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Alpaca Update 🦙💕Do you like her trick of putting her ears up and down??? 😂.Our little girl Aly is making excellent progr...
19/06/2025

Alpaca Update 🦙💕

Do you like her trick of putting her ears up and down??? 😂.

Our little girl Aly is making excellent progress! I am hesitant to be 100% certain we are in the clear, but I think we may just beat this thing 🥰.

She has been acting more like her usual self, still quiet and sweet but her sassy moments are coming back too!

She had a recheck at Lynwood Animal Hospital on Tuesday, Dr. Harrison reported that Aly looked great! The infection on her face is still present and it may continue to work it's way out/burst through the skin at some point despite her antibiotics. The cellulitis has resolved!

Her eye is looking very good and her tear ducts are no longer infected, however they remain almost fully blocked, which has been an ongoing issue. We're hopeful that the continued laser therapy may help to open these up and decrease inflammation. She will go back to Lynwood next week for another recheck and if all is well, we can start to taper her off her long list of medications!

We are SO thankful to everyone who has been so dedicated to Alpaca's care. From her incredible foster mama, to the Lynwood team, to volunteer drivers and to the community for supporting her....THANK YOU!

With things now on the mend, we'll post an update on our sweet Xander who is also a big medical case at the moment. We additionally have another adoption announcement to share and Inky has his pre-neuter exam at Lynwood tomorrow!

We are so humbled by everyone's generosity and continue to ask for any consideration of donations towards veterinary care. We have not yet paid of all of Aly's bills (we are getting there!) and have bills from Xander, Felix and as of tomorrow - Inky to cover! We are able to accept donations via [email protected] or directly onto our account at Lynwood Animal Hospital 💕

HOPPY ADOPTION LIONEL 😍😍😍We are thrilled to share some uplifting and positive news!Lionel and Meggie have slowly but sur...
18/06/2025

HOPPY ADOPTION LIONEL 😍😍😍

We are thrilled to share some uplifting and positive news!

Lionel and Meggie have slowly but surely been working on their bond during a trial adoption for several months and things have finally clicked! They are so heart warningly in love.

We could not be more thrilled to make this adoption official. Lionel landed himself an absolutely stellar home and even has a parrot to call a brother now too!

Alpaca Update 🦙💕Our sweet girl received round the clock care today and has made some improvements, but is still not yet ...
12/06/2025

Alpaca Update 🦙💕

Our sweet girl received round the clock care today and has made some improvements, but is still not yet out of the woods. She has gone home overnight to be in the extremely capable hands of her foster mom and will return to Lynwood tomorrow morning.

Alpaca started showing signs of a slight head tilt a few days ago, otherwise she was acting completely normal. We scheduled an appointment for today to have her checked out, knowing she has challenges with her sinuses/tear ducts and assuming the head tilt could be related.

When Alpaca arrived at Lynwood she was found to have a fever (41.1). Her left eye also appeared to be bulging slightly more than her right, all signs of a possible retrobulbar abscess.

Bloodwork was run and showed that a very nasty infection was brewing somewhere and her entire body was working hard to try and fight it. When the body is in full systemic inflammatory response like this, the risk of death rises and we were warned that despite our best efforts, Alpaca may not survive.

She was started on IV fluids, pain medication, antinflammatories, multiple antibiotics, and intensive laser treatment around the left eye. Through everything, Alpaca has remained an absolute sweetheart and kept up her eating and pooping, all great signs and a testament to her will to fight.

Her fever has gone down slightly as the day has progressed and stayed down, so our goal overnight is to keep her cool and hydrated with fluids and hope for the fever to break, and for all of her medications to start kicking in. She now has a lump under her chin forming, all leading to the likely answer that she has a facial abscess brewing. Our hope is that her body can wall off this infection so she doesn't turn septic. Then we can find out what caused the abscess (including checking dental causes, however on exam there isn't anything standing out).

Little Aly is trying her hardest and is appreciative of all of your support and well wishes. Thank you so much to Lynwood for giving her 150% today. She stayed at the clinic right until the very last minute, so we have not yet received an invoice for today, however we have been told that today was ballpark $1300.

We have received a generous $25 in donations towards Aly's care so far. If you may be able to help at all, even $2 makes a huge difference! We are able to accept e-transfers to [email protected]

We will also work on posting our raffle basket for the community event this weekend online and begin to sell tickets early in support of Aly. We hope to be able to get this up and running by Friday! It has been an extremely busy week and there are a lot of moving parts going on behind the scenes in the rescue right now. We are doing our absolute best to keep up, and to keep you updated!

Here is little Aly at the hospital today after she had a trim around her face so the swelling could be monitored better. 🩷🩷🩷.

URGENT: AlpacaOur sweet Alpaca went into Lynwood this morning, she started to develop a slight head tilt a few days ago ...
11/06/2025

URGENT: Alpaca

Our sweet Alpaca went into Lynwood this morning, she started to develop a slight head tilt a few days ago and we booked her in for a drop off appointment today.

Much to our surprise, Alpaca is very sick with an aggressive systemic infection. So much so that we need to prepare ourselves that she may pass in the next 12-24 hours despite our best efforts.

We will post a more detailed update with what's going on as soon as we can, however we need to ask for your help with donations towards medical care. We haven't posted an update for Xander and Felix yet, but their medical bills were over $1500 alone last week and Alpaca's today will be quite high.

We are able to accept donations via email to [email protected].

Please send healing vibes and good thoughts for Alpaca. Our hearts are breaking for her.

🐰 Bunny Updates from Ottawa Rabbit Rescue! 🐰It’s busy as always here at ORR — but full of hope, love, and lots of bunny ...
09/06/2025

🐰 Bunny Updates from Ottawa Rabbit Rescue! 🐰

It’s busy as always here at ORR — but full of hope, love, and lots of bunny nose boops, as pictured here with our sweet Patty & Hershey.

✨ Thank you for the widespread support and for continuing to share our urgent need for foster homes. We’ve found one short-term foster (yay!), and we're reviewing a few promising applications. But we still need more. If you’ve ever considered fostering, now is the time — we provide all supplies, except for fresh greens, and you provide the love. 💕

🎉 Next Fundraiser Alert!
Join us this Saturday, June 14th from 10am–3pm at Pet Valu Kemptville!
We’ll be raising critical funds for our vet bills, which are once again on the rise after several bunnies have needed care at Lynwood Animal Hospital.
🧺 Binky Bites will be joining us for a fun-filled day, bring your shopping baskets!

🐰Foster Updates

🩵Holstein has found a temporary foster and is available for adoption!
🩵Eeyore, our sweet new arrival, landed an amazing foster home, we’ll introduce him properly soon!
🩷🩵Rosie & Lightning are now with me and searching for a longer-term foster, they are adoptable as a bonded pair!
🩷Alpaca is doing well in foster care and has an eye re-check coming soon to determine her adoption readiness.
🩵Xander needs to move into more intensive care with me, but I can’t take him until I find placement for the buns I’m currently caring for: Rosie, Lightning, and Inky

💞 Adoption Updates

✨Rhubarb is heading off for a bonding trial this week, fingers crossed!
✨Lionel is nearly ready to announce he’s officially home for good ❤️
✨Patty & Hershey’s bonded adoption bios will be posted soon, anyone would be lucky to have this sweet pair.
✨Sweet Potato is still patiently waiting for her perfect match.
✨Angus is doing well in his bond trial with Dexter (now Romeo), we’re hopeful!

🩺 Veterinary To-Do List

* Inky: exam, RHDV2 vaccine + neuter
* Alpaca: recheck for chronic eye issues
* Hershey: recheck + bloodwork for long-term Metacam use
* Eeyore: intake exam
* Felix: RHDV2 vaccine
* Xander: full update to follow

💚 These updates show just how full our hands are. Every exam, procedure, and bale of hay is made possible by the generosity of our bunny community.

If you'd like to help, donations can be sent via e-transfer to: [email protected]

Our next event is coming up!!Thank you so much to Kemptville Pet Valu for inviting us to spend the day at their beautifu...
07/06/2025

Our next event is coming up!!

Thank you so much to Kemptville Pet Valu for inviting us to spend the day at their beautiful store!

We are teaming up with Binky Bites to ensure you can stock up on all your bunny's favourite treats and toys!

Rosie & Lightning will be with us to meet as an adoptable bonded pair!

Looking forward to chatting all things bunny with you on a beautiful Saturday!

🐰 STILL DESPERATELY SEEKING FOSTER HOMES 🐰Ottawa Rabbit Rescue has been reaching out for foster homes for quite some tim...
05/06/2025

🐰 STILL DESPERATELY SEEKING FOSTER HOMES 🐰
Ottawa Rabbit Rescue has been reaching out for foster homes for quite some time now — but despite our pleas, very few have come forward. 💔

We’re a small rescue doing everything we can to save vulnerable rabbits, but we are at capacity. Without foster homes, we simply cannot say yes to more rabbits in need.

What we provide:
✔️ All necessary supplies
✔️ Full medical coverage

What we ask you to provide:
🥬 Fresh daily greens
💗 A safe, caring space

If you’ve been thinking about fostering, now is the time. We urgently need your help.

📧 Please reach out to us at [email protected]
Your kindness could change everything for a bunny in need.

Our sweet little Holstein is in need of a foster home!He has been on a bonding trial for several months and sadly things...
03/06/2025

Our sweet little Holstein is in need of a foster home!

He has been on a bonding trial for several months and sadly things are not working out between the two buns. His potential foster mom has made the very tough decision to end the bonding process after no real progress in the last several weeks. We are so sad for her, she has come to love Holstein very much, and tried really hard to make things work😢.

Holstein is a very sweet, laid back little man. He is fully up to date with all of his vetting and is looking for a nice place to stay while he waits to find his forever home!

Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested in fostering! We provide all supplies, except for fresh greens, and cover all medical expenses.

Interested in chatting about adopting? Holstein is available for adoption again too and we'd be happy to see if he may be a good fit for you!

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