these just weren't one-off incidents, although nothing serious it was documented, as it could be pain related. We spoke to Cassia, and we determined that moving her into a new foster home with fewer dogs and closer to the specialist vets would be ideal.
After a few weeks in her new foster home she started the regiment of health tests/scans and it was determined that she was in fact in a lot of pain, and the injury site was full of inflammation and arthritis. After multiple conversations with the vets and discussing all of her 'issues,' it was determined that the best course of action was to put her to sleep.
It's not the outcome we wanted, but keeping her alive was selfish. We are at peace knowing that she is pain-free an
Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dumb 💛
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Welcome, Winifred to Flesherton Farmhouse.
This beautiful young7-month-oldd Dorset x was born in Drayton on a Mennonite farm. She was listed on Kijiji as a 'healthy lamb for butcher' for the fee of $100. Her listing was sent to me by a friend who immediately fell in love. However, with her being so far away and working full time, getting to her asap wasn't feasible.
This 'rescue' mission took a team, and I am so beyond thankful to Lindsay (Owner of Mapleton Bark, Drayton) and Andrea (Sato Saved Foster, Wingham). Both of these women were detrimental in securing Winifred, and we are so thankful.
As soon as Winifred arrived, she went into quarantine - to start her decompression and to wait until our vet could clear her.
Although Winifred is a bit of a disheveled girl, but, she got a clean bill of health with a side of her having windswept legs with moderate Arthrogryposis. After, we quickly reached out to Canadian Animal Rehab Services in Mount Albert - who have made both dog leg braces and dog wheelchairs for past fosters in the past - we plan to have fittings and further discussions come spring!!
We understand that this footage can be upsetting and painful to watch, but we want to reassure you that, Winifred has a stall with lots of bedding where she lays comfortably every day; with the sun shining and being the first day that we were unburied the goats and sheep had free-choice of being inside or outside. Today... was the first day Winifred had ventured out of the barn on her own since her arrival to join her friends. Which is a massive step in the right direction!!
When we have more information on the wheelchair for Winifred, we will share it. But for now, we are continuing to work on her desensitization with us and making her as comfortable as possible, including her hoof trim that is coming up this weekend!
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Poor Aurdrey! 🪣
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Theodore is unsure of all the white stuff!
But Dolly is adamant that it's okay, and it's even okay to eat!
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Take me to the sunny days...
The warmth of the sun, the luscious greenery, bonfires with friend, and pack walks 🐾
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This is the mantra here 😅
Eat lots of food and get fat & sassy.
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A beautiful sunny day ☀️❄️
And... don't worry, Dolly just wanted some extra love.
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We definitely won't get along if you have a problem with snout and nose marks on the back windows and doors, and if you don't like daily visits from the sheep asking to come inside. 🤣
I guess this is my bad for bottle raising them in the house!
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KAHU
In Hawaiian, the word for guardian is Kahu.
Kahu can be used to describe someone who is responsible for something precious.
Kahu has a deep spiritual meaning, implying that the person and their pet are connected on a spiritual level.
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Thank you to everyone who has supported and continues to support us on this beautiful journey with the animals in our care.
Yesterday, we successfully raised $532.50 towards our outstanding vet bill, and now the new outstanding amount is $300.77.
With the costs of everything rising, this has been such a blessing and a big weight off of our shoulders.
✨️ Thank you for the donations (monetary or physical)
✨️ Thank you to our volunteers
✨️ Thank you to the businesses who support us
✨️ Thank you to our suppliers
✨️ Thank you to our vet team
✨️ Thank you for the words of encouragement
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My bottle babies are all grown up 🥹
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