Cassidys Critters

01/13/2025

Hello! We’re here with some updates!!

Out of the 10 buns we had, we have 2 that are still going very strong. Losing the other 8 was nothing shy of horrendous, but we’re so incredibly confident these two are going to have the happiest and healthiest lives they could ever imagine. After every week we’ve been doing of medication we’ve been having the vet check them out and see if there’s any coccidia remaining. Every week has shown up positive, but less and less are there and what is left is not healthy. As of now, we have another week left of a second antibiotic we’re trying and hopefully that’ll knock it out!

Lana is the black and white bun- she constantly is binkying around and zip zapping everywhere. She knows no chill.
Craig is our little brown guy- he’s a much calmer bun who simply enjoys food and a good flop. He gets the occasional binkies but he’s nowhere near as energetic as Lana 🤪

As far as the guinea pigs, they’re officially out of quarantine and learning what life is. Piggly and her babies are coming around wonderfully. They’re all very strong and healthy. The 4 of them absolutely demolish food, water, and hay all day every day 💪
Mister Wiggly is a little more reserved and shy. He quite enjoys his alone time, but does enjoy a nice soft pet here and there.

Over the last few weeks we’ve received so much support, and I know we keep saying thank you- BUT THANK YOU!!!

We love to see how many people care even if it’s just to like or comment on a post. Knowing these little babies have a fan base makes me feel so optimistic for them.

With the gofundme we started, and donations from our website, as well as a few mailed in checks and a grant from a wonderful charity organization - we hit our fundraising goal and exceeded it by $60! This covered the hospitalizations, medications, visits, fluids, etc. We fronted a bit of costs but nothing compared to what we raised and we’re just so happy to have you guys here with us and helping through it 😭

Enjoy some pictures of the precious animals you have all supported and helped out ♥️♥️♥️

Later this week we’ll have more updates on cats we’ve had vetted in the last two weeks and other kitties seeking their new furrever homes 🐈

01/03/2025

As we were checking on the animals during the night last night we noticed something… Piggly was in labor 😭 she successfully gave birth to three very precious little piggy babies throughout the night ♥️ we need name suggestions if you have them! We’re keeping it gender neutral for now until we have them professionally checked.

They’re so precious 😭 as of this morning they were all running around, feeding and snuggling with her.

We’re just happy they’re all safe and healthy ♥️

12/31/2024

Heyyyy, us again 😅 we wanted to share another update outside of the buns we’ve been working on. As mentioned, the same day we pulled the bunnies we also pulled two guinea pigs. We separated them (because of possible reproduction) and started working on their social skills. They’re really coming around! Piggly (the copper one) we’ve had some suspicions about that have now visibly proven true. She is VERY much pregnant. We’ve been focusing on keeping her well nourished and comfortable. Her counterpart, Wiggly (white and gold), is the father and is a very good boy.

The conditions they were in were petrifying like all the other animals. They were in the tiniest cage together piled with f***s and urine.

Based off their demeanor and the lack of health issues, we suspected they hadn’t been together long as there were no present babies and they were opposite sexes.

No body shaming here, but Piggly is huge! Guinea pig’s average gestation periods are 59-72 days so we’ll keep you all posted on when she has them, how many, and obviously provide plenty of baby piggy content 😉 we suspect she doesn’t have much longer to go.

This obviously isn’t ideal, and adds to our endless amount of questions towards the people they were rescued from. Why were these small animals being bred? What were they using them for? Guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens, goats, pigeons. We don’t understand why someone would do this, but there is probably less logic behind this than there is cruelty and mental health issues.

Keep the soon to be mother, and supportive (from a distance 😉) father in your thoughts. We want this to go as smoothly as possible for her and hopefully everyone ends up happy and healthy ♥️

**we will happily accept any used guinea pig donation items, new items, fleece, liners, Timothy hay, Mazuri guinea pig food, safe chew toys, huts, etc.

If you wish to send any items, please send us a message on here and we’ll provide you with a direct shipping address or drop off/pick up arrangements can be made.

Monetary donations can be made at www.cassidyscritters.com

12/30/2024

Well, here it is. One week and 3 days after the start of this heartbreaking situation. Since we last updated- we have two bunnies, Lana and Craig. Barley, Wheat, Albert, Einstein, Oat, Alfalfa, and Murphy have left us. They are now whole and knowing what it’s like to feel good, be loved, and have everything they could ever want.

It feels there are no words to properly describe what’s happened here. We haven’t even had the time or mental space to properly process the situation. We swung into action as soon as things started and unfortunately it all snowballed and a lot of innocent animals lost their lives. We’re angry. Devastated. Heart broken.

Today though, we’re choosing to celebrate the beautiful lives that Lana and Craig have. Lana still has some GI troubles, but she seems to have overcome the illness. We’re having a stool sample ran today to check. Craig, he’s absolutely Craig. Some GI troubles left like Lana, but he is seemingly at 95%.

We’re still trying to raise funds for what accumulated over the last week. Once again, every share is appreciated. Donations can be made at:
www.cassidyscritters.com
Or
https://gofund.me/a546e2f8

From the depths of our hearts we are so thankful to everyone that has followed along so far and sent these guys all the love you could. So many people had so many loving and compassionate words to share. Your empathy really helped us be able to see the bright side of this. It’s amazing the way a community can come together and show support ♥️

Photo of Lana being the model she is, and a photo of Craig doing his infamous flop 🐇

12/27/2024

Hello! We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone donating, sharing, and supporting us with kind words♥️ we haven’t had the ability to personally thank everyone as this has been extremely time consuming and mentally challenging. it’s been rough over here and we struggling to cope with the situation at hand. As of yesterday morning around 3am we have 2 rabbits remaining. They are doing incredibly well. Monday and Tuesday they had their ups and downs, but as of Wednesday they’re nothing but energized and healthy. These were the last two rabbits to get treated because they hadn’t started with symptoms until Monday. Seemingly, when we got medications on board their bodies sorted everything out. Everyone else had started with symptoms and tanked out very quickly. Since we were using a medication the parasite had a resistance to, it was relatively ineffective. The new medication is most certainly doing its job.

You guys have shown us nothing but kindness and we’re just so thankful to have the support we do. It’s astonishing to see how many people care for the bunnies and small rescues.

We’re still fundraising. We’ve had some donations through our website, www.cassidyscritters.com. Of course our gofundme is still going as well.

Thoughts, prayers, and good energy sent to Lana and Craig ♥️

https://gofund.me/a546e2f8

**UPDATE 12/23: We have lost 5 bunnies in total and have 5 m… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Bunnies from Akron Hoarding Case in Critical Conditon

12/26/2024

ATTENTION!: meet Mewmew and Little Man. We’ve been busy with our bunny case right now, but we also want to highlight two kittens that are outgrowing their foster home 😢 these sweet babies came to us at just 8 weeks old. They were dumped in the woods in the middle of nowhere and our vice president gathered them all up and took them to safety. Mewmew and Little Man are now ___ months old and need to find a furrever home. It’s the holidays and we just want to see them celebrate with a loving family who can give them all they deserve 💔 please give us a share and if you’re interested, submit an application at www.cassidyscritters.com or send us a message on here directly.

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/42818036-akron-ohio-cat

Pictures of MewMew & Little Man a Domestic Shorthair for adoption in Akron, OH who needs a loving home.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from us to you!

Thank you for all the support and well wishes. So many people have made such a huge difference for us and for these buns 🐇

Our three bunnies Craig, Alfalfa, and Lana are enjoying their first Christmas at home and are quite happy about it. This group is doing really great and we’re confident they’re going to come out of this better than ever ♥️

PS the photo of Craig that looks startling is just Craig being Craig. He loves to dive in his blankets and do the biggest flop his bunny self can do 😂

https://gofund.me/a546e2f8

12/25/2024

Tonight at 10:00 and 11:00 our story on the bunny hoarding case will be aired with Cleveland 19 News! Feel free to check it out! Anyone that knows me (Cassidy), knows this is a lot for me. We’re so happy to get this story out there and hopefully receive more support and have it known what all these animals were saved from.

12/23/2024

We have an update. Between Sunday-Monday we lost 3 bunnies. 💔 there are 5 remaining that we’re pretty sure have a good chance. Our vet performed necropsies and we found out what meds we needed to add in/take away. All of our buns are out of hospital now, and we’re on a strict schedule of every few hours doing feedings and medications.

Our vet bill ended up totaling $2500. We can’t thank them enough for their care and compassion. Right now we’re sitting around $800 for the fundraiser. We’re really hoping we can keep sharing over the next few weeks and meet our goal. Please share, if you can donate, or even just keep sending good energy to the buns and us. We deeply appreciate the support we’ve gotten over the last few days and couldn’t do it without you all. Thank you so much.

**UPDATE- 12/21: We chose to let Wheat pass on to the rainbo… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Bunnies from Akron Hoarding Case in Critical Conditon

12/22/2024

Any help, even a share, is appreciated ♥️

**UPDATE- 12/21: We chose to let Wheat pass on to the rainbo… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Bunnies from Akron Hoarding Case in Critical Conditon

12/22/2024

The 5 buns at home are all doing very well ♥️ despite being in boring hospital cages they’re still being maniacs 🤪 we also tried a new critical care from our vet today and they’re quite enthused by it (Einstein, the black bun, especially-video in the comments of him attempting to clean it off his face 😂)

12/21/2024

We are still actively seeking donations for the bunnies that came into our care from the Akron hoarding situation. Our vet bill is really racking up, and we’re not prepared to face that but any and all help is truly appreciated. When we take animals in, we choose to commit to them for all necessary medical attention. We don’t do over the counter remedies in serious cases and we’ll always make sure they are safe, comfortable, and happy. When life ending decisions need to be made we do it appropriately and not out of self interest.

All 10 have now have been experiencing symptoms, some critical, some not. Barley passed Thursday night at metro, and unfortunately today we had to make the decision to let Wheat pass on to the rainbow bridge 💔 she’s been struggling for the last two days in the hospital and since yesterday has not been able to hold her temperature, isn’t eating (since Thursday), isn’t having stools (since Thursday), and has very poor quality of life with a very poor prognosis. Our hearts are breaking.

We just took 3 more to the exotics vet today. Alfalfa is the strongest one in the best shape but is in GI stasis. The other two, Timothy and Albert, are in stasis and have a lot of gas build up. We made the decision to have them keep all three over the weekend in case the condition worsens, in which circumstance we’d wind up at metro. At the vet the can start all the necessary treatment and make the decisions that need to be made.

There are 4 more remaining in our foster care. These 4 are doing well for the most part but are developing symptoms. We’re monitoring over the weekend and we’ll make sure they’re appropriately cared for until they’re seen Monday, or enter into the hospital if needed.

Thank you for your consideration, support, and thoughts for these poor babies who never deserved this 💔

**UPDATE 12/20- 3:00PM all remaining bunnies are confirmed p… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Bunnies from Akron Hoarding Case in Critical Conditon

12/20/2024

We have an update as of this afternoon. The bunnies are positive for coccidia. This is treatable if medication is started soon enough, but it was the cause of the GI stasis. Wheat is fighting for her life in the ER and the prognosis is undetermined. We’re hoping she bounces back 😔 Oat is now eating and using the restroom while she’s there so she may be able to come home tomorrow. Wheat will likely be a 3 day stay if she is able to push through. Tomorrow morning we have to take the remaining bunnies to get exams for medication for the coccidia. Costs are definitely going to exceed the high end of the estimate. Please share if you can 💔

**UPDATE 12/20- 3:00PM all remaining bunnies are confirmed p… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Bunnies from Akron Hoarding Case in Critical Conditon

12/20/2024

Please help us share to offset some costs on the emergency care these babies need 💔😔

Please share, these baby buns need all the help they can get on 12/19 ar… Cassidy Callentine needs your support for Help Cassidys Critters Save Baby Bunnies!

12/20/2024

Not so good update on our baby bunnies 😔 it looks like they have some sort of parasite going on. Last night we had to take one of the orange ones, Barley, to the exotics ER and he unfortunately passed. Shortly after his sister, Wheat, started acting lethargic with symptoms of GI stasis but she’s still roughly stable. As of 5AM their sister, Oat has developed the same symptoms. We’re pushing meds and syringe feeding critical care. Please send all these babies your thoughts, prayers, and good energy 💔 our hearts are shattering knowing they finally got out of their terrible conditions but are seemingly succumbing to whatever they endured in their short lives there. We’ll be admitting the other two that seem to be affected (so far) into our exotics vet. Outside of all the good energy they can receive, we’ll be posting a gofundme for their vet care once we receive the bill to hopefully contribute even a small amount to the costs associated. 😔 they’re the most precious and happy babies, they deserve nothing like this

12/17/2024

We just wanted to pop in and say thank you so much for all the support on the hoarding case we’re working on 😭 $75 in funds have been raised and quite a few items off of our wishlist have been purchased. Not only is the rescue truly and immensely thankful for the generosity or even shares of our posts, but these animals are already showing so much gratitude for their new healthy lives ahead of them. There will be more posts coming soon reiterating our needs for physical and monetary donations, but in the mean time- here’s some photos of the baby bunnies you guys have helped support ♥️

We can’t say thank you enough. You all are beyond appreciated 🥲

12/16/2024

EMERGENCY PHYSICAL/FINANCIAL DONATIONS NEEDED 💔!!! PLEASE SHARE:
Today we participated in pulling 10 baby bunnies (4-6 weeks) and 2 guinea pigs from a really bad hoarding situation. Another rescue went in the dead of the night and pulled over 170 animals 😭 this was at a home residence in the Akron area. We initially went to just grab the guinea pigs, but after seeing the state these animals came from we knew we needed to help as much as we could. This was a community rescue effort.

We don’t have the space to raise and vet all of these baby bunnies. We are hoping to find people who want to adopt (at no cost, but with thorough screening) these bunnies into pet homes. If you are interested please message Cassidys Critters and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

In order to hold these rabbits and guinea pigs we need the financial backing and supplies to keep them safe, healthy, and happy. Attached is our Amazon wish list, and linked below is our website where monetary donations can be made as well as our cash app, Venmo, and Zelle.

These are hard financial times and we’re so incredibly thankful for any support, even a share, or your good energy sent to finding these animals loving homes.

Wishlist:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/83NamSi?ref_=wl_share

Financial donations:

website: cassidyscritters.com under the donation tab
Venmo: -callentine-1
Cashapp: $cassidyscritters
Zelle: Cassidy Callentine (3305925194)

All of the monetary donations are rescue accounts but listed under the rescue owners name and rescue phone line.

12/07/2024

Introducing: Mister Chavez and Lady Chavez!!! We got them from a good friend of a rescue and plan on neutering Mister Chavez so they can live together. Chinchillas are social creatures and these two love to play together even through their cages!

We were going to adopt them out… buttttt they stole our hearts in the span of a few months and now they’re never leaving 😻

We hope to find more chinchilla fosters in the future and find them amazing homes!