Bacchus Residents

Remy was surrendered into our care with a range of complex medical issues. He was being treated/managed in his previous home for moderate chronic respiratory disease; including being unable to come off enrofloxacin without his symptoms worsening (increased dyspnea, weight loss, and audible respiration) within a matter of days (he may have been immunocompromised). He apparently had respiratory symptoms were also attributable to congestive heart failure (CHF) as well.  On top of that, Remy had abnormal urinalysis readings suggestive of urinary/renal issues.  He was on a low dose of Frusemide given his renal issues and not wanting to put too much pressure onto his kidneys. Remy's health became unmanageable in his previous home when he also developed maloccluded incisors meaning he would likely need ongoing intermittent incisor burring. Remy continued with his antibiotics, renal supplements, and was also introduced to supportive soft-food feeds. We also booked Remy in to be admitt...

Madison and Madeliene were surrendered to us as their owner was struggling to handle them due to Madeliene being jumpy. After arriving they spent several months in rescue waiting for the perfect home. Finally, the perfect adopter came forward for the girls. They're now living very happily in their new home.

Adoption: We adopted Evelyn with 4 friends - Enid, Ethel, Mavis, and Doris. We hadn't owned house mice in a long time, and we could see how much their care, medicine, and husbandry had changed over the last 20 years. So, we thought we'd adopt some house mice to live at our home facilities so we could get some up to date experience with them. The Mischief: Back when we had house mice in the late '90s, to our knowledge, it was more or less unheard of to perform an orchiectomy on male mice.  We decided to neuter one of the male house mice to join the mischief of females. So, Evelyn and her mischief later made friends with Barry. The other male mouse went on to live with multimammates (we will do a post about him one day). Around about this time, a lone female house mice who'd been living with hamsters (don't recommend doing that) arrived at Hamster Haven. Vicky and I agreed to bond the lone mouse - then called Evie - to our mischief as well. In fact, as Notts Nibblers ...

Billy was one of them animals who was incredibly needy in all aspects of his life. He was medically needy, behaviorally needy - he was very demanding. Billy arrived in our care with 3 other rats; Louie, Pickle, and Winnifred on the 11th of October 2018.  Louie and Billy were cohabitating. Unfortunately for Billy, Louie was severely hormonally aggressive towards him. Louie was booked in for castration. The surgery itself went well, but, tragically, Louie passed away during the recovery period as his blood didn't clot leading to catastrophic blood loss. We've written a blog post about Billy, Louie, Pickle and Winnifred. Billy also had to be castrated as he was unable to bond to entire males. Fortunately, he found companionship with does and neutered males.  Facial Abscesses: Billy was no stranger to a facial abscess. Despite how absolutely horrendous they appeared aesthetically, they usually responded to warm compressions and a couple of days of Metacam. Billy was not a true hai...

On the 8th of February, we took on 4 chinchillas. To make this post easier to follow, we will discuss each chinchilla in their own section. Abraham: Abraham was a 4-year-old male chinchilla. He was the Father to Amos. He was in good health when he arrived apart from having sore feet. Abraham was taken to the vet so he could have a look at his feet. The soles of his feet required topical Flamazine for at least 2 weeks. Once his son, Amos, was old enough to leave his Mum, Amos was bonded to Abraham. The pair were inseparable from the get-go. Once we were confident they were a stable bond, Amos and Abraham were fostered by a potential adopter for a month. We're pleased to say that Abraham and Amos were adopted together! Amos: Amos was only one week old when he arrived. He was living with his Mum, Nemesis, and his sister, Justice.  Whilst he was growing, Amos was feeding on his Mum and was given Alfafa hay and chinchilla pellets. He was kept in a single level cage much smaller than the...