Name Change, Coco and Adoptions

Curtis the rabbit was adopted yesterday. Marlin, Napoleon, Baron and Wallace the rats were adopted together. We are very happy that they have found forever homes.
Coco the guinea pig went to the vet today. She has been itchy and her skin has been flaky. She has Seborrhea and a skin infection. She will be on antibiotics for 3 weeks and will need baths twice a week. She will not be adoptable again until after her treatment. We hope she starts to feel better soon, the itchiness was getting uncomfortable for her.
We will be chaning the name of the rescue. We are saddened that it has to happen , but we want everyone to be aware of it. We hope we do not lose any supporters and friends during the transition. We will be changing Life Long Tails small pet rescue to Small Pets-Big Hearts.

Updates!

We have some of the baby rats on Petfinder.com already, for adoption.
Black Pearl the male guinea pig has been adopted :)
Tommy the guinea pig has arrived back because he wasn't a good match for the guinea pig he was adopted for. Tommy was behaving a bit too dominantly. He already has someone that may be adopting him soon.
The hamsters with the skin issues were positive for Sarcoptic mange at the vet. We are still battling the mange. They are getting Revolution and Ivermectin shots. There is small improvement , but they still have a lot of recovery to go. I feel bad for the little guys. With the treatment, they will soon be mange-free and not have irritated skin, and we are hoping their fur grows back.
Right now, we are very full within our household and in foster homes. We have been turning away surrenders. Until we received one call about a hamster that has lost all feeling in his back end and has been dragging himself. I am well aware that this doesn't usually happen unless a fall or trauma happens. I cannot say for sure how he became paralyzed. The person also told us that he is being housed in the garage! We said, "yes", definitely we will take him in and help him. He NEEDS help. unfortunately she was unable to bring us or have us come get him right away. The injured little guy should be arriving within the next few days. Then he can get the special care and medical care he needs. He will also be in the house , with family , where he belongs.
Pictured above is Black Pearl

Thank you and babies!

Thank you to Martha for your generous donation towards the little ones. your gift will help the spays and neuters we have coming up. On Monday, Arnold the rat is getting neutered , Diva, Miss.Fancy Pants and Tippy the rabbits are getting spayed. We will be getting Ohana the rabbit spayed and Hudson the rabbit neutered within the next couple of weeks.
Thank you to Jen who provided a loving foster home to Glamour the rabbit. She has decided to adopt her as well :) She also brought cereal and guinea pig food for everyone. Thank you!
The baby rats are now 2 weeks old, and their eyes are almost open. There are many different colors and even 3 dumbo ones. I plan on getting pictures soon. They are still staying in the nest and Momma rat is protective of them. I will need to come up with many names, even for Momma.

Adoptions

Over the week, Wario the rabbit, Damien and Gizmo the chinchillas and Glamour the rabbit, have been adopted!! :) All these little ones were in foster care. Thank you foster parents for all your help! We couldn't do this without you.

Isabelle's baby

Isabelle is a female guinea pig that was surrendered with a male guinea pig , they were together in the same cage. It was unfortunate that Isabelle was already pregnant before we separated the male in a different living space. Isabelle delivered 2 babies on March 20th, 2010. Both babies were doing well, until yesterday, I discovered one had a rectal prolapse! I rushed the little guy to the vet, and Dr.T went to work on him immediately. After about 15 minutes Dr.T came out to tell me bad news. Part of the little guy's colon had already become diseased. He said we could amputate the diseased section, but that would leave him with very little colon. Then he would have had uncontrollable diarrhea for the rest of his life. The only humane and kind thing to do for the little one was to let him go, and not wake him up from the sedative. He was so very young :(
Isabelle's remaining baby is running laps the cage right now, and Isabelle seems in good spirits too.

The Hamster Family

I know these pictures are very disturbing and incredibly sad. I want to show everyone how these poor hamsters were treated ( and left untreated) and were then abandoned. These are the hamsters that were left alone in a classroom after the teacher "finished." They were not abandoned for very long before maintenance and other teachers found them. It is very apparent that they have been in the state they are in for quite some time. They all have some degree of fur loss and scabby , irritated skin. They are seeing the vet tomorrow.
We hope to give them relief of their skin issues very soon and quickly. Then they should start to look and feel better.

Daisy and Tessa

On April 1st, Daisy the guinea pig went home :) She is such a special guinea pig, she was born blind and deaf. Then yesterday, April 2nd, Tessa the female dwarf hamster was adopted.
We also took in 5 dwarf hamsters that were abandoned, they were formerly classroom pets. The majority of them have fur loss, one barely has any fur at all. I will get an appointment for them as soon as possible. Figure out why they are bald and treat it. They were living on Pine bedding which is bad for hamsters and any small pet. They could be highly allergic to it and the balding is from living on it for quite a while. They are now on Carefresh bedding and fleece. I will have our vet look them over and then we have a better answer as to why these poor babies look so badly. I will also take some pics, even though it is so sad to see. I will keep everyone updated on them and we also need to come up with names for them.