Raccoon on Ice
One of the many reasons I love working for this town is because of the huge support system I have from every department in town… Police, Fire, EMS. There was a report of a raccoon on the ice this morning. Because it was so close to shore, and the risk of going out on the ice, it was decided that I was going to leave it alone. Raccoons DO come out during the day during this weather for warmth from the sun, and food, due to it being so cold at night. I then got a call this afternoon about the raccoon still being out on the ice and children going up to it and poking it with a stick and it becoming agitated. You would get agitated if someone was poking you with a stick as well. Because it’s now a public safety risk with people going up to it, I had requested the fire department to come out and assist me with getting it off the ice so people would leave it alone. I trained them on how to use a rabies pole, wished them luck, and sent them on their way. When the raccoon saw two men approaching in big yellow suits, he ran as fast as he could away .. which is normal raccoon behavior. Once on shore, he climbed a tree. This is a reminder to PLEASE please please NEVER approach wildlife! If a wild animal needs help, call in the professionals who are trained to handle them. Otherwise, simply leave them alone. If you get bit by a wild animal, you will be required to get the rabies series of vaccines, and trust me .. those are not fun. So do yourself a favor, and leave wildlife alone. They have every right to be here, just as you do. Give them space and respect them.
Rex
Rex is still looking for his forever home! Please share share share
Stone!
Let’s get Stone out of shelter before the holidays!
Update on two more of the animals that have been in the shelter in the last couple weeks
Shelter dogs
Meet some of the shelter dogs that are looking for homes!
Rex: 1 year old pittie mix, male, super crazy, needs some basic training but super sweet. Needs an active family! Seems to be good with calm dogs.. gets nervous with crazy dogs. Unsure about cats and other small animals. No small children that he could knock over. Foster until he is neutered, and then he can officially be adopted.
Dakota: 14 year old pittie, female, super sweet and chill but gets bursts of energy. Seems fine with calm dogs. Unknown about cats. Unknown about children. Needs to be adopted.
Stone: 4ish year old neutered male, pittie mix, over all calm and relaxed but gets bursts of energy. Has mast cell tumors that need to be removed (working on setting up an apt).. foster until that is done and then officially adopt. Seems fine with the dogs in shelter. Unknown about cats and small animals. Has lived with kids.
Please reach out if you are interested in meeting any of these babies
Phoenix
* in foster home *
Meet Phoenix!
He was found wondering the streets for 3-4 weeks day and night before I was called.
We trapped him and he has been slowing warming up to people!
He is super skinny and needs lots of love
I am looking for a foster to adopt home for him until we can get him neutered.. someone who either works from home or there is someone home majority of the time as he panics when left alone and has a hard time settling
Please message me if you are interested
(Please note.. tomorrow is my only available day for you to meet him as I leave for vacation Friday.. if you are unable to meet tomorrow .. we will schedule for when I return)
Ziggy update
Ziggy was able to get her MRI and spinal tap done today. There are two things on the MRI the doctors were looking at. Her whole care team are planning to get together this week to talk about the results and what’s going on. Once I have the full report from them, I will make an update with what they have found.
Ziggy update
Ziggy update:
Was able to get HALF of the diagnostics done
Heart is normal though which is good
Ziggy’s story!
Since Ziggy’s story has blown up and a lot of people are wanting more information on her, I’ve decided to post a video starting with the night I got the call of a dog being abused and what has led to her needing the diagnostics. I’ll continue to make videos and updates as we go through getting her diagnostics done and what they find etc
In the meantime, Ziggy is being fostered in my personal home where she will remain until we figure out what is best for her.
Thank you all for supporting Ziggy ❤️
Welcome to the shelter!
Hi everyone!
I’ve had a ton of questions and concerns lately in regards to the shelter. So I wanted to address some things and take you guys on a tour through the shelter, let you know what we have going on, introduce you to some of our animals, and open this up to any questions you guys may have.
My plan is to continue videos like this along our journey of updating the shelter and keeping everyone in the loop! We will plan an open house once we have done some of these updates!
As always, thank you to those who do support what I do on a day to day basis, your kind words, your donations, sharing my posts, etc
-Desiree ACO
Barbie
Barbie is still looking for her forever home. She would like a home with no other animals as she likes to be the queen and get all of the attention. Here’s a cute video from this morning showing you her personality. 🐶
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