Finally Home Animal Haven

16/08/2024

This little guy is so mischievous!! 🩶

13/08/2024

EXCITING NEWS🥁

Alice was finally healthy enough to travel after her surgery and went to new pastures on a family owned vineyard with her sister Jill. Their new mom is excited to take them on daily walks and have them explore the fields and meadows. She is through the moon excited to have them officially come home!

09/08/2024

Prince Naveen is growing bigger and stronger!

He had his first vet appointment a couple of weeks ago where he received his first shots and worming. Due to his small statue his doses had to be smaller. We discussed concerns with his size as he’s more petite than he should be. He has a voracious appetite and even hogs his moms food as he lays in the plate to prevent her from getting to it!
They weren’t as concerned about his size at this visit due to the fact that he is a active kitty but we are keeping an eye on his growth and ensure he is getting his daily required calories through canned kitten food since he has weaned himself. He goes again next week to the vet for another checkup. He is too small to do a lot of the tests to see if he has a underlying health issue.
The vets are happy with his strength as he has been meeting all of his other milestones and loves playing with toys. He loves pouncing on his mom (especially by play biting her face). Although his liveliness makes us happy…his mom does NOT appreciate how much energy he has! 😂

09/08/2024

A couple weeks ago FHAH went to speak to the wonderful community of people who attend Centenary Church about the animals and our organization’s mission. The kids had VBS that week and each year they raise money for a different cause. This year they chose to raise money for Finally Home and this AMAZING group of kids not only donated feeding bowls off our wishlist…but also raised $1,600!!!!

We were blown away by the hard work and kindhearted mission these kids took upon themselves to spread good deeds!!

Thank you to all those who donated and to this incredible group of kids (and adults) who went above and beyond for the animals. 🕊️

07/08/2024

🐷 Pigs don’t get the credit they deserve! 🤯

02/08/2024

So excited for Carmella as she travels to her new home and family! We know she will enjoy lots of snuggling from her new girls! 🐾

26/07/2024

Ester has been at FHAH for over two months now. She has her good days and she has her not so great days, but shes always in the mood for attention and looks forward to snuggles from her human friends. Her appetite changes daily, always switching to a different food and tiring from it a few days later. Due to the fact that she is on comfort care from her azotemia and kidney disease, Miss Ester can have whatever she likes and she enjoys her gravies. We have now increased her subcutaneous fluids to every other day which has helped with the nausea tremendously. For a couple of weeks after, her appetite had almost doubled. She gained .8 ounces during that time which is a huge stride for her. We give her as much as she wants but we do have to limit her food at times. We found that on days shes feeling really good she will get so excited about what she’s eating that she will overeat, making her nauseous as well and then she won’t have an appetite.
Ester loves everyone and knows no stranger. She enjoys her long naps, head rubs and falling asleep on anyone who comes to visit. 🐾

24/07/2024

Welcome Carmella into your heart and home!

Is that person you?

This endearing young kitty boasts an effervescent personality, a passion for playtime, a curious heart and a love for napping on your chest. 🧡

This orange tabby is ready to fill your life with joy and companionship. She is a super sweet girl who loves other cats, toys, attention and cuddles.

This girl is 12 weeks old, UTD on shots, dewormed, microchipped and spayed.
Reach out to Finally Home Animal Haven if interested! Share and help her find her home!

24/07/2024

Marley Update: He has improved greatly since he was diagnosed with founder and a concurrent hoof abscess a couple of months ago. We had him tested for insulin resistance and Cushings to rule out underlying health issues. He has since come off his pain medicine and probiotics. We have him on frequent, small hoof trims every 4 weeks to prevent stressors that can effect the hoof laminae and cause him to backtrack on his progress. Equine live on their feet and hoof issues can be painful and devastating to their everyday life. He is no longer limping and sore and appears to feel so much better!

Due to the fact that our farrier travels a bit of a ways to come to us, we needed another farrier that could come in between the other trims to help with Marley’s hooves. She brings her own adorable rescue goat with her whom she calls her “farrier dog”. She has worked hard to rehabilitate him and he is thriving despite his rough start!

Trim hooves+hang with goats=☀️

We’re pretty positive (with a face like that) he knows just how cute he is!

21/07/2024

Why you should adopt from small or foster based rescues:

-We know everything about each animal. These animals don’t stay in a cage 24/7. We know their personalities, their bathroom/litter box habits, what foods they like, what animals they get along with and which they don’t. We know what issues they may struggle with, their quirks, whether they do well with kids or older adults. Adopting from bigger shelters typically means your adopting based off of their looks or the initial meet and greet, however their habits at home, likes/dislikes, interactions with other animals and potty training are just as much as a surprise to you as the shelter. We may not have the funding bigger shelters do to be able to save massive amounts of animals, but the animals we are able to care for get really good care.

-We do our best to socialize animals from a young age. These animals have not been in a cage constantly. Once they have been cleared from isolation, we try to socialize them around other cats/dogs, children and different situations so that they enjoy being around people and being handled. That way once they come to you they are an outgoing, loving and social kitten/puppy.

To make things clear: this is not a post trying to convince you not to adopt from a large shelter. Everywhere is full and so many in need of a home, ALWAYS. Adoption truly saves lives! However smaller rescues don’t always get the same amount of adoptions because they rely on word of mouth, local communities and past adopters sharing their wonderful experiences they had from us with others versus paid advertising and outreach that bigger shelters are able to do.

When you adopt small or foster based, each and every adoption is matched to your personality and lifestyle to make sure it’s the right fit. We make a promise to them that we are with them from the moment they come through our gates, until they are healthy on adoption day, that we will always put their needs first.

Adopting from small rescues means we are not about meeting a monthly number and showcasing the high amount brought in and transferred out. We honestly care about putting the effort into each and every adoption and making a perfect fit, because we want the adoption to be just as successful as you do.

Adopt small 🐾 Adopt local 🤝 Adopt loved 💓

20/07/2024

Share, tag and help Stitch find his forever home!

All you have to do is meet this outgoing and affectionate girl to discover that she just has the best personality! Stitch is just the sweetest girl-this kitt...

18/07/2024

16/07/2024

Alice update:
The wonderful vets at Blue Ridge Equine Clinic came out last week to check her incision and healing. She is no longer on antibiotics or pain medicine since her major surgery and although still swollen some, seems to be healing nicely. They decided to leave the plug in her mouth a little longer and allow it to fall out on its own, giving the tissue more time to heal around it. She is transitioning back to hay and off of her soupy mush that she’s had to eat since her surgery. She is thrilled to no longer receive the twice a day flushes inside her incision. We may have spoiled her rotten with lots of yummy treats lately-but we think it’s just fine with all that she has been through! 🩹

14/07/2024

Miss Petunia aka “Tunie” has been losing weight since settling here and her eyes are opening up more! She’s not as scared as she was in the beginning when her eyesight was partially obstructed and she couldn’t see very well unless she turned her head a certain way. It meant she was startled very easily and wasn’t quite sure what was happening in her new surroundings…all she knew was to run away, quickly!
As she’s settled in more she is starting to learn each person by their voice and loves to talk back to them. She definitely has the most to say! She knows when someone is coming her way and begins voicing herself loudly in delight as she knows it means one of her favorite things is on the way…food (especially juicy cucumbers), being brushed or belly rubs.

11/07/2024

Stitch update: This outgoing and affectionate girl went to the vet last week and had a great checkup! She is at a great weight and will be spayed next week. If this little gal doesn’t get adopted right away we will be so surprised, because all you have to do is meet her to discover that she has the best personality! Stitch is just the sweetest girl-this kitten loves being with people and falling asleep on your shoulder, lap or just about anywhere you choose to be. She’s a loud purrer and lets you know she’s ready to be your new best friend. She loves to play with toys and wiggles her little butt when she gets ready to pounce on them…she just has the cutest personality. She’s UTD on shots and she will be ready to go home shortly after her spay. Don’t miss your chance to make Stitch part of your family!
Adoption application 👇
https://www.jotform.com/221257224942150

09/07/2024

So thankful for organizations like 🕊️Gleaning For The World 🌎 who allow rescue groups like ours to buy affordable good quality food and litter so that we can stretch money farther and further focus on vet care, vaccines and spays/neuters for more animals!

08/07/2024

Momma Odie (named after Princess and the Frog) has been a wonderful mother to her babies. She went to the vet last week with her baby (Prince Naveen pictured below) for an exam and booster and the vet worked very slowly with her to make sure she was comfortable. She did wonderfully and continues to open up day by day and slowly let down her guard-leaning in for rubs, rolling over for attention and meowing for more.

Early one morning about a week and a half ago we went to check on her and found that her other little baby (of whom we called Evangeline) had passed. She was showing no signs or symptoms the night before, nursing often, and then the next morning she was gone. We had noticed that she wasn’t growing as quickly as her brother although she was alert and gaining weight just the same as we were weighing and tracking their progress. Her eyes were fully open, she was walking and meowing often. Fading kitten syndrome, which happens between birth and weaning, can happen quickly and without warning. There can be a variety of reasons-difficult birth, low birth weight, birth defects/underlying health conditions, for many reasons that are still yet unknown…but for whatever reason no matter how hard we try…they just fail to thrive.
It never occurred to us until after she passed and she was peacefully laid to rest that she was literally named Evangeline: after the evening star. We made sure to let Momma Odie lay with her so she would understand that her baby was no longer with us. It brought tears to our eyes to know that her beautiful soul was not meant for this earth…her sweet little soul, unknowingly to us, had always been meant to live among the stars. 🌌✨

07/07/2024

FHAH Alumni update:
Hank & Beans (formally Kit & Kat) living their best lives!!! They spend their days playing, wrestling with each other or napping on their favorite humans bed and Beans even likes to be held like a baby! They love these boys very much and said they are “so grateful they joined our family”!
We are so glad that they found such wonderful adopters!

04/07/2024

Bruno enjoyed the parade this morning while sporting his red, white and blue bandana! He loved all the attention from so many nice people-hopefully one day it will even be his very special someone!

However it’s heating up quickly…so he’s going inside to stay cool! ❄️
Happy 4th!

01/07/2024

This loving, happy and fun boy is still looking for his forever home! Inquire about Bruno at Finally Home Animal Haven!

This deserving boy is UTD on shots and neutered. His true age is unknown but we’ve settled on thinking he is more between the 5-6 year old range. He is amazing at his basic commands…sit, lay down, stay, paw and UP!

When trail walking he has unbelievable leash skills…he never pulls on a leash and watches your pace to see if he should walk faster to keep up with you or slow down to stay right there by your side. He is a mostly calm boy who loves to lounge around all day (and would be happy to do so!) but loves to run and play with toys for just a little while (in a fenced in yard) when a companion is nearby! He sleeps through the entire night by your side!

This guy is truly something special…he is a velcro dog and is destined to be someone’s best friend. He follows you everywhere and will happily lay at your feet (or in your bed), go on car rides or just walk around the yard with you. He is a very faithful companion…he is just a GREAT dog!

If you know someone who Bruno sounds perfect for-please tag and share! This boy has been through so much and he’s ready to have a human to call his own!

If you’d like to fill out an application-you can find it below!
https://www.jotform.com/221257224942150

29/06/2024

(Warning-picture of removed tooth below)
Update on Alice’s surgery-
We took her in early Friday morning for her surgery. They were able to get clearer X-rays and a scope to see a better picture of what was going on. They tried to go through her mouth with their regular sized instruments to extract the teeth, but they are meant for horses and her mouth was just too small. The tooth was also further back in the mouth and impossible to reach securely.
The equine hospital advised us that the only other way was more intensive and warned us of potential complications. Under general anesthesia they had to make an incision under the bottom of her jaw and guided by the scope, force the tooth upwards into her mouth. Doing it this way was much harder and increased the risk of bone fragments, but there was no other choice. She could not live with daily pain. They soon discovered the base of all of her issues once in surgery, that there was more than just the roots causing issues-she had a tooth root tumor! He assured us that tooth root tumors, (once removed) don’t spread or return and that it was benign.
Due to the fact that she had a more intensive surgery and that the mouth had to remain as sterile as possible with continuous flushes, they chose to keep her for a couple of days to continue to have a close eye on her.
We received updates last night and this morning that she is doing well so far-eating and drinking, no fevers and has some drainage which is normal. The current plan is to discharge her on Monday as long as she continues to improve.
Keep Alice in your thoughts and prayers that this young girl is on the up and up from here on out!

27/06/2024

They can’t see me if I hide in here…🫣🧡

25/06/2024

We are SO CLOSE!
Alice has her set surgery this Friday and we are literally ONLY $287 away from our goal! This surgery is essential to relieve the pain she is having from her jaw and remove the teeth that have caused a large mass to form there! It is so amazing what you all have done so far! Thank you to all who have helped to get us here!!

FHAH is blessed with so many kind hearted people who will do everything in their power to help make things happen for the animals! Debi & Nancy, (two of which are our weekly volunteers) recently planned to celebrate their 70th birthdays with a beautiful gathering of family and friends. They requested that instead of giving gifts-that donations were made instead. We are ALWAYS so touched by their compassionate hearts!😘

We are 4 days from Alice’s surgery date and each and every dollar counts! We will make this happen for you regardless sweet girl!

To read more about her surgery: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gfrqVfEAAMYHPXyJ/?mibextid=WC7FNe

23/06/2024

At first Momma Odie was too frightened to nurse her kittens or nibble on any food so we worked really hard to make a safe space she was comfortable enough in. We made a cozy bed for her to lay with her babies and enclosed the space with lots of blankets so it would feel sheltered and secure. She is opening up more every day and is not as scared as she was in the beginning, allowing herself to enjoy head rubs. She is doing a wondeful job of taking care of her littles ones.