Share the Moon Animal Sanctuary

Share the Moon Animal Sanctuary Share the Moon’s mission is to rescue and provide love and lifelong care to animals in need

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Oliver’s putting my allergy medicine to the test!Still can’t believe this is the same cat that watched us from at least ...
09/17/2025

Oliver’s putting my allergy medicine to the test!

Still can’t believe this is the same cat that watched us from at least 10 ft away, on the other side of the fence, for almost a year.

Toby update!As with the majority of the elderly population, Toby has had worsening arthritis and mobility. His pain meds...
09/15/2025

Toby update!

As with the majority of the elderly population, Toby has had worsening arthritis and mobility. His pain meds haven’t been helping as much as we’d like. He has also been dealing with a skin issue that he seems to get seasonally, so it might be allergy related but could also have a fungal/bacterial component. We’ve been trying all the things at our disposal at home, but needed additional vet support. So we saw our friends at Maple Tree Vet Hospital today!

We discussed so many options (they were so patient with me), and ultimately decided on a med to add to his current anti-inflammatory/joint supplement regimen. It should be pretty obvious, fairly quickly, if it’s helping. We’re also starting an antibiotic plus an allergy medication for his skin, and we’ll continue one of the topical treatments we were doing at home.

Toby was exhausted after his appointment and refused to get out of the van 🥺 so I have been checking on him frequently, trying to coax him out, and offering water. He’s on a comfy bed in there, and thankfully it’s not too hot in the garage.

Please consider joining our Patreon community to help us provide this level of care for our residents. Toby and the chickens are by far the most expensive animals we care for, although we’ve had big vet bills for every species this year.

Thank you so much for your support, and for caring for these babes along side us!

Wow, thank you for all of the great guesses at Sylvie’s weight!! Your guesses ranged from 301 to 900 lbs, with several h...
09/13/2025

Wow, thank you for all of the great guesses at Sylvie’s weight!! Your guesses ranged from 301 to 900 lbs, with several hovering around the correct answer. It’s hard to guess pig weights, especially when you aren’t looking at them in person. Sylvie’s weight at her hospital visit in July was…

484 pounds! , you were closest with 488!

Sylvie isn’t full grown yet - these pigs can grow until 5 years of age (and obviously they can continue to gain weight beyond that, like all of us full-grown folks 😅). Owen was in the 800 pound range, but we’ve known pigs near 1,000! Hopefully these girls stay on the “small” side, but we’ll see.

Have a great day, everyone!

Anyone want to venture a guess at how much Sylvie weighs??She’s 3 1/2 years old. I’m 5’1” for reference, although I’m no...
09/12/2025

Anyone want to venture a guess at how much Sylvie weighs??

She’s 3 1/2 years old. I’m 5’1” for reference, although I’m not sure that’s a helpful hint 😂

We’ll send some stickers to the person with the closest guess! (Or do a drawing for stickers if there happens to be several who guess correctly)

Simone understands that with great power comes great responsibility. Simone might be the smallest of the flock (she weig...
09/11/2025

Simone understands that with great power comes great responsibility.

Simone might be the smallest of the flock (she weighs just over a pound!), but she is the top ranking hen. She also works hard to keep the peace, often positioning herself in a way to keep others (usually Henny) from being picked on.

Good morning!📸: Charlie, surveying his kingdom
09/09/2025

Good morning!

📸: Charlie, surveying his kingdom

Missing this goofy boy and his speckled snout, today and every day. He made life a little more challenging, but also bro...
09/07/2025

Missing this goofy boy and his speckled snout, today and every day. He made life a little more challenging, but also brought so many laughs. We know Charlie misses him too, but he’s doing ok.

The bright side is that Charlie has been getting brushed most mornings when I feed him. He’s such a good boy and loooooves brushes. Reed was less predictable and liked to throw his horns, so it wasn’t safe to just stand in the pasture with the boys and love on them.

We love all of them, even when they make it difficult to love them the way we’d like to.

Took a break from chores to sit with the little pigs. Everyone is loving the cooler weather this week, but they still ne...
08/29/2025

Took a break from chores to sit with the little pigs. Everyone is loving the cooler weather this week, but they still need a dip in the mud in the afternoon! We hope you’re having a good Friday 💛

Our friend Sara came to help me scoop p**p today!! It was so nice to have another human here to talk to, and to lighten ...
08/28/2025

Our friend Sara came to help me scoop p**p today!! It was so nice to have another human here to talk to, and to lighten the load a bit.

Sara and her partner, David, drove across the country 2 years ago to find a spot to land for this next phase of life. They visited several sanctuaries along the way, and we were one of them. Sara had fallen in love with Sylvie on social media and wanted to meet her 🥹. Today, Sylvie wasn’t shy about demanding snout kisses from her friend! I’m not sure if she recognized her, or just recognized Sara’s good heart. Either way, I’m so glad I captured their sweet smooch.

💗Sunday snuggles💗This is the very first time we’ve seen Oliver and Twyla sharing a bed, and my heart almost can’t take i...
08/24/2025

💗Sunday snuggles💗

This is the very first time we’ve seen Oliver and Twyla sharing a bed, and my heart almost can’t take it! She has been trying so hard to earn his affection, inching closer for head bonks, sitting next to his nap spots…and Oliver has seemed pretty indifferent. He’s not mean, he just isn’t in love (yet). But we hope today is the start of a closer friendship between these two.

Who remembers Annie (third picture)? She showed up in February, and though we tried for weeks to trap her, she passed away from an unknown illness before we succeeded. She and Oliver were virtually inseparable - we think they may have been related - and that’s what made her so difficult to trap! Oliver seemed to understand when she passed, and after a few days was back to his old self. But we hope having a new friend will help him feel not so alone.

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