Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue

Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue A sanctuary and rescue for bunnies, small mammals and livestock, in Oklahoma. Every animal deserves a chance!

Our goal is to help those most in need - medical emergencies, strays, elderly, hoarding situations and other truly emergent situations.

Every once in a while we get a comment or message like this and I just thought it would be a good thing to discuss. I tr...
01/23/2025

Every once in a while we get a comment or message like this and I just thought it would be a good thing to discuss. I try to be as open a book as possible and I love discussing the “realities of rescue” with people who don’t live it every day.

We do have A LOT of animals here, but it’s because they are my one and only responsibility.
-> This is my full time job! I don’t have children. I don’t travel more than a weekend (and that’s with my husband or other trusted person to stay behind to watch the animals and my anxiety on level 10 the entire time). I don’t take sick time off. I don’t get even really get paid since any “sallary” I manage to set aside for myself just goes right back into the rescue anyway.

We do have intake holds any time I’m ill, don’t have the funds or don’t have the space/time for more animals. However, those holds do end. I don’t always make an announcement because honestly I forget to announce a lot of things. I’m busy because we have a lot of animals here 😅

Admittedly I need to be a lot better about taking adoption photos but I have ADHD and it slips my mind. I’m trying to set up a space for those photos so I remember more and people don’t think I’m keeping every rabbit who comes here.

As far as the 💵 goes, ALL RESCUES LIVE ON DONATIONS. The smaller the rescue, and believe it or not we are smaller, the more we have to ask for money. I know how much it takes to care for everyone every month and we keep asking for donations until we make that much and then we ask for more for vet bills. That’s rescue. Every single rescue does it. Some do it more subtly, but they still do it. We don’t have money growing on trees or employers to pay us. The money comes from our generous supporters.

If we don’t make enough to cover a vet bill immediately, we have Care Credit or vet tabs that we can pay off when we get more donations. If, heaven forbid, we don’t make enough for food/supplies in a month (has never happened yet!!) I’m fortunate to have a husband with a good job who can spot us the hay money and then we can consider longer term intake holds.

The reality is that one day in rescue you can be down to your last $20 because of an emergency and then YOU ASK FOR DONATIONS and you can be up to $5,000 the next day if you’re lucky. Usually you’re just back to normal though, with enough in your account to do the basic feeding and vetting.

And no matter how much is in our account we will always ask for more support because there is always another animal who needs a vet visit or supplies that need replaced etc. Better to have and not need, than to need and have to beg - but unfortunately we have been in the position of begging a lot lately because this move has been tough! It is what it is.

Soon we will be open to the public again and people can come scrutinize with their own eyes, promise. Moving half way across the country with this many animals is definitely something I underestimated 😅

Picked up these three girls from the OKC shelter today. They recently had a bunch of bunnies come in and understandably,...
01/22/2025

Picked up these three girls from the OKC shelter today. They recently had a bunch of bunnies come in and understandably, big shelters like this don’t always have the time/resources to make sure every small animal gets a well prepared home ready for the 10+ year commitment. So we like to try and take them in when we can to make sure our little friends have more time to find the perfect fitting homes. Luckily OKC shelter did already spay them though!

Two of these girls appear to be pretty healthy but one of them (first picture) is very skinny and covered in half-healed bite marks. She is also very urine stained and has some urine scald on her back legs. She wasn’t at the shelter long and was found as a stray, so I’m guessing she escaped some pretty filthy conditions somewhere. We’d like to get her a vet visit asap to make sure nothing else is going on to cause her weight to be so low though.

Please donate if you can, anything helps! Can’t donate? Please share and comment to boost the post.

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I know I haven’t done a ton of updates lately because I’ve been sick for nearly a whole month now, but the things I do p...
01/20/2025

I know I haven’t done a ton of updates lately because I’ve been sick for nearly a whole month now, but the things I do post are getting very little engagement. We are more than half way through the month and not even half way to our monthly cost fundraising goal. Our last post featuring Beans didn’t raise a single dollar 🙁

I know it’s not as fun to donate when we are on intake hold while I’m sick, and there aren’t new faces here all the time. I promise we have PLENTY of faces already here who still need your support though. I’m finally starting to feel half-human again and hoping we can have our grand re-opening to the public in less than two weeks. I have soooo many exciting things to share and update on when I have the energy, but right now I just need help keeping everyone fed and cared for - and that means we need donations.

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Pictured is Vindaloo, one of the permanent resident bunnies. He is my example for why unfixed rabbits should never live together. I was told that before coming to our rescue his own brother nearly ripped his throat out and caused him to have a massive surgery. He is lucky to be alive with minimal issues and now he has many friends who are spayed and neutered, the most important key to bunnies getting along.

01/18/2025

I was showing the conures the little bit of snow coming down and Sunny decided it was time for a concert. I love that they are still my biggest little fans even when my voice sounds this nasty from pneumonia 🤣

I make up new songs for them just about every day but Sunny is loving this “Sunny the Pooh” version a lot. His favorite song though is actually “Too Sweet” by Hozier, and he gets so into it the rhythm (no wayyy I’m hitting those notes right now though lol). Stormy is less of a dancer but she sometimes joins in and always loves watching Sunny dance.

Thank you Sleep Sweet Ped Beds or choosing our rescue to send these beds to. Beans and the other bunnies are going to lo...
01/18/2025

Thank you Sleep Sweet Ped Beds or choosing our rescue to send these beds to. Beans and the other bunnies are going to love them! Definitely check out their beds on instagram or Etsy if you have any pets needing something cozy to relax in.

We are also still $1200 away from our monthly goal for food and supplies here at the rescue. Please help support our rescue by donating and sharing!! Even the smallest amounts help.

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No one has been happier about our move to Oklahoma than Stanley the dorper sheep. This is actually the third state he ha...
01/15/2025

No one has been happier about our move to Oklahoma than Stanley the dorper sheep. This is actually the third state he has lived in now, and I think his favorite so far. He is originally from California where he jumped off a truck that was taking a load of sheep to slaughter, as he is a “meat” breed sheep. Then we adopted him and he was brought to us in Arizona, and now here he is with us in Oklahoma.

Stanley was never meant to have a family. He was meant to stay on that truck and have his short life end on someone’s dinner table. Instead, he has humans who love him (though he really only loves one of them back) and an entire herd of goats and sheep that he thinks are HIS herd. He protects them and shouts if he thinks anyone is taking them too far out of his reach.

Now he has even gotten the opportunity to learn that he loves the snow and you’ll find him standing in it even when everyone else is avoiding it. He’s going to go absolutely nuts when the grass grows in again this spring too. Despite being a little plump, and going on 5 years old, he will still run around like a lamb when he gets excited.

Help us feed Stanley and his heard by donating below!

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I’ve gotten a lot of messages asking if I’m ok since I’ve been so sick and not posting much - so here is a really poorly...
01/14/2025

I’ve gotten a lot of messages asking if I’m ok since I’ve been so sick and not posting much - so here is a really poorly lit selfie of myself and a cutie as proof of life 🙈
I cannot think of a name for this little man so please comment suggestions below. He is due to have his front four teeth take out, but he got next to no donations when I posted him a few weeks ago. We could really use your help with donations for this little man! This is an expensive surgery but will improve his quality of life greatly.

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*** Now for a more personal answer to how I’m feeling. Feel free to skip if you don’t want to hear about my current illness or long term conditions.

*The short answer is that I’m still very sick. I can hardly breathe. If I breathe in too deeply I cough so hard that I have to sit down to avoid passing out or throwing up. I cannot sleep without waking up choking and heart racing, even fully sitting up. It’s one of the worst things I’ve ever gone through, sickness wise.

*The longer answer is that I live with multiple chronic illnesses - EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), PCOS (Polycystic O***y Syndrome, mild POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), asthma and most likely Cushing Syndrome but we’re still trying to figure out what exactly is making my cortisol levels spike because we haven’t found the tumor(s) yet. Oh and AuDHD too 😅

Most days, I am used to the chronic pain and the various symptoms that come with these diseases and I can manage just fine because I have my entire life and I’m used to them. I can keep up with the rescue just fine and I know my limits. Of course, I’m only 28, so those limits will likely get more strict as I age, but for now things are usually managed pretty well.

The problem with having an illness like Covid/pneumonia on top of these things is that I’m already chronically in pain (mostly back and joints because of EDS), chronically tired thanks to high cortisol and have a heart condition. Most of the time I’m very very lucky that the POTS doesn’t affect my heart nearly as much as some other people. However, one thing to always set it off is coughing (which is usually controlled with an inhaler but that only goes so far when you have covid/pneumonia).

The coughing causes my heart rate to go through the roof and that’s when I come close to passing out. This means I’m having to take everything veryyyyyyy slowly and always have somewhere to sit when I cough so I don’t fall, which makes things take 10x longer than usual. Plus I’m utterly exhausted after simple tasks right now. So I’m just doing the animal chores (with help) and getting right back to bed.

I also, in general, have a very difficult time controlling my body temperature so I often feel like I’m running a fever any time I get even a little cold or hot. So when I’m sick and actually have a fever my body really struggles with regulating itself. Again, just time consuming and very annoying, for the most part, having to waste hours of my day just to warm up or cool down so my heart doesn’t race.

So basically, life is hard right now, but I’ll get past it. If I could just stop coughing my life would instantly get better.

After buying the past two weeks’ hay were down to $25. The couple weeks after the holidays are always a difficult fundra...
01/11/2025

After buying the past two weeks’ hay were down to $25. The couple weeks after the holidays are always a difficult fundraising time, adding in all the terrible natural disasters across the country right now - from fire to ice storm - I know it’s annoying for me to keep asking. We still have $1500 to raise for this month’s expenses though. Our rescues runs off of donations and we cannot do it without you all.

Sorry again for the lack of photos and updates recently. I’m currently getting some breathing treatments done at the hospital because pneumonia + asthma don’t mix well. I’m hopeful that now that I’m officially on a treatment plan that I’ll be out of the woods soon 🤞🤞

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01/11/2025

It’s beautiful but I hate it 🤣

Maybe I’d like it more if I wasn’t sick and already in a bad mood. Or if it didn’t mean walking through 5” of snow to feed and water farm animals when I’m already clumsy enough on dry land. Or if it didn’t cause me to have to walk twice as far to water all the bunnies. Thank goodness this isn’t going to last the entire winter.

The horses don’t mind it at all (one of them did come from a snowy place anyway). The sheep are totally fine and barely noticed, same with the dogs surprisingly. The goats, pig and mini cows are not happy and loudly blaming me - they’ll thank me when it’s not 90 in February though!

This has been a very rough week.This morning we lost the sweet earless baby who had the seizure last week. He had been d...
01/09/2025

This has been a very rough week.

This morning we lost the sweet earless baby who had the seizure last week. He had been doing so well, seizure free, taking his E cuniculi medication like a champ, but then this morning he had another siezure and passed away. Unfortunately, it seems the EC damage to his brain was just too severe. I loved the little guy so much and am so devastated by his loss even though he was with us such a short time.

A few days ago we also lost our oldest sheep, Teddy. He was with us for about 4 years, and was nearing 14 years old, which is a nice long life for a sheep. He was the sweetest boy. Not a lot going on in his noggin other than “pet me” and “yay food” but that’s what made him so lovable. He will be so missed, not only by us, but by his sheep and goat companions that loved him so much.

On top of these losses, I think my Covid may be turning into pneumonia. I was getting better for a few days and then all of a sudden I’m getting worse again as of last night. My lungs and rib cage hurt from all the coughing. A lot of the time it’s hard to breathe. I may have to check myself into the hospital soon if things don’t improve.

Oh and we got several inches of snow today and it’s miserable caring for all these animals in the snow + being so ill. Luckily my husband does actually seem to be getting better and we have a few volunteers who have come to help out a bit too.

Let’s talk about liver lobe torsion! This is Jinx, who was adopted through our rescue along with her bestie Pepper. She ...
01/08/2025

Let’s talk about liver lobe torsion!

This is Jinx, who was adopted through our rescue along with her bestie Pepper. She is alive today because her owner recognized something was wrong and advocated for her rabbit's health. We hope this post can shed some light on the very scary, but treatable if caught in time, illness that can affect any rabbit. You might remember another of our sanctuary bunnies, Poppy Seed, had this same thing happen just before we moved a few months ago, for instance.

As for Jinx, on Sunday she started acting different. Her owner noticed she wasn't interested in eating her pellets (red flag #1), and she was sitting in a corner, eyes squinted and slightly grinding her teeth (red flag #2 - this is a sign of significant pain). Jinx is the type of bunny to run and demolish her pellets, so her owner took her in for a vet appointment immediately. An x-ray was taken and showed gas near her cecum, which is not too alarming on its own. The owner was given medications and instructions for giving critical care to get Jinx's GI tract moving again.

Monday morning, Jinx's owner found her in another lethargic state and felt uneasy about Jinx still not being herself. Jinx was taken in to another vet for an emergency appointment and bloodwork was done this time. The bloodwork revealed Jinx had liver lobe torsion and that it had escalated to the point of Jinx needing a blood transfusion in addition to IMMEDIATE surgery.
Edit: The liver lobe torsion WAS visible on the x-ray taken the day before but the first vet missed it!

If it were not for the bloodwork and Jinx’s owner being persistent in getting her care, we would not have known about Jinx suffering from liver lobe torsion, and Jinx would not have gotten this life-saving surgery in time. Bunnies cannot talk, so we have to be their advocates!!

Thankfully, Jinx made it through her surgery! The vet noted that they started surgery just in time, as Jinx had already been suffering from internal bleeding by the start of the surgery, due to the extensive damage of the liver lobe torsion, which is why she needed the blood transfusion. The liver lobe torsion had been ongoing for only 27-37 hours by the time the surgery started. Jinx would not have been alive by the 48-hour mark if her owner didn't seek immediate vet care and get bloodwork done.

Jinx got another chance at life, and we wanted to share her story to remind everyone of the importance of taking your rabbit to the vet and getting bloodwork done when things don't seem quite right. Her symptoms were minor, but her owner's immediate actions saved Jinx's life. We hope all bunnies get the chance that Jinx was lucky enough to get yesterday!

Yesterday we had three BIG buns surrendered to the rescue, as our final intakes until we reach our monthly food/supplies...
01/07/2025

Yesterday we had three BIG buns surrendered to the rescue, as our final intakes until we reach our monthly food/supplies goal (we are at $700/$2200 right now). Luckily their family made a donation to help go toward the spay/neuter cost for two of them and the third (first picture) is already neutered.

Other than some long nails, these bunnies are very healthy and were very loved. Their family just had some life circumstances come up that meant they were unable to keep them. Originally the black female and the brown male were purchased from Atwood’s, who misgendered them. Then, tale as old as time, they had babies and the gray male is one of them. He has slightly splayed front legs, likely due to this inbreeding, but he manages to get around pretty well.

If you’d like to support these bunnies and our monthly cost goal, even the smallest of donations helps!

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We got a few more donations yesterday but we are still $1600 away from our goal to get all the supplies for this month.
01/06/2025

We got a few more donations yesterday but we are still $1600 away from our goal to get all the supplies for this month.

🙏We need your support!🙏A little over a week ago I took in 12 rabbits from a breeder, a friend of a friend, who was convi...
01/06/2025

🙏We need your support!🙏

A little over a week ago I took in 12 rabbits from a breeder, a friend of a friend, who was convinced to get out of breeding and give up their rabbits because they weren’t being properly cared for anymore. My friend knew that all of these rabbits were right up my alley - my favorite colors and breeds - and sure enough, I couldn’t say no. I even agreed that some of them may stay permanently if they got along with the other permanent residents, but we’ll just have to see after everyone is spayed/neutered.

We also took in another three rabbits this afternoon and that makes us FULL. I’m almost feeling better so that we can get back to regular adoptions and spay/neuter surgeries. A few of the younger babies of this bunch already went to foster-to-adopt situations but we have sooooooo many more buns waiting to be fixed and go up for adoption.

We have gotten less than $200 in donations for our monthly feed/bedding/etc supplies that cost us around $1200. We won’t taking in any more animals (of any species) until we at least have that goal met and then we’ll also need to raise money for surgeries. Having this number of animals will always be a bottomless pit of money, but each of these animals is worth it and we cannot do it without your help!

Can’t donate? Then please SHARE, comment, and try to get the post seen. Thank you ❤️

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It’s the beginning of a new month and that means it’s time to ask followers to send money and food again. We hope to rol...
01/03/2025

It’s the beginning of a new month and that means it’s time to ask followers to send money and food again. We hope to roll out a program soon to make it easier for monthly donations, but honestly there just hasn’t been time. For now, we just ask that you send what you can to support the animals. We spend around $2200 a month in food and supplies for all the animals here at the sanctuary.

Pictured is Sweet Tea, another permanent resident. She was part of a large group surrendered by a breeder a few years ago. She has one splayed leg, but it’s because she broke it and the breeder never got her any help so it healed itself in this position. I can’t even imagine how painful this must have been for her. She gets around pretty well now, but does take pain medication for arthritis, despite only being 3 years old.

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Here’s to starting off fresh with another new year 🎉Pictured is Omelette, another of our sanctuary bunnies. Once we are ...
01/02/2025

Here’s to starting off fresh with another new year 🎉

Pictured is Omelette, another of our sanctuary bunnies. Once we are finally open to the public again (really hoping for this weekend if we can just stop being sick) she is one of the many bunnies you’ll be able to meet - though probably not one of the ones who will let you actually touch them unless you bring veggies as a bribe.

Still super sick and now the husband is sick too 👎 so we are officially on hold for any new rescues until at least I’m o...
12/31/2024

Still super sick and now the husband is sick too 👎 so we are officially on hold for any new rescues until at least I’m on the mend. Hopefully by this weekend!

Enjoy this photo of Regular Sized Rudy being uncomfortable that I dare spend time on HIS couch or cough in his presence. He is all for emotional support animals, as in, it’s the human’s job to emotionally support the animals, aka him, and not bother him with things like illness. He does not understand coughing and does not approve of it.

Yesterday we also had this cutie be surrendered due to the cost of his malocclusion (misaligned teeth). This little guy ...
12/29/2024

Yesterday we also had this cutie be surrendered due to the cost of his malocclusion (misaligned teeth). This little guy is less than a year old and is actually a pedigreed holland lop. Luckily his family has taken care of him up until now and he isn’t in desperate shape, but he will need a vet appointment asap for his current overgrowth.

Malocclusion is most often a genetic issue and results in overgrown teeth because they don’t align properly to wear down as they should with regular chewing. These rabbits need to have their teeth regularly trimmed or removed in order for the rabbit to be able to eat properly, which is expensive. However, if trims are not kept up on, the rabbit can actually die from starvation if they aren’t able to eat properly. We have seen many cases where the rabbit came in so emaciated that they couldn’t recover.

On another note, we hear people all the time say they won’t rescue an animal because they need to know the temperament or the health of an animal before they buy. Genetic issues like this in purebred, pedigreed animals just goes to show that just because someone buys a seemingly well bred animal, doesn’t mean that the animal is necessarily healthier than any rescue. Just saying 🤷‍♀️

If you’d like to donate toward this little man’s medical care it would be so appreciated. He will most likely remain here as a permanent resident to ensure his teeth get the care they need for life.

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Sunny & Stormy
Sunny & Stormy

I was showing the conures the little bit of snow coming down and Sunny decided it was time for a concert. I love that they are still my biggest little fans even when my voice sounds this nasty from pneumonia 🤣 I make up new songs for them just about every day but Sunny is loving this “Sunny the Pooh” version a lot. His favorite song though is actually “Too Sweet” by Hozier, and he gets so into it the rhythm (no wayyy I’m hitting those notes right now though lol). Stormy is less of a dancer but she sometimes joins in and always loves watching Sunny dance.

It’s beautiful but I hate it 🤣 Maybe I’d like it more if I wasn’t sick and already in a bad mood. Or if it didn’t mean walking through 5” of snow to feed and water farm animals when I’m already clumsy enough on dry land. Or if it didn’t cause me to have to walk twice as far to water all the bunnies. Thank goodness this isn’t going to last the entire winter. The horses don’t mind it at all (one of them did come from a snowy place anyway). The sheep are totally fine and barely noticed, same with the dogs surprisingly. The goats, pig and mini cows are not happy and loudly blaming me - they’ll thank me when it’s not 90 in February though!

Baby Pig Rescue!
Baby Pig Rescue!

🔊 So sorry for the loud screams in the first six seconds, but I thought it was important to show this reality of rescue and mini pigs. Like all prey animals, most pigs HATE being picked up. I promise his salad munching afterwards is worth it! Someone got two mini pigs to live with them in an RV but I guess decided it wasn’t working out and just released them. Someone else in the RV park was able to catch this little man and hold him until we got there but the other baby hasn’t been found yet and we just have to hope that she is somewhere safe. And no, they didn’t accidentally get out, because the person who released them didn’t want this guy back even though he knew exactly where he was. Mini pig education time: Mini pigs/pot belly pigs (or any other name people want to sell them by like Julianna or Vietnamese etc) DO NOT make good pets for small spaces. They get 75-150lbs, with possibilities up to 300lbs. Yes, ALL of them. Anyone claiming they stay smaller is scamming you and/or starving their pigs to keep them small. This is a very serious issue in the pet pig industry and leads to so many mini pigs being abandoned or rehomed. On top of that, they have to be fixed to avoid hormonal issues, don’t do well without a pig friend, they can be very destructive and they only make good indoor pets for those who are very dedicated to training. They’re extremely smart animals and can learn so many tricks including litter training, but that takes time and patience. They’re only as friendly and trained as their humans work with them to be. Otherwise they use those smarts to be menaces, kind of like smart dogs, they just need a lot of mental stimulation and training.

We have our raffle winner!! In total we raised $1195, almost all of which went to unexpected vet bills. I’m not quite ready to go into it because it’s so fresh, but we had a pretty hard loss (not ready to talk about it) and then one of the newer intakes has been quite sick and had to see the vet. All this to say THANK YOU, these donations made all the difference, and at least we aren’t in vet-debt, though our account is still miserably low. That’s rescue for you. 😮‍💨

Clarence the pig giving us a little smile this morning 🐽

Skittles Munching on Ice
Skittles Munching on Ice

Skittles the pot belly pig decided she needed a crunchy snack this morning, I guess 😂 This is the first ice we have had and I suppose that means it’s time to stop putting off the inevitable and buy some tank de-icers. We have a few more warmer days and then we will be in full blown winter and really need them. ❄️ I know it’s a long shot since our posts about the farm animals never do very well, but if you want to help get our rescued livestock a Christmas gift this year, please consider donating! We’re going to need about $200 and smaller amounts add up quick! https://linktr.ee/alwayssunnysanctuary

Senior and Disabled Horse Pasture
Senior and Disabled Horse Pasture

The horse pasture for our senior/disabled horses. None of these horses can be ridden, but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy life for however many years they have left. The goats, sheep, and mini cows will have an equally large pasture of their own once we are done with the fencing. *Henry looks kind of ribby but he’s truly not underweight, he just holds it different (less muscle on his topline) in his advanced age.

New critter unlocked 🔓 This is the first time I’ve ever been asked to take in ferrets, and I couldn’t resist. Someone had brought them to the Oklahoma City shelter and planned to leave them there, but a foster stepped in and said she would take them since the shelter already has so many guinea pigs (that I’m still trying to get them to transfer to me) as it is. I have basic ferret knowledge but I’m no expert. Give me all your tips and tricks and good websites to visit. They probably won’t be here too long before going up for adoption, but I want them well cared for while they’re here of course.

Inky
Inky

I’m a little under the weather today but I wanted to officially introduce Inky, who is probably going to be our last permanent cat resident. Of the four kittens we have taken in, she gets along best with the adult cats and I’m just obsessed with her crazy, black hole, endless abyss eyes. Her favorite activity is bothering the older cats to play and then getting scared and hissing when they actually play 😂 The two male kittens are being neutered this upcoming week and then the females have their surgeries a few weeks after that. This is not an expense we ever planned on but we WILL NOT adopt out unfixed kittens and add to the overpopulation issue. The cost of these surgeries will be $250 if anyone would like to donate! Spaying/neutering is one of the most important things we can do in rescue and something everyone can help contribute to! https://linktr.ee/alwayssunnysanctuary

Our naming raffle winner! 🥳 Sorry it took me absolutely forever to input 500 entries. I’ll post all the names chosen for the animals once I talk to the winner!

Update and Kool-Aid
Update and Kool-Aid

We are slowly getting there folks 😮‍💨 the biggest battle right now is trying to get the lights to work in the bunny building. Sometimes they come on when you flip the switch, sometimes they don’t, and electricians haven’t been much help so far… and we’re out of money for this project. It’s a very very tall 900sqft building so it’s not very bright even when the lights are on and there are no windows. So I’m often having to leave the doors open for more light and that lets in more bugs 😩 Anyways, if we get just get this figured out we can officially open to the public. Just no point when no one would be able to see anything. I can’t even get any good pictures/videos to debut the new space because it’s always so dimly lit! For now, enjoy this video of Kool-Aid post nail clipping. Nail clipping day is a LONG one having to catch all 36 buns who all hate said nail clipping more than anything else. I have to corral them to a smaller area then catch each one. Sometimes they can get testy with each other and definitely with me. Kool-Aid is one of our more chill buns though, so he doesn’t mind being loved on afterwards. If you want to send Kool-Aid a donation he’d appreciate it! He’d really love to have a better lighting situation 🥲 He was a bunny that was being given away as “free meat” so overall he’s happy to be here, loved and alive, but lights never hurt! https://linktr.ee/alwayssunnysanctuary

The Sniff-spection
The Sniff-spection

Small does a daily sniff-spection to see if I’m worthy of touching her. I’m usually not 🥲 For context, this is Small. About a year and a half ago I bottle raised Small from when she was about a week old because she was found abandoned on a sidewalk. She was extremely sick, (and small, as you might imagine) and I spent months bottle feeding her and medicating her. She loved being held and cuddled and was affectionately called “crusty” due to her autoimmune issues that made her fur fall out in crusty patches. Over many months she grew past the illness as her immune system developed, and then she remembered that she is a beautiful calico queen who doesn’t need any silly human’s help. She no longer allows touching of any kind unless you pass her sniff-spection, and it’s a really tough inspection to pass. I still don’t know the exact code of smells that I’m meant to follow and she won’t tell me 😔 Regardless of her being the least grateful creature on earth with no respect for the person who kept her alive, I love her. She’ll always have a home here even if I never crack the code to the sniff-spection and win back her love.

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