Bruiser's Buddies Wildlife Rehabilitation

Bruiser's Buddies Wildlife Rehabilitation Bruiser's Buddies is a NY state licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/381N8GTAQESE?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1

We help injured & orphaned wildlife, particularly grey squirrels, but we can take any small mammals, and birds. Bruiser's Buddies Wildlife Rehabilitation is run by NY state licensed wildlife rehabilitator Casey Wright, with assistance from her family. Our goal is to provide temporary care to injured and orphaned wildlife with the goal of releasing them to the wild. We are also connected to a group

of 27 rehabilitators across western and central NY, so if we can't help you with an animal, we can likely connect you with someone who can. We currently accept a limited number of birds, as well as squirrels (our primary focus), chipmunks, voles, moles, groundhogs, opossums, and turtles. We do not accept rabies vector species-raccoons, bats, or skunks- but can connect you with resources. We also do not accept or have transport for deer, geese, turkeys, or foxes. We are able to accept and transport birds including hawks and owls. Any and all funds raised through this page will be used exclusively for supplies and veterinary care for the wildlife we receive. We do not currently have a local veterinarian to work with so we have to take animals to Cornell for treatment. They will treat releasable animals at no cost, but we may also use funds collected here for gas.

11/12/2025

Snack time and a brief lesson on the "guard tail" posture. The lay their tail flat up their back but fluff it way out, this makes them look bigger and is meant to make other animals think twice about attacking them for their goodies. Similar to this is defense tail which is flat up the back but also flattened down in a "look how much smaller I am, clearly I'm no threat to you" move. Defense tail is often accompanied by a lot of noise and if pushed too far the occasional lunge. Attack tail is usually maximum puff but no particular position because at that point they're just one of those cartoon blurs where you can occasionally make out a single foot or ear.

11/09/2025

Inky Boodle going ham on some greens!

10/21/2025

Instinctual behaviors in squirrels are easily one of the most fascinating things about them for me. How do they know what to do when they've been in cages for months??

Bruiser's Buddies, we have a problem...these poor squirrels are hungry! So hungry, I obviously barely ever feed them, th...
10/20/2025

Bruiser's Buddies, we have a problem...these poor squirrels are hungry! So hungry, I obviously barely ever feed them, they're just wasting away to nothing. Look at those big shiny eyes and ignore the food they're eating in almost every picture, they are clearly neglected!!
In all seriousness though, they ARE eating a boatload of food every day between pellet food, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and the occasional in shell nut. I'm also spending about $50-65 a week on salads, currently feeding 16 squirrels.
**IF YOU HAVE BLACK WALNUTS, BEECHNUTS, CHESTNUTS, OR MAPLE HELICOPTERS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA PLEASE MESSAGE ME**
So if you wanted to send something from our wishlist to fill these (bottomless pits) very hungry bellies, this is a rare post where I'll say that I just updated the list with everything I SHOULD need to keep 9 of them fed through release, and a start for the six that will be overwintering with another rehabber. As always, thank you for your support, because of you folks I'm able to help so many more than I could afford to do on my own. 💗ðŸŋïļ

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10/18/2025

Squirrels are NUTS for nuts!! See what I did there? 😁 💗ðŸŋïļ

In better news, I took this little "naked" red from a newer rehabber this week. Red squirrels are prone to alopecia, pa...
10/13/2025

In better news, I took this little "naked" red from a newer rehabber this week. Red squirrels are prone to alopecia, particularly fall babies, for reasons we don't fully understand just yet. Eventually they'll grow in their fur but they generally need to be kept in over the winter. This little guy was struggling to eat or drink but we managed to get him back on his feet (third picture), literally, and he's now with another rehabber who has a whole group of naked babies! Good luck Lazarus, enjoy your new siblings in all your naked glory! 💗ðŸŋïļ

Update 0545. He's gone. The hardest part is knowing it was avoidable. Update 0240. He's still with us. He's older th...
10/13/2025

Update 0545. He's gone. The hardest part is knowing it was avoidable.

Update 0240. He's still with us. He's older than I'd normally set up a heat pad for but I gave him one anyway (thank you to whoever just sent me one from the Amazon wishlist, I knew exactly where it was and didn't have to waste time looking for another one) and he's now breathing regularly and curled into a nice cozy squirrel ball. I woke him up briefly and got 1ml more of electrolytes in him, then he had another brief seizure and I backed off. Slow and steady is always the way with traumas, even though what I really want is a button to push to make everything better immediately. Really hoping he's still alive when I check again.

This absolutely stunner of a squirrel (what we call a blonde, he's still an eastern grey though) was attacked by a cat earlier today. He was put in a carrier with nothing to hide under, exposed for hours. By the time the finder contacted a rehabber, animal control (who they called first) had come and collected him, which is generally not great news for injured wildlife. We intercepted that but now, having given him fluids, pain meds, and antibiotics, I'm afraid he was just running on adrenaline and now he's crashing. . Our volunteer transporter Leslie (who named him Redford) rushed to collect him from Animal Control and brought him to me as quickly as possible. He has a bite that spans from under his right arm to the middle of his back and it looks like he was squeezed very forcefully. He just had a seizure so he may have been shaken or swatted around as well, and I think he's on his way out. But he's warm and comfortable, and he might surprise me.
Keep your cats inside, we're begging you.
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My middle age group, about 7-8 weeks old.Pearl Milling Company, Bisquick, Corn Meal, Extreme Boop, Fuzz, Squeaker and Sn...
10/11/2025

My middle age group, about 7-8 weeks old.
Pearl Milling Company, Bisquick, Corn Meal, Extreme Boop, Fuzz, Squeaker and Snuggle Buns. Corn Meal and Bisquick were a little older than the rest so they've gone with a newer rehabber so she can gain some experience with a healthy starter set of squirrels and I can have less squirrels ðŸĪĢ
Fuzz and Squeaker were both cat caught and healed beautifully. Extreme and Pearl were yard found with a dead mama seen in the road nearby, Snuggle Buns was attacked by something along with Bisquick but because of the injuries and treatment, SB is behind in size and development. His injuries were much worse than Bisquick's. But they're all healthy and releasable and that's what I'm doing this for! 💗ðŸŋïļ

Things have been mostly quiet, then today I got these two chipmunk calls back to back within an hour. Both had wounds, ...
10/10/2025

Things have been mostly quiet, then today I got these two chipmunk calls back to back within an hour.
Both had wounds, one was definitely cat caught and I'd bet money the other one was too.
Fluids, warmth, pain meds, antibiotics...

They both died once they were warmed up. This happens, being cold slows blood flow, then we get it recirculating and they lose more blood or internal injuries begin bleeding...

They arrived within an hour of each other and died within an hour of each other. They'll be buried together tomorrow, Mr Bruiser dug me a hole but I ran out of time and energy for today.
I'm still plugging along with 20 squirrels but three are going into pre release next week, and six more two weeks after that, so we're getting there.

I also need to do a thank you post for all of the donations we've gotten in the last two weeks, I haven't had to buy a single thing and I can't tell you what a relief that is with this many babies going. 💗ðŸŋïļ

09/29/2025

On August 14th I got a call about a hawk on the ground that had eaten a snake and couldn't fly away. I'm no longer federally licensed for birds because of the caging requirements etc, but I do still get calls here and there. It was a juvenile red tailed hawk and I held it for observation overnight. It ended up needing to go to https://www.facebook.com/wildlifehospitalcornell
where it was treated for West Nile Virus and beat the odds and survived! The incomparable Morgan at https://www.facebook.com/fingerlakesraptorcenter finished up her conditioning rehab.
Yesterday morning, she was released where she was found. It's always gratifying to see an animal released back to the wild, and for me, there's always something a little special when it's a raptor.
Fly free and well, beautiful girl!!
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Update 0800She has passed. Vera was big spooning her and cried a little when I removed her body. Despite being togethe...
09/25/2025

Update 0800
She has passed. Vera was big spooning her and cried a little when I removed her body. Despite being together for less than 12 hours, they connected, she mourns. I moved Vera in with Alice, Munchie and Snuggle Buns, my low energy crew.
Update 0200
She's sleeping comfortably with Miss Vera. She woke up a little and had some more fluids and a quick chin scratch then back to sleep. Her breathing is changing and I'm not optimistic but, we keep going until we can't.
New paralysis intake.
I don't think I can save her but for now, for a little while, I'm just going to sit with her and hold her and let her rest. She's had some fluids and pain meds and I'm pretty sure she has a pelvic and spinal fracture but it's late and she seems comfortable enough so we'll see how she is in the morning. There's a lot of swelling and I've been wrong before. 💗ðŸŋïļ

I get A LOT of calls, texts, FB messages, and emails. For every animal I intake I'd say there are 6 I don't. I spend a...
09/24/2025

I get A LOT of calls, texts, FB messages, and emails. For every animal I intake I'd say there are 6 I don't. I spend a lot of time in my chat and transport groups (if you'd like to become a transport volunteer, message me!! It's truly one of the biggest needs when we have so many animals and our real life to handle!!).arranging placements and getting animals to rehabbers with time and supplies and cage space and skill sets and licensing for various needs. There are going to be times when I have to say no, and I feel bad, and sometimes on rare occasions it takes me too long or no one else can step up and we lose the animal. That's terrible, that's the worst feeling, but there are times where if I take one more animal, my mental health will suffer, and I will not have the time to adequately care for the animals I have. I have to know that limit and respect it, for the animals and myself. People are mostly cool about it, although I do understand the frustration of trying to get help and not being able to find it. We also need more new rehabbers as well, and if you're licensed and need some training or advice (in NY or elsewhere) or you're interested in the process and what it looks like to actually do it, message me for that too. Enjoy the ones I didn't take and a couple that I did!!

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