Saving Snouts

12/16/2024

12/14/2024

Happy sleeping in Saturday🥰well for Rosie anyways 😅

12/11/2024

❄️ The temperature here has drastically started to drop which means extra treats and straw🫶 Guess who is out enjoying this beautiful weather 🤣

12/08/2024

"Good friends show their love in times of trouble, not just in times of happiness"
~Buddy and Boss

I just want to take a minute to say Thank You to all of you who support us in many different ways🫶These last couple weeks have been tough.

We have been fortunate to not have many losses here so two in one week was soul crushing. Watching 19 pigs say goodbye to Avocado who was their leader brought me to my knees. His presence is just so deeply missed.Saying goodbye to Star after all he had hurdled through wasn’t easy either. The “ what if” could just about drive you crazy.

The projects have been never ending and challenging with the cold weather🥶 It’s been stressful to say the least.

Then recently our small town chairman who I thought was done harassing us has started another battle. This person was the same board member who was a key instigator in starting the court trial in the past. He unfortunately became our chairman since that time. First he was after the pigs and now the goats😔

Fortunately this time it’s a little different because we have already legally won this issue. So it’s more of a matter of providing paperwork that they already have. It’s disheartening though that he chooses a constant game of harassment instead of choosing to be thankful that a non profit helping animals in need exists in the town. He is a perfect example of why people get so frustrated with small town incompetent politicians who gain seats and power with personal interests as their drive.He could be coming here and learning about what we do like the previous chairman did who was wonderful 💗

Just as I am at a breaking point though you all show up for the animals here in so many different ways. Our community is filled with so many amazing humans who constantly give me hope☮️ So Thank You from the very bottom of my heart💜 You all mean so much to all of us here🐾🐽🐐🐈🐶🐷

12/06/2024

🐽 Happy side eye Friday🤣Look at those beautiful eyes💗 Pugsley might be the sweetest pig on the planet!! He only needs to know you for one second before he puts his head on your lap🥰

12/04/2024

Arnold’s winter highlights are coming in 💇‍♂️Tell me he isn’t the cutest 💛

12/03/2024

Today is Giving Tuesday 🫶A perfect time to share our mission and the work we do here at Saving Snouts💗

We are home to 51 pigs, 2 goats, 7 cats and 2 tripod doggos 🐷🐐🐈🐶 Farm animals are some of the most abused animals on earth. It’s our mission to show you all that they are just as deserving of a loving home as any dog or cat.

There is so much inaccurate information out there when it comes to farm animals. We like to share with you the real facts.We love that you get to see what these animals act like when they are surrounded by people that have their happiness as their mission ☮️🌱

A lot of residents came here needing extensive and at times creative medical care🏥 Some have permanent disabilities from their previous life. We have an incredible local veterinary team that will go above and beyond for the animals here❤️‍🩹🩺

We are going to share some of the most memorable rescues with you today🏡🫶

Gwen is one of pot belly pigs who was born with 2 sets of hooves 🐾 She lives in a heated barn with her best friend Blake. She will always need to have her space as flat as possible. Any bumps or hills would cause her to fall. She does really well if she has the right environment 🏡 Regular pedicures,shallow wallows, special soft side pools,even ground, blankies without holes and her besties🫶

12/01/2024

He doesn’t miss farm chores🚙 Look how proud he is🥹I put my jacket on and he’s already standing by where his jacket is🏡

Dusty missed his family so much when he first arrived but feeding the animals brought out his spirit again 🫶 His mom had a beautiful hobby farm and I can’t help but wonder if this makes him feel closer to her🌈

11/30/2024

🌅 Night feeding in my Jeep because it’s freezing 🥶 But I do have some of the cutest views out the window 🐷🏡🫶 Jenkins is ready for dinner

11/29/2024

Happy Holidays Saving Snouts family🍁🎃🍎
We are so thankful for each and everyone of you that make our mission possible 🐽 You comment, share, donate and rally around us when we need you and it doesn’t go unnoticed 💗 I don’t always have a ton of time to respond to everyone but you are always so understanding.

We are a small sanctuary fully run on volunteers. We are fortunate to have 3 consistent volunteers who show up whether it’s snowing, raining or the wind is sideways. Kim, Jess and Joanna are the feeding crew and we are all so fortunate to have you. Your care and dedication to the animals here is beyond amazing🥹

Thank You to the volunteers who always show up to knock out big projects. Thoran, Shawn, Jeff Berge, Chloe,Uncle Bob and Dave along with my Dad have transformed two barns into a paradise for the pigs🏡

Thank You to “The Aunties” Celeste and Louise for spoiling the residents and making it fun🥳Thank You to people like Brad who show up with a trailer full of straw or a truck full of cranberries. Thank You Audrey for bringing fruits and veggies every day throughout the entire school year!! We have the best local community who constantly drop off all sorts of goodies from blankets to garden veggies 💗

Thank You to our Patreon family who support the sanctuary on a monthly basis 🐷Because of your support our feed is covered every week along with other costs. Your belief that pigs deserve the same love as any other animal means the world to me🫶

The stuffed pumpkin bake today was so fun🧡The first batch went in the oven at 3:30am😂so it will be an early evening for me💤

Oh and I’m also thankful for new mop heads because Rosie loved her breakfast a little too much as you can see

11/27/2024

👩‍🍳 Let the fun begin…Thanksgiving Saving Snouts style 🐽I have a special tradition I started years ago but the number of pumpkins to bake has definitely grown!! Baked pumpkins stuffed with apples, cranberries and oatmeal 🎃🍎🏠It’s my little way of letting them know how thankful I am for them and plus my kitchen smells great for a week😅

Pic of Herbie just because 🥰 He doesn’t get out of bed until his meals are directly in front of his cute little face

11/22/2024

Some days having a sanctuary is heartbreaking work😔Little Star was a triplet so he was extra tiny with bright blue melt your heart eyes💙He was mellow, sweet, shy and so sensitive. He was going to make me earn his trust and I didn’t mind.

Horrible breeding practices lead to medical challenges for the animal. In the last few months Star had re**al prolapse surgery and conquered it. Then he was faced with urinary crystals from being neutered too young. We did a urine flush and treatment and this little guy conquered that too. Shortly after he hurt his leg😔

He needed a follow up from the previous issues anyways so we did it all in one appointment. We got the great news that his bowel and bladder were finally normal. Then we got the X-ray results and no fracture. I was so happy for Star that finally it felt like we were headed in a healing direction.❤️‍🩹 We picked up his antibiotics and pain paste and headed home

Star was the perfect little champ all day. I was dealing with little sleep after working night shift but he was being so dang adorable I didn’t mind. I was just so happy that we were finally getting through all these issues. After getting his little bed all fluffed I gave him one drop of his pain paste and he instantly had an allergic reaction and passed away🌈 Sometimes life just doesn’t seem fair

Love you forever little ⭐️ Star
I’m so sorry I failed you, I would give anything to go back and not give you that medicine.

11/21/2024

🌈 piglet update💔 As most of you know there was one stillborn girl who Jancee has named Clover🍀 on Monday morning one of the boys passed away unexpectedly. He had a severe cleft palate that was beyond repair.

Mom had just delivered a litter that are only about 6 months old before becoming pregnant again. Unfortunately having litters back to back is really stressful for any animal. The body isn’t given time to recover much needed vitamins.

The little boy was given the name Hickory🌳He was buried with his little sister Clover in a special place so they can always be remembered.

The Fab 4 are doing really well and so is Mom❤️‍🩹Jancee has given them all names of the forest they were born in that I will post tomorrow🌳

11/19/2024

🐾🚜 When you hear your mom talking all lovey dovey to the pigs🙉

11/18/2024

Vet bills have risen so much, that some families are giving up their pets. Here's how to lower some of those costs.

11/18/2024

🐐⭐️ Star could use some well wishes and honestly all the positive energy ever😔 This little guy can not catch a break. All of it was preventable which is maddening!!

People often wonder why rescues despise breeders so much.Breeders focus on dollar signs typically while rescues focus on the well being of animals and their happiness ❤️‍🩹 That’s the short and simple answer

Star was neutered WAY too young and handled roughly by a man. He tries to climb the wall if a man goes near him😔My awesome father is working on that… since he was neutered at such a young age he will have urinary issues most likely the rest of his life.

Anyone who knows me will know I don’t back down from medical challenges. I’m not afraid of research and second or sometimes third opinions. I’m always open to advice from others and really value fellow sanctuary directors advice as well.Why?? Because SO many animals here are now living their best life because we overcame their medical issues together 🏥

Star has recently had to have prolapse surgery which was successful💛 Then he started struggling to urinate so we have been doing a urine flush. Yesterday morning I literally did a happy barn dance (ask Joanna😆)because Star finally was able to urinate like a normal goat should🥹

Star was feeling and looking like his normal self and even did little kicks off his slide🛝🐐🙃 Well that was great until he hurt his leg🏥 I swear this shy little guy can’t catch a break. Sooo now we go back to the doctor, ordered a brace and he’s on stall rest which he actually seems to be loving🤦🏼‍♀️

Never a dull moment here🐐🛝🚫🙈

11/16/2024

🐐🪟 Elmo thinks this a drive through window I’m pretty sure 😄