18/09/2024
From the nom noms to the crunch crunch….. the crew from East Haven Animal control has moved outside!
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08/09/2024
The skinny pig crew had their vet visit today. Hairless Potter is being treated for his head tilt with oral antibiotics and ear drops…..he very much enjoyed the nose and ear rubs that go along with taking his medicine ❤️ I got my first Potter Purr tonight ❤️ Mount Carmel Veterinary Hospital
07/09/2024
Sadly we are down to one baby from our suspected rodenticide poisoning passel of opossums 😭 despite intensive care including fluids and vitamin k to reverse the anticoagulation this little boy’s last sibling passed this morning.
It breaks my heart to see him sleeping covering his eyes. They all snuggled so tightly and he is definately feeling the loss today. We gave him a stuffy to snuggle but we know it’s not the same.
He has looked the best all along and we will continue to do our best to help him recover and grow strong. Please join us and A Place Called Hope in insisting on our legislators advocating for banning second generation rodenticides. There are alternatives to the poisoning and suffering they cause to our wildlife. We can do better so we should do better.
07/09/2024
This beautiful baby is new to the crew this evening. In really rough shape with a large part of the tail in a near complete amputation 😞 medicated and hydrated…..needing lots of good vibes 😕 thank you to Lorna one of our amazing local ACO’s for making yet ANOTHER trip to my house this season!
07/09/2024
Off to work at the biscuit factory because that formula ain’t free…..
*edit to add* we are getting a lot of comments suggesting giving this baby something to knead on….please know that is something that is standardly done but with **this specific bun** we actually have tried our hands, various stuffed animals, rolled blankets etc….she gets far too over stimulated and “pushes off” of everything and becomes frantic. Only on a flat surface (with paper towels to her tummy won’t feel cold on the table) does she settle right in and “nurse” well. Who are we to judge how she enjoys her milkies 🤷🏼♀️🤣
03/09/2024
Spinner our chipmunk reached up for his banana slice and it was so heavy he tipped over backwards (god forbid he drop it!) and decided upside down in his bowl was the place to enjoy dessert 🤣
02/09/2024
The babies are growing! I just did a check in on the tiny babies - mama is doing an awesome job! I set her up with a nest box and nesting material - she just doesn’t want to move them in! She’s got them all snuggled up in their blankets.
02/09/2024
What’s hangin? I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing long weekend!
01/09/2024
Today has been tough.
I went out to pick up a passel of baby opossums found with their mom who had passed in a shed. Some had passed alongside mom over what seemed to be a few days……we were able to gather 7 very dehydrated and emaciated babies.
The mom (and babies) were showing signs of secondary poisoning from ingesting rodenticides. Mom had blood from the mouth and nose with no obvious trauma. One baby has a toe injury that just won’t stop bleeding and another has blood in the urine.
There were large bait boxes noted on the property. When mice and rats take this bait they become easy targets for their predators such as opossums, fox and raptors….leading to the poison impacting them as well.
Education is so important. People still just don’t seem to know that this poison kills so much more than mice and rats - it kills the animals who help keep their populations down also. The damage SGAR’s is doing to our ecosystem is heart wrenching. Please follow our friends at A Place Called Hope who are doing everything they can to educate our community and fight for legislation banning the use of these poisons.
Thank you to my friends at Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter for being a second set of hands to stabilize them and provide immediate subq fluids. Despite our efforts we have already lost two of the babies. The remaining have been provided with vitamin K to help their blood clotting time and fight the anticoagulants. We may be too late but they are warm and together fighting ❤️
(This amazing sign is available from APCH and in the ground front and center at DCAS - T-shirts are also available through A Place Called Hope to raise awareness)
29/08/2024
Today I raced home from work a bit early for a visit from our USDA Veterinary Inspector for our scheduled 3 year evaluation and renewal ❤️
This licensure comes with a lot of paperwork, surprise annual inspections, and some monetary fees BUT it allows us to share so many amazing animals with our followers through educational opportunities!
We are also proud to say that the enrichment and housing we provide not only meets but often exceeds federal requirements.
Here’s to three more years! 🎉
27/08/2024
This little one eared bossy boss found herself in care with our friend Christine at A Place Called Hope! Thanks to APCH for stabilizing her after she came in injured and sending her over to us! “Luckily” they had one of our carriers from when we sent an Osprey their way recently 🤣🤣🤣 nothing better than when rescues work together to get the animals to the people who know their species best ❤️ We are thankful to have been able to help them for a change since they are where we refer all of our local raptor calls!
Miss Sassypants has become quite the queen here this week!
27/08/2024
We are letting mama be without disturbing her as much as possible but tonight I did a quick check in and everyone looks great!
This mama was found in a dryer vent and scampered off leaving her baby behind. Her kind finders played baby cries until mom was able to come back and find her baby! They were able to contain them together and then called for help but unfortunately the nuisance wildlife control company’s suggestion was to set rat traps 😡 thankfully they said ”no thanks!” And decided to find a rehabber for this sweet family.
They will be with us until it is safe to allow them to enter pre-release when the babies are much bigger ❤️ Their eyes just opened!
24/08/2024
Imagine being so mad that a volunteer’s (unpublished) cell phone number has a voicemail explaining I am only available by text because the incredible volume of calls we receive…..(65 voicemails THIS WEEK) that you turn to google to leave a bad review.
If I was to spend my Saturday answering those 65 messages it would be a full “days work” on one of my two days off a week from my paid career.
😔 no matter how much good you try to do…. for some people you will just never be enough.
Another person who feels because I couldn’t help them I’m apparently useless.
Awesome.
If anyone would like to share your experience working with us we would be so thankful. Unfortunately we only have 3 google reviews despite taking on hundreds of animals a year so this one really drive our overall way down. I know that shouldn’t matter but it’s so disheartening when you work so hard.
https://g.page/r/Cc73DXWdRKxjEAE/review
23/08/2024
Learning how to eat on our own can be VERY messy business 🤣 luckily she is taking up more of the cleanup for me now!
22/08/2024
Since everyone loved the clown car so much! Here is some formula noms! 🤣
18/08/2024
You guys! LOOK at the ladies! They are coming to the door now for nose scratches because they know good things are coming every time ❤️ thank you all again for all of a the beds, toys, food, hay and accessories you have sent for them!
Thank you Dawn and John for the fresh Basil! They love it!
16/08/2024
This really never gets old 🤣
16/08/2024
Thank you! thank you! thank you!!
Our three sweet piggies are starting to get some snuggles in with the kiddos….(little bits at a time with lots of yummy treats to make them feel safe!)Tonight I got a lot of wheeet wheeet’s when I went to check on them after work!
Looking forward to giving them their first spa day this weekend but for now it’s clean bedding, ALL the hay, clean beds, yummy treats and lots of toys while they settle in. 🥰
Thank you all for sending them so much love! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate the supplies for them!
16/08/2024
PAUSE the video and guess how many! 🤔🤣
12/08/2024
Learning to lap formula is MESSY business -some literally bathe in it 🤣 lots of cleanup and wipe downs happening over here
12/08/2024
Today we accepted three hairless Guinea pigs into care. And again we are asking for your help 😣
A picture says more than I can put into words…. here is a photo of their beds……needless to say they are long past washing and went right into the trash.
They are in new MUCH larger enclosures and we are allowing them to settle in before much needed pedicures and coconut oil baths.
We would so thankful if you could share them along with our amazon wishlist - the last photo shows our MOST needed items for their care ❤️
Thank you for sending well wishes for Hairless Potter, and our two pregnancy watch ladies HairNoMore Granger and Minerva HairGoneagall.
Hairless is suffering from quite a head tilt and the ladies need pregnancy watch so no one will be available for adoption just yet but stay tuned - they will be after their glow ups ❤️
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03/08/2024
Don’t be like this. I didn’t sign up to be accessible to every member of the public 24/7 and to assume anyone should be is insane.
**EDIT**I can’t believe this requires further explanation…………but here we go…..
Rehabbers get these calls and texts CONSTANTLY. It’s out of control. You want to be mad that you can’t find a volunteer to help? Be mad at the state who doesn’t pay rehabbers or provide wildlife assistance - don’t be mad at the volunteer for have boundaries and limited availability. It’s these constant nasty messages that drive so many good rehabbers away from helping and make availability of volunteers scarce.
Ironically, I don’t usually make these posts because 90% of our finders are kind, compassionate and understanding of limitations of volunteers. It’s the hope that getting this out there it will make the other 10% think twice before taking their frustrations out on a volunteer and help keep another selfless volunteer from giving up.
If anyone wants to step up to take some unsolicited abuse I can hook you up with the website to start the process of contributing countless hours as a licensed volunteer ❤️
02/08/2024
Do you remember super fear aggressive Sunny? He has been in rehabilitation with our good friend Jen for a while now - after losing his second senior owner 😞 he was so scared and depressed when Jen took him in. I went to met him and knew we had to help Jen anyway we could with him! Thanks to a huge supporter of the rescue…..he has been neutered, vaccinated and completed a board and train program with Dog Speak! (We are so grateful!)
You have to check out his before and after video that shows love, consistency, and patience goes a long way!
If you want to send this good boy a treat we have added some fun puzzles, toys, treats and his favorite dental bones to our amazon wishlist!
A tired dog is a good dog and he is one smart cookie so tiring out that busy brain of his is so important! Farm River Rescue Supplies - Amazon Gift List - https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/EZ2SADJC55B8
30/07/2024
“Can you help?”
For someone who finds an animal in distress or an orphaned baby it’s clear this means they need someone trained to help keep this animal alive and cared for to be returned to the wild.
We love our finders and their caring compassionate nature and thank them for taking the time to look for assistance for vulnerable wildlife.
I wanted to take a minute to talk about what this simple question means to a volunteer rehabber……simply because so many just don’t know what goes into the decisions to accept an intake or why we limit ourselves to certain species.
It means can I take time out of my day to triage, evaluate, medicate, care for a distressed animal?
It means do I have the knowledge and experience to confidently assume the care of this species in need?
It means can I continue to care for them around the clock for weeks if not months?
It means can I provide their formula, vet care, medications, food, housing, enrichment, water, electricity to power incubators?
It means can I create suitable housing for them indoors and out which you clean constantly and maintain structurally?
We wish we could help every animal that we receive calls about but that’s just not possible - we try to provide resources for those we can not help but our gentle denials are never without feeling guilty but are ALWAYS because we know for whatever reason in that moment we are not the best placement. If you get a Facebook autoreply it’s because we want to give you information you need as quickly as we can but are not always available to check social media….if you hear my voicemail request only text messages it’s because there is just not enough time in my day outside of work to return phone calls…..if I ask you to bring an animal to me for care it’s because there is no way to squeeze in driving to do “pickups” around care for all of the other animals that need me.
Thank you to our finders and supporters who keep us afloat and are always sharing this information with others so as a community we can help as many animals as possible ❤️
12 opossums from Animal control are thriving with BIG appetites……they will be here through the rest of summer. You can imagine the space they will require as they approach release size.
We have finally transitioned out over wintering flyers to pre-release. This crew has been in care for many months - some since late fall as babies!
27/07/2024
If anyone is going to be in STAMFORD this weekend and can bring a pair of parakeets to me in East Haven they are looking for a lift!
21/07/2024
New to the crew!
This “little” family came in after mom was found passed in a local yard. Thanks to Monica from EH animal control for bringing them over! 8 little ladies and 4 boys! All between 36-41g ❤️
07/07/2024
And yet again we make our plea - stop dumping your pets outside when you are “done” with them. It leads to a slow painful death, starvation, fear, injuries and quite literally being eaten alive by opportunistic bugs.
This sweet boy was abandoned and found slowly creeping along covered in flies…..when he got to us, care of one of our incredible volunteer transporters, it was apparent he had been struggling quite some time. He had a huge open wound on his neck with exposed muscle - from a ruptured abscess (likely from a predator attack). To top it off, he unfortunately was also suffering from the absolute heaviest fly strike I have ever seen…..
Flies are opportunistic and lay their eggs in mass on weak and injured animals, when the eggs hatch the larvae considered the wounded animal to be their host and the maggots eat the animal alive. He also was incredibly pale and anemic from a terrible flea infestation.
Due to his immense pain and suffering we made the decision to bring him to Central ER and give him the gift of peace and end of his suffering.
At least he knew a final act of love and kindness 😞
29/06/2024
Like many other volunteer rehabbers we are struggling to keep up with the calls, messages, emails and texts on top of our current animal care responsibilities.
It may take reaching out to multiple rehabbers and not your “closest” to find help this time of year. Many of us are at (or above) capacity and simply don’t have time to get through all of our messages. It’s not personal.…we are all doing our best!
20/06/2024
🚨 HELP 🚨
New Hartford downed racing pigeon with suspected wing injury. Finder has a back injury and is unable to drive.
Can anyone give this babe a lift New Hartford to East Haven?? 🤞🏼
I’m starting night time rehab animal care so if you can help please text me 203-996-5181
Thank you!
Karyn
17/06/2024
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Opossum ASMR 🤣
From the nom noms to the crunch crunch….. the crew from East Haven Animal control has moved outside! #virginiaopossum #opossums #wildlife #wildliferescue #wildliferehabilitation
Making biscuits at the biscuit factory!
Skinny Pigs
The skinny pig crew had their vet visit today. Hairless Potter is being treated for his head tilt with oral antibiotics and ear drops…..he very much enjoyed the nose and ear rubs that go along with taking his medicine ❤️ I got my first Potter Purr tonight ❤️ #skinnypig #guineapig #medicine #rehabilitation Mount Carmel Veterinary Hospital
Biscuits!
Off to work at the biscuit factory because that formula ain’t free….. #cottontail #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #bunny *edit to add* we are getting a lot of comments suggesting giving this baby something to knead on….please know that is something that is standardly done but with **this specific bun** we actually have tried our hands, various stuffed animals, rolled blankets etc….she gets far too over stimulated and “pushes off” of everything and becomes frantic. Only on a flat surface (with paper towels to her tummy won’t feel cold on the table) does she settle right in and “nurse” well. Who are we to judge how she enjoys her milkies 🤷🏼♀️🤣
Bath time!
Learning how to eat on our own can be VERY messy business 🤣 luckily she is taking up more of the cleanup for me now! #cottontail #bunnylove #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #nomnom
More Babies!
Since everyone loved the clown car so much! Here is some formula noms! #ASMR 🤣 #opossums #virginaopossum #opossumrescue #wildliferescue
This really never gets old 🤣
PAUSE the video and guess how many! 🤔🤣
Sunny Update!
Do you remember super fear aggressive Sunny? He has been in rehabilitation with our good friend Jen for a while now - after losing his second senior owner 😞 he was so scared and depressed when Jen took him in. I went to met him and knew we had to help Jen anyway we could with him! Thanks to a huge supporter of the rescue…..he has been neutered, vaccinated and completed a board and train program with Dog Speak! (We are so grateful!) You have to check out his before and after video that shows love, consistency, and patience goes a long way! If you want to send this good boy a treat we have added some fun puzzles, toys, treats and his favorite dental bones to our amazon wishlist! A tired dog is a good dog and he is one smart cookie so tiring out that busy brain of his is so important! Farm River Rescue Supplies - Amazon Gift List - https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/EZ2SADJC55B8
Bun bun
This new baby loves all The yummies
Flying Squirrels!
Thank you to everyone who helped by donating to purchase a new enclosure for this trio! It was ordered, received and built - they have moved on in!
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise the funds to replace one of our old glider cages! These babies will be moving up into their new mansion this week!! We haven’t done much in the way of fundraising recently given our crazy hours caring for the babies but coming up quickly are annual exams for Dahlia and Willow! Your support as always to appreciated!
So much for early spring buddy……..
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