Meet Lil Girl!

I know, I know. Not a very original name but it's what I have been calling her since she got here.

This poor girl was first taken in when they assumed she was their an orphaned baby when she was found in a chicken coop but after being removed from the coop the home owner realized it was taking HOURS for her just to cross the yard.

She was very lethargic and curled up near in the snow. This was not a surprise, being February we are getting in a lot of lethargic and frost bitten opossums that are struggling with the winter weather but we also realized she was VERY pale so we checked for blood in urine and stool and blood was in both. Now we had to switch gears into rodenticide poisoning treatment!

She went on a bunch of meds and hydration protocols to reverse the damage and she is now recovering quite well. Her initial vitamin K was administered through injection since she was so weak but is now taking it orally with some fatty foods like avocados and sardines to help it metabolize quicker.

Vitamin K1 is the main treatment that is VITAL to reversing the anticoagulant in rodenticide and needs to be administered for a minimum of 21 days, often 30 or more depending on how severe!

Besides that due to the blood loss, hydration is another big concern. She had to have subcutaneous fluids for several days and now having electrolytes in her water and still monitored for hydration levels.

She is just now finally starting to eat well and hoping she is feeling better.

The saddest part is she might have been pregnant when she was poisoned since it was during their breeding season but there were no joeys in her pouch at least but we will check her on the 2nd to make sure she has not given birth.

Past Rescues

BABIES ARE COMING

As of March 1st we are still awaiting our first baby call of the year BUT... we have heard from surrounding States that they have already received intakes of orphaned pinkie squirrels.

Please spread the word to family and friends that although baby wildlife are adorable, they need and deserve professional care. What you find on Google is not always the correct information. And just because you can watch a Youtube of a brain surgery does not qualify you to operate on someone's brain.

We want to remind everyone that if you find and orphaned animal please DO NOT feed it or give it anything to drink. We need to take MANY steps BEFORE giving any nutrition to babies.

The #1 things you should do if you find an orphaned animal is keep it WARM. Use a rice sock, heating pad on low, put hot water into a old soda bottle and wrap that in cloth, anything to give it external heat.

Many people think that wrapping an animal in a blanket will keep it warm and this is not true of hairless "pink" animals since they do not generate their own body heat at that age and rely on mom's body eat to keep them warm.

What's Happening

This Month?

AUCTION TIME IS HERE

We have been working hard at taking pictures, organizing and getting everything set up for the auction which starts at Midnight (Friday going into Saturday) March 7th!!! The auction will run for two weeks and end at midnight on March 21st.

Rememeber to check back often since we add more items daily until the Thursday before it ends to give everyone a few days to catch up on their bidding.

1) Please do not over extend yourself!!! We appreciate your want to help us out and support us but do not do so if it puts a financial burden on yourself! Many times we have auction items that are over $100 for the person and we never hear from them, likely because they bid more than they could afford and that doesn't help anyone.

2) After the auction ends, please keep an eye on your SPAM folder as sometimes the auction emails end up there!

3) It takes 3-4 days at least to get everything sorted out and organized for people to pickup. Keep an eye on Facebook for updates on when things are ready and you can always message us your mailing address if you are one of the many that are too far away for pickup. We have no problem shipping all over the US but remember the winner pays for shipping!

3) Once the items are ready for pickup please pick up ASAP!!! Since I started doing auctions in 2017 it has been a huge issue with people not picking up their items even if they are paid for. We really need the space, not the clutter of hundreds of bags and boxes all over the house. On top of that, for those that don't know already, I not only love doing the auction as a fund raiser but it brings me personal great joy to know that people are bidding on things they really want and enjoy and I want people to get their items! I want you to love what you get! There is always a "Donate" option on the auction for people that don't particularly want to bid on anything but still want to support.

4) Once the auction ends we will post that it is time to pick up or make mailing arrangements once everything is sorted, after a month we will give ONE more shout out for people to pick up or make arrangements to get their stuff. If they are not picked up by the next auction they will be assumed to be gifted back to the rehab for future auctions even if already paid for.

I hope you all understand, I always try to be accommodating but it is just becoming way too cluttered and hard to manage and upsetting the household to have stuff everywhere. I am a people pleaser by nature so I hate having to make this a thing but it is a need apparently.