Snowflake was seen at the C Barn at @ucdavisvetmed to have some skin cancer spots removed. Two of the three came off easily, but the 3rd is tricky. We will be keeping an eye on it, and try to stay ahead of surgery. Freezing or laser are less invasive treatment options. What is tricky is the light sedation⌠with a fully collapsed lung and the other partially collapsed, sedation is risky.
But Snowflake made it thru and was reunited with her mom, Hunny, and the rest of the herd. They spent the rest of the evening grazing around together. And we will help Snowflake manage her pain for the next three days.
#skincancer #skincancertreatment #cryotherapy #goatsarefamily #goatsareawesome #goatsarecool #goatsarethebest #rescuegoats #exdairygoats
We are at @ucdavisvetmed with Snowflake goat. She has some persistent skin cancer that has to be managed. After we had some larger spots removed last year, we know the signs and can act quickly. By bringing her in early, they can freeze off the spots so they donât have to surgically remove them. Better for Snowflake!
The bad news is that it will keep coming back. We will manage it the best we can, offering the best most comfortable life for sweet Snowflake.
Sheâs been a perfect car passenger today even tho she would prefer to hang out with her mom and herdmates. We donât blame her.
Send Snowflake some healing energy for a quick straight forward procedure. We love this lady!
Now that weâve gotten to know Parker & Saffie, itâs time to set up a regular Health routine. Today we are attempting to do vaccines and getting Saffieâs shoulder checked out. We are really glad that @monticellovetpractice9253 is willing to see these special needs (aka fractious) dog friends.
Just a quick hello at the high heat of the day. Some of our animals are awfully hot, including the goats and cows, but they are managing.
Set up a missing line yesterday underneath the trees in order to encourage the goats and cows into a cooler spot. Phase 2 of cool encouragement is a line of pasture grass. Eat and cool, thatâs our motto.
The shade under the trees is 5 to 10° cooler than the red barn awning, which has no natural shade. Nature is amazing.
Thank you to everyone who donated a misting line. Weâve identified two or three more places where they would be useful, so if youâd like to send us some missing line, check out our wishlist on Amazon. Link in the bio or on our website.
Keep a cool out there, friends.
Our adoptable adult cats are ready for their forever home and families.
Nine would make wonderful house cats, five would love the barn cat life. If you or someone you know are ready to bring a cat friend into their lives, please be sure to have them contact us.
#adoptablecats #catfriends #catsareawesome #adoptme #adoptus #farmsanctuarylife #farmsanctuary
The kittens have been adopted, which means the adult cats get to take over the studio. Instead of the âkitten studioâ, we now have the âcat studioâ. We made a big push to get this going the last week or two in order to accommodate the cats for the 10+ days of over 100° temperatures. Special thanks to @mmmmlq and @shhmoneek for braving the heat and feline fury to move all 14 cats into a safer space.
If you or someone you know itâs looking to bring a cat into their family. Please have them fill out an application. These sweeties are learning to live indoors for the first time in their lives, and weâre just so thrilled for them.
Big Bird was severely debeaked as a chick. He has no top beak, and eating mash he frequently gets upper respiratory infections. After his last infection, the course of antibiotics disrupted his digestive system. After tube feeding him back to health, weâve had to move to torpedo hand feeding. Thanks to @kimsnurturingnest for helping us learn how best to help this guy. He is thriving!
#dontdebeak #debeakinginjures #rescuerooster #rescuechicken #friendlyrooster #mypal #buddy #farmsanctuary #farmsanctuarylife
Gideon showed up to find Tony halfway out the gate. Whoops! He was a good boy and went back in, but raised a little bit of hell on the farm truck. Need a new side mirror.
Then no water around 11am. After repairing a leak yesterday, our water started replenishing overnight. But it does it so slowly. So slowly, in fact, we thought we might have another leak because we ran out of water mid day.
Spent hours this afternoon troubleshooting, and got water flowing everywhere except the Red Barn. Not a great place to be during the high heat of the summer.
Then just as Gideon was leaving, a giant (seriously big) rattler in the supply barn. We donât really mind them keeping the supply barn rodent free, but come on friend. Not when we are working in there. Sheâs been safely caught, and will be gently relocated to the rattler drop off spot along with some water. She will probably be backâŚ
All the non-human and human animals are doing just fine. Looking forward to some mid 80° weather for the next few days.
Guinea fowl, Sue, is surveying all that belongs to them. Guinea fowl are amazing creatures, and our four, Sue, Boo, Lou and Drew, are a hoot!
#guineafowl #guineafowlofinstagram #guineafowls #guineafowlarefunnycreatures #guineafowlareloud #guineafowlarealittlecraycray #farmsanctuarylife #famrsanctuary
Did you know pigeons pair up into couples for life? Itâs just the sweetest story to watch the way they take care of each other and share egg responsibilities. (We donât breed, swapping out real eggs for fake eggs.)
Iâve always liked pigeons, admiring their tenacity and resourcefulness while trying to live in an unforgiving city with people who are annoyed by them.
We have a flock of nearly 60 pigeons who we brought in from a rescue that had to close. They have always lived in an aviary, so we are not able to release them. Getting to know them as individuals is a gift, and we hope youâll come and visit them, too.
#pigeonsarethebest #pigeonsarebeautiful #pigeons #pigeonsarepeopletoo #pigeonsofinstagram #pigeon #rescuedpigeon #rescuepigeon #farmsanctuarylife #farmsanctuary
Smoky air, the last few days, has us on high alert, but there are no wildfires threatening us or the animals at the moment. Current goal: no wildfires, please.
Regular health maintenance like hoof trims are so important. We are grateful to Dr. Michael at @bluerangevet for coming out with two animal science interns to help us trim all our goatsâ hooves. Goats werenât happy in the moment but they are happy now.
Tom is nudging into a wallow in the right that is in the full sun. When he settled down, we walked over to give a helping hand by applying his natural mud sunscreen. Massage included.
There ya go, Buddy.
#mudbath #spaday #treatyourself #rescuepig #pigfriend #summervibes #farmsanctuarylife #farmsanctuary
We are often asked about the cowâs fly masks. They are made of a mesh, so the cows can see through them and the flies canât attack their eyes. They are the same idea as horse fly masks, but these are made specifically for cow-shaped heads. Made by Custom Pet and Tack. Love these masks, and we are happy to buy fresh masks every fly season. (Because the cows end up destroying them when rubbing their faces on stuff.)
We went out and bought a portable AC unit for the cat kennels today. We have an evaporative cooler coming, which will be perfect, but it has been delayed.
The cats were in pretty bad shape a few hours before the high heat of the day, so we did what we had to do in order to ensure that they would get through this heat wave.
any cat lovers out there willing to sponsor this portable AC unit? We will get a lot of use out of it all over the sanctuary when animals are in need. And we would be happy to put a little plaque on it thanking you for your donation.
#donate #afterthefact #unexpected #whateverweneedtodo #rescuecats #portableac #farmsanctuarylife #farmsanctuary #toshiba
First heat wave of the season, and we are ready⌠we think.
Weâve added water misting lines for our birds and foster dogs. The rabbits and kittens have AC. Pigs have mud wallows, cows have a misting line. Goats and cats hate water, so we are troubleshooting that with frozen water bottles and ice in waterers.
We needs a new evaporative cooler and a few more misting lines. Check out our Amazon wishlist to buy them for our animal friends. đŚ https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/AYJQE1IYIWQK?ref_=wl_share Or link in the bio
#heatwave #itshot #keepitcool #farmsanctuarylife #rescuefarm
We have two kittens left from our fall rescue, and they are definitely ready for their forever home. We went from 16 kittens in this room all the way down to these last two. If you or anybody you know, would like to adopt a kitten, please have them contact us.
Spent the day getting ready for a heat wave coming up in a couple of days. And the goats and cows are down in the center pasture eating whatâs left of the grass.
We have a few tickets left for our summer social this coming Thursday at 6 PM in Oakland, California at @millenniumrestaurant. If youâre able to come, get your tickets to here tomorrow so you donât miss out.
Link in the bio
