01/11/2024
Hello all!
We hope everyone has had a very Happy Diwali and Halloween too! I hope you’re all keeping well and enjoying the holidays.🙂
Unfortunately, I’m not popping online to make a fun post to mark these holidays. Instead, I’m here to talk about the turbulent week we’ve had at Lyly’s…
Last Saturday, we unexpectedly had to rush our beautiful little Greg down to Swindon to see the lovely vets and vet nurses of Great Western Exotics. You see, this found yet unclaimed canary was involved in a horrible accident last week. The incident saw Greg completely damage his entire right leg, with the break in his leg restricting blood circulation to the rest of his leg and foot. Much to our dismay and devastation, Sara (our incredible vet) concluded that Greg needed an amputation immediately. It was a very risky surgery, one that could’ve ended with Greg losing his life. So, with that, I kissed Greg goodbye and headed to the nearest hotel to stay on standby while Greg had his procedure. As you can probably imagine, I was in bits!
Thankfully, our prayers were answered, and Greg made it through that evening. He came out of his surgery as good as ever. What a strong little guy he is!!! I stayed in Swindon until he was deemed fit to be discharged. He’s now home with us resting up and will be on medication for a couple of weeks. Our next vet visit will be for his post-op checkup tomorrow.
Any bird, wild or pet, ours or not, deserves nothing less than the best. It goes without saying that we had no problem spending the time and money we did this week to help Greg, and we will never hesitate to make that sacrifice for any being in the future, either. I hope that our actions reflect our passion for the well-being of every bird we encounter.
With that having been said, the vet costs have been a lot for us to cover alone. So far, we have spent £810 on his healthcare, not to mention the steep travel and hotel costs paid to get Greg the help he needed and the money I lost out on by cancelling my work commitments.
For this reason, we are hoping to make some pennies back by fundraising over the upcoming weeks. I will be offering discounted services alongside selling handmade goods.
We also hope to run multiple raffles leading up to Christmas. So, if you have goods you can donate for sales and raffles or services you can provide as a prize for a raffle, please do drop us a Facebook message. The more prizes we have, the more locals we can attract to participate in the fundraisers!
In the meantime, should you wish to donate to us, you can find us on GoFundMe here: https://gofund.me/3986a43c
We will be opening a Paypal very soon for donations smaller than £5.
Please do consider sharing our upcoming fundraisers and our GoFundMe page with friends and family to support us if you cannot otherwise.
Thank you for standing with us always. Our community is one I will cherish for as long as I’m about!
Lyly x
