Starting life without your mum is a terrible way to begin. Sonny was surrendered into our care today after losing his. We are going to do everything possible to make him feel happy and loved. Despite his difficult start to life he is doing well.
Darren and Adele arrived together last night. Darren is a few weeks old and has been put into our care as he is not 100 percent healthy. We have given him pain relief and antibiotics while we try to determine what the problem is. Adele is healthy and doing really well in care.
Phoenix arrived a few days ago hypothermic and on the brink of death. Sadly since coming into care he has continued to struggle despite supportive care. Early this morning an x-ray revealed lots of gas in his tummy. We also believe there may be an issue with his jaw/mouth. He is trying so hard and
3 new lambs came into our care today. Colin has a high temperature and is on medication but Gypsy Rose and Jacinda are both doing well.
Weighing a teeny 2kgs, Davey has arrived on this cold, rainy day. Low weight birth lambs are more susceptible to the cold so we are very glad he has come to us where he is being warmed up and offered colostrum.
Tyla arrived last night. She was found sitting in the middle of a road with a 100 km/hour speed limit! How she survived without begin hit by a car is a miracle. Tyla was very grubby and has severe entropian eyelids. This is a condition in which the eyelid turns inward so that the eyelashes and
Also arriving today is Jamae. She has a very high temperature of 41.5. Her little body is trying to fight a raging infection. We are doing our very best to help her.
Danielle is extremely unwell and suffering from advanced pneumonia so her prognosis is guarded. Her little heart beats like a train trying to get more oxygen to her lungs. We are doing everything we possibly can to help her fight this infection whilst gently assuring her a wonderful life awaits.
Last weekend Trivia for the Animals hosted a Virtual Trivia for the Lambs that raised over $1200. To highlight just how important our fundraising is, this event enabled us to take into our care the Trivia Six – Alex, Daisy, Maple, Ned, Charlie and Calvin. With each lamb costing us approximately $200 prior to going