Drae, Victor and Elvis Needs your Help by Sponsoring

Elvis the guinea pig, Drae the hamster and Victor the rat are hoping for someone to sponsor them. Sponsoring helps with their vet care costs, and paying for their food, bedding, toys, etc. Please consider sponsoring one of these special rescued little ones. You can start sponsoring by going to- http://www.smallpets-bighearts.org/sponsor.html

Vet Visit Soon

I am taking three little ones to the vet today. Zodiac the gerbil has a growth underneath his ear. Elvis the guinea pig for the fur loss. And last night I found Victor the rat with a suden head tilt and he is quite dissoriented. Poor little guy.

Drae Update

Drae the hamster is doing very well. He will need his teeth trimmed every two to three weeks. He isn't as thin as he was when he arrived , because he is eating well. He is eaven able to eat nuts( our of shell) , seeds ( out of shell), cereals , grains , pasta, moistened dog food and still loves the tofu. He loves to hoard the food up in the area where he sleeps. He snacks in bed. The first week he was with us , he didn't run in his wheel at all. But , now he runs in it for hours every night. :) Drae you are a trooper! We love you!

Othello and Lola

Othello the rabbit was neutered today. And, Lola the rabbit was spayed.

Amherst Petsmart Event

Small Pets- Big Hearts will be at the Amherst Petsmart on Niagra Falls Blvd. tomorrow ( Saturday, July 21st) from 11Am to 4PM. We will have Rue the rat; Bella and Chippy the guinea pigs; Blue berry the hamster and Teddy the hamster; Venus, Patty, Clover, and Galaxy the mice; and Kyra, Cecillia and Kodiak the gerbils with us. They are all adoptable and ready to go home :)

Three New Arrivals

We have three new arrivals. They are young guinea pigs, only 11 weeks old. Tibbles the boy, Chip the boy, and Merphy the girl. Pictures will be coming soon

Sponsor Elvis

A cute picture of Elvis. He would love to have someone sponsor him to help with vet care costs and other supplies he will need during his stay with us. you can begin sponsoring on this web page- http://www.smallpets-bighearts.org/sponsor.html

Elvis the Guinea Pig

This is a side picture of Elvis the guinea pig. As you can see has a lot of fur loss. Volunteer, Beth, saved him from a situation where he would have not gotten vet care for his obvious ailment. He is now very comfortable here, he is eating a lot and popcorns all over his cage in joy. He has a vet appointment on Wednesday to figure out what he has and treat it.

Lucy the Gerbil

Today I am posting about some sad news. Lucy the gerbil passed away yesterday. She arrived at senior age, she was at least 3 years old, possibly older than that. She was a retired classroom pet. She only showed sysmptoms of older age, she did not suffer with any disease or problems that outwardly showed to any of us. In fact, most nights she still ran in her wheel and dug through her bedding. I found her laying in her "bed" made of bedding, passed away. We were all hoping she still had time to be with us and to go through the joys of adoption and truly being loved. Rest in Peace Lucy.

Drae at the Vet

This is a picture of Drae in his carrier at the vet. His teeth look perfect right now after I had trimmed them, and he doesn't have any problems in his mouth. His face and mouth are malformed, so he will need frequent and routine teeth trimmings. Drae still doesn't have a sponsor to help him with his vet care and other supplies. Would you like to help Drae by sponsoring him? You can start sponsoring by going to this web page - http://www.smallpets-bighearts.org/sponsor.html

Bryson at the Vet

Here is a picture of Bryson in his carrier at the vet . The lump on his leg was an abscess, the vet drained out the puss from it. He also has an infection and possible abscess in his mouth. There is a good chance that the infection is also up in his ear and that could be causing the head tilt. He is on antibiotics now , twice a day for 14 days. The head tilt might go away after the infection is gone. Or it might be a permanent tilt. He will feel much better though when the infection is all gone. Once he is all healthy , we hope to place him up for adoption .

New Sponsor Page

Small Pets-Big Hearts now has a page on the web site dedicated to sponsoring a rescued little one. This page will make it easier for anyone who wishes to sponsor. You can view the page here - http://www.smallpets-bighearts.org/sponsor.html Thank you Ray and Beth for creating the web page :) Drae the hamster is wishing and hoping for someone to sponsor him

Sponsor Drae

I guess the picture posted in the upright position :) Drae is stil hoping for someone to sponsor him. Sponsoring is a monthly donation of $10, $20, or $40 , your choice. Sponsoring helps with costs for food, toys, bedding and vet care. You still have your name placed on the sponsored pet's cage and receive updates and pictures of your sponsored pet. Spnosoring can end when you choose or when that pet is adopted. You can make spnosor donation at www.smallpets-bighearts.org there is a paypal donation button. Or we accept cash or check. PLease send us a message as to who you want to sponsor and your contact information to send updates and pictures :) Thank you

Drae last night

This is Drae eating tofu last night, already feeling better with normal length teeth. Wish I knew how to rotate the picture..sorry. Drae is still hoping for someone to sponsor him.

Drae

We received four new arrivals yesterday. Drae and Zae the hamsters, Rango the leopard gecko and Snickers the guinea pig. Drae is a special hamster and has a story to tell. He arrived with horribly overgrown teeth. HIs bottom teeth were growing out of his mouth and his top teeth were grown into the roof of his mouth!! He is very thin, I am sure he has not been able to eat for some time. I immediately trimmed his teeth to their suitable length, the top teeth did come out of the wound on the roof of his mouth. I also gave him a tiny bit of metacam to ease the pain. I called the vet right away and got the soonest opening , Monday at 2:30 for him. Later that night he started actively eating tofu and other foods. This morning he has a pile of poops, I realized there wasn't any poops in his cage when he arrived even after the previous owner said that cage had not been cleaned. A sign that he definitely was unable to eat. Drae would love someone to sponsor him. Would you like to sponosr Drae?

Bryson Sponsor

"Sonnen Duffy" is now sponsoring Bryson, thank you!!

Bryson Needs a Sponsor

This is Bryson , he is a Campbell's dwarf hamster . He just arrived at the rescue last night. He has a slight head tilt and a lump on his back leg. He has a vet appointment tomorrow. He needs a sponsor or sponsors to help him out . Would you like to sponsor Bryson ?

Petco

We are currently working on our application to become Petco adoption partners. We hope to have it finshed and sent within a day or two.

Yay, for Adoptions!

Badger the ferret and Andre the sugar glider were adopted at the Petsmart event on Saturday. Then Ozzy the guinea pig was adopted on Sunday :)

Cheektowaga Petsmart Event

Small Pets- Big Hearts will be set up at the Cheektowaga Petsmart, On Walden Avenue. ( Address: 1734 Walden Ave Cheektowaga, NY 14225 ) Tomorrow ( Saturday, July 7th) from 11AM to 4Pm . We will have Badger the ferret; Peeta the hamster; Teddy the hamster; Wiley, Jeeves, Duncan and Kaiser the hamsters; Clover, Patty, Saturn, Venus and Galaxy the mice: Stevie, Trudy, Brownie and Norah the guinea pigs; and Rue the rat with us and available for adoption! :)

Kicking off the Sponsoring

We are officially kicking off the sponsor a rescued/adoptable pet program for Small Pets- Big Hearts! :) Volunteer Beth made us a wonderful sign and template all about it - " Don’t have time for another pet in your life but want to make a big impact on a small animal’s life? Sponsoring Why sponsor? Adoption fees do not cover all the expenses of the animals. Small Pets Big Hearts relies on donations to cover spay and neutering, vet bills and to help animals with special needs. Sponsoring is a monthly cost of $10, $20 or $40 a month! Your donation will provide food, shelter, bedding, toys and help out with vet bills of a pet of your choice. Benefits of sponsoring:  Get monthly updates of your sponsored pet  A name tag with your name will go on the pet’s cage  You will receive notification when your pet is adopted  The satisfaction knowing your helping an animal find a new home Can’t decide on what pet to sponsor? Don’t worry, sponsor multiple animals! See an animals that is already being sponsored don’t worry an animal can have multiple sponsors. Sponsoring makes a great gift for the animal lover in your life. For more information call Rachel at (716)634-2462 or (716)435-9829. Also go on the website at www.smallpets-bighearts.org to check out adoptable animals. " you can send in your sponsor donation through the paypal button on the homepage of our web site. We also accept cash or check donations if you do not have or wish to not use paypal. Send us a message as to who you want to sponsor and your name and contact information. Very soon, we will have a page on our web site dedicated to sponsoring a pet to make it easier. We are all excited to start this!!! :)