Raccoon Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation

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Raccoon Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation

I am not currently taking racoons or any other wildlife. I will be out of the country until December 20th.

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10/28/2024

Baby Chloe is doing great!

Her arm is healing good and she is perfectly healthy.

She’s a good eater and a little wiggle worm 🩷

10/27/2024

Sweet baby Rocket is eating big boy food! He has been very stubborn about it, but finally gave in last night! 🦝

10/14/2024

One of my amazing off-site volunteers, Letty Marie, is caring for this sweet little girl.

Her and her kids named her Cami 🩷

Cami was found in Tampa, alone and crying during hurricane Milton.

I am so thankful for my volunteers that help me out! 🦝

10/14/2024

She has a name: Chloe 🩷

She weighs only 120grams 😭 but she is eating good.

Her arm is scabbing up good and she doesn’t seem to be in too much pain.

She is just the sweetest little thing 🦝

10/13/2024

I just picked up the baby from last night.

I haven’t had one this tiny in a while 🥺

It turns out he is a she. Her arm is already starting to look better 🩷

10/13/2024

Update on this sweet boy! 🦝

It really takes a team for these rescues. Thanks to ALL the amazing people that helped, he will be okay!

He was brought to Veterinary Emergency Group and is staying overnight, but is loaded up with antibiotics and resting. I’ll be picking him up in the morning.

Thank you to the amazing person that found him and reached out for help immediately. Thanks to all the awesome people that shared my post. Thanks to Danielle Judge for being INCREDIBLE by picking him and driving him all the way to Tampa for me. And finally, thank you to the staff and veterinarians at VEG who are one of the few that will take raccoons. Not only do they take them, but they give them the best care every single time.

10/12/2024

EDIT: I found transport! Thank you so much Danielle Judge 🙌🏼

Can anyone help me with this baby? Either take it to Veterinary Emergency Group in Tampa for me or transport it? Needs picked up at 15152 Hill Rd, Dade City, FL and I can meet at 56/75 or 54/41 because he needs to get to the emergency vet ASAP.

I just don’t have enough gas to drive 2 hours round trip AND go down to Tampa. Lines are an hour long for gas. I just don’t want to make the baby wait until tomorrow.

ANY help will make a difference.

09/06/2024

Update on the little baby.

Unfortunately, he was euthanized. I didn’t realize how extensive his injuries were (I didn’t move him at all to examine him because I didn’t want to make anything worse).

He had a big gash from his shoulder all the way to his jaw that wasn’t able to be stitched closed. His jaw was completely shattered and unable to close.

Best case scenario if they tried saving him would have been a long hospitalization, months of tube feeding (he wouldn’t be able to suckle), and never being able to be released, which likely would have led to euthanasia anyways. It’s possible he would never be able to eat on his own.

The vet consulted with two other vets, one of them specializing in exotics and having the ability to perform the procedures he needed, and they all three agreed that he wouldn’t have a quality of life and attempting to heal him would cause unnecessarily suffering.

They gave him a really strong sedative and I held him while he fell asleep.

On a positive note, I found out they send all cremated animals that aren’t returned to owners to a place that turns them into coral reefs. I found that really comforting.

09/06/2024

Please send ALL the prayers, thoughts, good vibes, and anything else this little baby’s way. He was cut pretty bad with a chainsaw on his neck and I’m rushing him to the vet. If he CAN be saved, he WILL be saved.

09/03/2024

08/22/2024

Family photo 🥹🩷

From left to right: Holiday, VEG, Tiger, Rockette, Sunset 🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝

They skipped a night, so I know they are starting to figure things out on their own 🥰

08/20/2024

08/17/2024

THEY MADE IT 🥹😭🩷

This was my first release as a rehabber and it’s incredibly bittersweet. I will miss seeing their little masked faces every day. But knowing what they’ve been through and survived, and seeing them put their little paws in the wild for the first time is the best feeling 🙌🏼

They all have unique stories that brought them to me.

One of of them survived HORRIBLE humans.

One of them survived being dehydrated and lying in the middle of the road in the hot sun with cars passing by.

One of them survived an inhumane trapper taking mom and not going back for her babies in an attic. Her siblings weren’t so lucky.

Two of them survived losing their moms to being hit by cars.

They ALL survived the Parvo outbreak that took out a big number of my babies.

That Parvo outbreak made me want to quit. I cried so much. I felt like maybe I wasn’t meant to do this. But I pushed through and I eventually made it through, but with way less babies than I started with.

I learned a lot from that and will be making major changes for next baby season, but that is another post.

Congratulations to Tiger, VEG, Sunset, Rockette, and Holiday on graduating to the wild 🥳

08/14/2024

✨Exciting news!!!✨

We have FIVE babies ready to be released!

It’s SO bittersweet. On one hand, I’m beyond excited. They are going where they belong. They survived A LOT. On the other hand, I’ll miss their little personalities and I’ll worry about them every day. But they know how to hunt and fish, and they are extremely cautious of every human that isn’t me. I’m confident in their ability to survive on their own.

I’ll be releasing them this weekend in the late afternoon. I want to make sure the worst of the heat is over, but that they still have enough daylight to explore and find shelter. They will be soft released on our property, meaning we will provide them with food, water, and shelter if they need it 🩷

08/05/2024

Tiny little peanut 🥹🩷

07/29/2024

Update on mama raccoon.

Sadly, it was the worst case scenario. My heart breaks for her and her babies.

An X-ray showed no babies, but an ultrasound showed her uterus still undulating, meaning she had her babies within the last day or 2. Meaning they are most likely deceased at this point.

The finder walked around last night looking and listening for babies and didn’t hear or see any. I’m having her look again right now.

She had distemper, so she was euthanized while she was sedated for X-rays. She never put up a fight or appeared stressed. It was all very peaceful for her.

07/29/2024

I picked up this sweet girl last night. I wanted to leave her be, but the finder was advised by another rehabber (one people recommend constantly around here 💁🏼‍♀️) to sh**t her 🙄

So now I’m on my way to Veterinary Emergency Group with her to get X-rays to determine if she is pregnant or nursing. If she’s nursing, there’s the issue that there are babies out there starving. If she’s pregnant, she’ll be given shelter and a place to have her babies.

There is also the issue of some symptoms she’s having. She’s pretty lethargic. She has diarrhea. So she will be evaluated and tested for diseases like parvo and distemper. She was negative in both tests I did, but there’s are more accurate.

Wish this sweet mama luck. Best case scenario is that she’s healthy and pregnant. Worst case is she’s sick and has babies out there. I’m praying it’s not the ladder.

07/26/2024

This sweet baby says “just 10 more minutes of sleep!” 🥹🥰

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+17272475850

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https://theraccoonrescue.org/

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Videos

Raccoon eating

Sweet baby Rocket is eating big boy food! He has been very stubborn about it, but finally gave in last night! 🦝 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Night Heron Rescue

This wasn’t my normal rescue. Birds make me nervous 😅 but this Night Heron had been sitting in front of a convenience store since this morning. I had no clue what I was doing, but was determined to help the poor guy. Luckily, a guy from Team Farrell was there and stepped in to help. He made it look really easy 😂 He has a leg injury, but hopefully it can be fixed. He’s in good hands with the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay 🦅 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Raccoons caught on trail cam 🦝

I set up a trail cam where I released the babies. I didn’t know if they would come back or not, but look!!! All 5 babies are doing great 🥹 I also caught a couple opossums, a lot of other raccoon families, and a cat stealing some food 😅 I’ll post those later! #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty #trailcam

Congratulations to our first batch of babies who are getting a second chance at life 🦝🦝🦝🦝🦝 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Have breakfast with the pre-release babies 🦝🦝🦝 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty #pov #breakfast #

They did so good for their first time! I kept it minimal and did a pretty high food to soil ratio to keep them interested. I was also able to find some creepy crawlies too 🐛🐜🪲🪳their natural instincts always amaze me. I will slowly start including more soil and less kibble, replacing it with natural things they will find in the wild. I’m so proud of these little fur balls 🥰🥰🥰 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Holiday is tucking himself in for night. Goodnight everyone 🫶🏼🦝 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Rehab raccoons getting nervous about people

This is a such a bittersweet breakthrough. Just a couple weeks ago, these babies would get really excited to see me. To the point they were running up my body and hanging out on my shoulders 😂 tonight they were nervous! I really try to minimize contact with them now, as hard as it is. They are NOT pets. To survive in the wild, they need to fear humans and learn to survive workout me. This weekend I will be putting a bin with soil, leaves, sticks, and rocks in there and hiding their food. They won’t find a basket of dog kibble hanging outside on a tree 😅 then I will transition them to foods they would find in the wild once they adapt to hunting. **also, I have other things in their enclosure. I was just in the process of cleaning it 🥰 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Raccoon playing in water

Swiper came down to play 🥰 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Little holiday moving right along 🥹

After the 2nd night out in the big enclosure, I noticed Holiday was up in the top hammocks every morning. I didn’t know if one of the bigger raccoons was carrying him up or how he was doing it. I managed to get it on video yesterday! Look at him go! Look how determined he is 😭🥺 I have multiple options for shelter near the ground for him, but he just wants to be with his friends. I also noticed if he doesn’t go to the top, Rockette stays with him. #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Happy Koko Bear 🥹

Look at Koko wagging his tail 😍 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty

Super long Koko bear update 🦝

For those that don’t want to watch the video, we have some *slight* improvements. He was crying 24/7 before. Now he is peacefully sleeping unless he actually needs something. His arms and legs twitch occasionally, like he’s trying to move them. When I do stretches with him, his arms and legs are A LOT easier to move. We have thrown 3 overnights of Eetherapy in a row on tops of a lot of daytime hours. He has also had multiple sessions on the Theraphi Plasma bed. Keep praying for this sweet boy. I’m noticing small, but positive changes 🖤 LET’S GO KOKO 💪🏼 #raccon #rescue #wildlife #rehab #florida #tampa #newportrichey #tiger #wildanimal #animalrescue #babyraccoon #fyp #cute #love #nature #nonprofit #babyanimal #pascocounty #pinellascounty