Little Paws Lodge

25/11/2023

Saturday evenings are made for cuddles & pepper for Hagrid 😍

09/08/2023

A sad day at the Lodge today- Tilly, one of our very regular guests has crossed rainbow bridge today 😢 Tilly was one of a kind & has left many happy memories with us here. Fly free Tilly 🌈

02/10/2022

When the fluffy giant Brian comes to stay 😍

13/08/2022

Morning 😍

17/07/2022

Remember to keep your furries as cool as possible during the hot weather, plenty of water too, keep them out of direct sunlight & check them often. Don’t forget to change their litter trays/clean their p**p areas too.
Remember a bunny or a piggy never died from having their daily hop around outside earlier or later in the day.

On hot days, our lodge guests all have cool pads in their hutches, they have their exercise very early in the day & later during the evening & the air conditioning unit will be on- but it won’t be a fridge, the temperate is set at 21/22 so it’s not a shock to the system when they leave us to go back home.

02/07/2022

🥕 One of the reasons we grow as much of our own veggies- no waste at all, fresh & tasty- happy humans & happy guests 🥕

02/07/2022

Got my nails done today, so thought a bit of decoration was the way to go 🐾

01/07/2022

It’s a sad night at the lodge tonight, one of our very regular bunnies has gained his wings- he’s now flying free with his companion Topsey. RIP Tim 🌈

25/06/2022

Just chilling & having a munch on a Saturday afternoon 🐰

06/02/2022

28/08/2021

It’s not often we get two bunnies who stay for the first time & within a couple of days you’d think that they’ve lived here for years, but these two have done just that. Made themselves right at home & they are such cheeky bunnies 🤣 it’s going to be quiet in the lodge without Hershey & Harley

28/06/2021

Murphy is back for his annual month long holiday with us. He’s such a character 😍

29/04/2021

Today is an exciting day for the lodge, we’ve welcomed Tilly back for her holidays!! And later on, we get to welcome Oreo back! The lodge is happy again 😍

02/03/2021

The lodge is a member down tonight 😢 Petal has crossed rainbow bridge- she didn’t wake up from her afternoon snooze. Petal started off as being a guest at the lodge but spent the last 6 years living with us ❤️ she leaves a huge hole in our hearts as she was a true character. RIP girlie 🌈

21/02/2021

Bottoms up 🤣

21/02/2021

We have a very happy bunny who got to go outside & have a really good run today 🐰

07/12/2020

Today we had some sad news at the lodge & learned that the beautiful Sophie has crossed rainbow bridge. Fly free little girl, it was a pleasure to have looked after you 🌈

11/11/2020

This year there hasn’t been the usual poppy sellers in the High Street or in the supermarket entrances which has been very sad.

So I’ve decided that for today, any orders that are placed through me for Body Shop products, I will donate 100% of my commission to the Royal British Legion. ❤️

09/11/2020

We hope everyone is staying safe and well.

We have a couple of hutches still free for Christmas- this is a very rare thing for us at Christmas as we’re usually fully booked by the middle of the year!

If anyone is planning on visiting family, or trying to get away for a few days, then please feel free to see if we have the availability.

01/08/2020

Tonight the lodge is lighting a candle for this handsome fella who crossed rainbow bridge today- RIP Loki 🌈

25/07/2020

And we’re back to having our much loved guests- lots of them ❤️
It’s been a very quiet & surreal 4 months at the lodge!

Although we are open again, we’re not back to usual with arrivals & departures I’m afraid. Guests need to be left at the front door as we are not allowing people into our home just yet.
We will take all guests straight to their holiday quarters and then we will fully clean their carry cases & store them inside. If you want a pic sending of your pet all settled in, then just let us know when you drop them off and we’ll sort it.

When it’s home time, we will get guests ready 10mins before their due departure time so that they are all ready when you arrive to collect them.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Erica, Craig, Elliot (& of course Betsy 🐾 )

21/03/2020

Today we said goodbye to our last few guests who were still here as their owners managed to get home safe & sound. The lodge is now empty 😢 it’s so sad as we’re never empty at this time of year & we’re usually just starting the Easter rush.
We do have some bunnies coming to stay next week though as their owners are moving so we’ll have some guests to care for.

We hope all of our guests’ owners stay safe during this difficult & unknown time that we are entering & we hope to see you all very soon. Sending all of our guests virtual cuddles, tickles & lots of love 💚

14/03/2020

CORONOVIRUS MESSAGE

With the current global challenging times that we are going through and the medical risks of Coronovirus (Covid-19), we thought now would be a good time to release a statement from the Lodge.

We are still fully open and taking bookings.

Customer Cancellation

As restrictions on travel are put in place over different areas, we are already seeing cancellation of travel plans. Our Terms & Conditions are clear on our policy for cancellations, however if cancellations are due to coronavirus over the next few months, then we have decided to implement the following:

• Non-refundable deposits will be carried over to a future booking that is booked within 12 months of your original departure date.

• If payment in full has been paid at the time of booking, then we will refund you these monies after the deposit has been deducted. Refunds will be made within 72 hours of us being notified of the cancellation.

General Customer Contact

We have had to consider how best to manage customer contact based on current government guidance, especially as Erica has an underlying medical condition which means that she has a weakened immune system. The steps that we have put in place may need to change over time as the situation develops but we will always aim for sensible precautions that mitigate risk, without being disproportionate.

We are following current government public health advice on hygiene and reducing the risk of spreading infections, see: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronovirus-covid-19/

As the situation develops advice may change to encourage less contact between people to help reduce the spread. This may mean that we also consider:

•carrying out more conversations by phone, text or video chat rather than in person, for example discussions on pets needs or follow ups after boarding

•limiting contact during handovers i.e. during collection or drop off

•asking customers to use hand sanitizer before entering our home

Contact with High Risk Customers

There are some circumstances where there may already be higher risk of spread, for example a customer returning to collect a pet after travelling, particularly to countries with high infection rates and/or that have been told to self-isolate as a precaution. We therefore ask that you provide us with details of which country you are travelling to so that we can monitor the travel advice for this country.

If you return from a country and are deemed to be high risk, or need to self isolate, then we will discuss with you the best way for your pet to be returned to you, this may be:

• Us returning your pet to you to minimise contact with our family home

• Us returning your pet to your emergency contact

• Your pet staying with us for an extended period whilst you self isolate

As always, we aim for any situation to be as stress free as possible. The most important thing is not to panic- we will discuss your situation with you if it becomes necessary and work out the best solution for all concerned.

Can Small Animals Get Coronavirus

Research is still being done to understand more about the implications of COVID-19 and how it transmits. Current advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the NHS states:

"There is currently no evidence that companion animals or pets can be infected with coronavirus (COVID-19)." - NHS" I

24/02/2020

Nom nom nom

17/02/2020

When this gorgeous giant bundle of fur comes to stay, there’s only one thing for it.... cuddles ❤️

25/12/2019

Santa’s been to our guests & they are now patiently waiting for their Christmas Dinner!

27/09/2019

Say no more 😂

01/09/2019

Watching tv with this little fella 💚

18/08/2019

I love looking after all our guests that come to stay with us- they all become part of our family during their stay. Tonight, I was very touched to be given this as a thank you- I absolutely love it & it will be appearing in the lodge this week ❤️

17/08/2019

Wormy treats nom nom nom