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An animal sanctuary in Vacaville, CA that provides a forever home to 18 different species of animals. Thao & Vince

A 10 acre ranch in Vacaville, CA where the Lucky Ones live! We are an animal sanctuary with 18 species of animals...over 100 animals have their forever home with us.

03/09/2025

Cow sMOOches make everything better!
Thanks Ciabatta! 😘

02/09/2025

FINALLY! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🎆🎆

I feel like 2025 is the evil stepsister of 2020. Between my own personal health struggles to the passing of several sanctuary animals... I'm ready for this year to be over. 🫠🥴🖕

Does anyone else feel that way? 🙋‍♀️

As I previously mentioned, we had Dr.K come over the other week. Despite needing to let Chowder go, I also had to consider the other animals including Chloé who had a leg laceration and Dylan needed his liver values rechecked.

Thankfully, Chloé's laceration is healing and we have been keeping it clean and the flies away. Dr. K also drew Dylan's blood and we've been holding our breaths for the results.

After Leo and Josephine passed away from copper toxicity from eating wild lupine, we had the rest of the herd tested for their liver values. The May's results showed that Dylan, Alyah and Chloe all had elevated levels. Strider and Little Ethel were in the clear.

We ordered Platinum Performance, a very expensive liver supplement for the 3 horses and were so glad their values went down.. except for Dylan! We had no idea why his values went up while the others went down.

So, we continued with giving only Dylan the supplement and hoped for the best.

And today, we're so happy to find out that Dylan's AST liver value is back to normal!

We really needed to hear this. 🥹🥹🥹

Thank you for supporting us...through all of our ups and downs. 💗🐴

02/09/2025

Trying to come up with the words to write these eulogies for our sanctuary animals is always difficult and it takes a toll on my heart, regardless of how long they lived with us or how they passed away.

We're doing things differently with the dogs to ensure that no further accidents happen.

Starsky just turned 14 years old at the end of July. We got him and his brother, Hutch as babies from a hobby farm breeder in 2011. We had just moved out to the countryside and had no idea what we were doing. The breeder guided us on how to raise our first goats, which subsequently gave us the foundation to rescue sheep and other goats.

Starsky was a typical goat... always trying to get into the produce and begging to be fed!

He was friendly, but only if you had treats. Otherwise, he preferred to hang out with his brother and his main pen buddies, especially Precious.

His brother Hutch has been looking around for the past few days and bleating more. So, we're spending extra time with Hutch and giving him treats.

I hope Sully 🐑, Hudson 🐑, Doreen 🐑, Summer 🦙 and Honey 🐐 were all at the Rainbow Bridge and greeted Starsky .. and they're all frolicking together in big green open pastures. 🐐❤️🌈

Love you Starsky 💔

30/08/2025

Bittersweet homecoming 😪

I was discharged this afternoon and I'm finally home from my 2 night stay at the hospital. Unfortunately, Starsky declined from his injuries and passed away this morning.

This is his twin brother, Hutch. He's always been the more friendly and social one. Just getting home, so I don't know if he realizes his brother is gone. 💔

So much has happened in the last week. I'll just need time to recover from everything.

Thank you for understanding.

30/08/2025

We are very worried about our 14 year old goat, Starsky. Vince is at home and preparing to load him to take him to UC Davis. Please say a prayer for our old man.

Starsky was bit by McGarrett on Thursday evening. It happened so quickly. Ugh!! I intervened and then Vince and I cleaned up his wounds and immediately gave him pain medication.

Dr. K came out on Friday. She gave him an antibiotic injection and further instructions for his care. Our volunteers stopped in throughout Friday to check on Starsky.

This morning, Starsky does not look well. (Pic is not a current one of him.)

It's so difficult to write this from my hospital room. Please say a prayer and if you can, a donation towards his medical costs.

I feel so bad that this happened 😭😭😭

29/08/2025

My latest update! 1100a

If you missed it, I returned to the Emergency Department on Thursday night for the bite wound on my middle finger 🖕.

They were concerned that it was not healing and looked worse... so they admitted me to start IV antibiotics.

X-rays show a tiny fracture. 😫 My bloodwork is good, but my potassium is low.. which has been a chronic on/off again issue for years.

I just saw the hand specialist this morning. The fracture will heal with time. He was glad I went in sooner rather than later. He does not believe I have a bone infection, but he's having me stay until Saturday to give me IV antibiotics and potassium.

The nurse cleaned and soaked my finger again and put a light bandage on it. It's painful, but Tylenol is doing the trick.

Now that I saw the surgeon and I'm not having surgery, I'm allowed to eat and drink. 😋 I'm starving! But my lunch order is coming soon!

So good news 🙌 overall. I have been wanting a vacation, but this isn't exactly what I wanted. - Thanks Chowder 🖕💗🤕

The Friday ranch volunteers are helping out with morning chores with Vince. He had to leave his overtime shift last night since I was at the hospital. He stayed home this morning, but went in late today to work.

Dr. Krstich came to the ranch and checked on Starsky's bite wounds. He'll be OK with some TLC. Thank you JT for helping with the vet visit. And then volunteer Nanci is taking Cake and McGarrett to Doggie Designs for their grooming appointment.

We will have to do more training with McGarrett, so he does not hurt anyone else. He's a lot younger than the 2.5 year estimate that the shelter gave. We think he's actually barely 12 months old. 😐😫

Anyway... I'm tired, but at least I'm resting up. Another way to support the sanctuary animals is to shop from our Bonfire store. I'm loving my peony hoodie. It's a custom one that Vince had made for me for Mother's Day, but you can get a similar one at our Bonfire store.

I so appreciate your kind words and generous donations on the other FB post !! We're so grateful and lucky for all of the love and support. 💗🙌

29/08/2025

Well... I'm being admitted to the hospital.🏥

My bite wound from Chowder on my middle finger 🖕 has worsened. 😫

It's midnight now and they have started me on IV antibiotics. Xrays and bloodwork have been done.

They're are going to have a plastic surgeon look at my finger in the morning.

Unfortunately, just as I was getting ready to bring the dogs in before leaving to go to the hospital, McGarrett bit Starsky , our old goat 🐐 in the face. Vince and I did first aid on Starsky and cleaned his wounds and gave him pain medication. We have Dr. K coming out Friday morning to check on him.

Our vet bill from Saturday's visit including having Chowder euthanized, Chloé's leg laceration examined and Dylan's liver values bloodwork was $678. We still have to pay that plus Starsky's exam tomorrow.

When it rains... it pours. 😭😭😭🌧🌧🌧

I won't know more about myself until the plastic surgeon sees me on Friday morning. But in the meantime, if you could help us out with the medical expenses... and send me good vibes, I'd appreciate it! 💗

29/08/2025

For Rainbow Bridge Animal Remembrance Day....

From ducks to sheep to dogs and horses...we have loved and lost many throughout the years. They are gone, but never forgotten. 🌈

28/08/2025

Arrrgh! McGarrett!!!

He brought my sun hat and a pair of my Hokas outside. Then, he left his mark on one of the shoes and then went to bed like nothing happened.

Who wants this "2.5 year old"? 🤔😆

28/08/2025

So for my wedding anniversary, Vince bought me a MoonCool electric trike!!

I'm so happy with it!

28/08/2025

19 years to be married, especially to Vince is a long time. He would probably say the same about me! 🤪😜😂😂😂😂

But yes, we celebrated our 19th anniversary with a quick day trip to Las Vegas. It's nearly impossible to get away overnight because the sanctuary animals need us back.

So we did a quick day trip to Vegas to eat yummy foods and enjoy much-needed massages. The Red Rock Spa is just amazing and so relaxing.

Unfortunately, my middle finger 🖕(thanks to Chowder 🌈🐕) began to swell throughout the day. We had dinner with Vince's nephew, Nate and his fiancé Angelica and then it was time to fly home.

We arrived home at 10 pm and while Vince attended to the animals, I made the 40-minute drive to John Muir Hospital to have my obviously infected finger examined.

The medical staff removed the sutures that the urgent care staff placed in on Saturday afternoon. They numbed my finger, squeezed out all of the retained fluid and then put in new sutures.

I just had to laugh. I told them how it was our 19th wedding anniversary and we were just in Vegas and now I'm at the ER for a dog bite wound. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤕

I got home around 3a. Vince went to work late so that I could sleep in and he fed the dogs for me before he left for work.

Ahh..sanctuary life. Highly rewarding, but not recommended for most people!

Anyway, thanks for all the love and support! 💗

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