Rabbits.
We took in Mallow ( pledge a pound bunny) who was an injured stray handed into our vet.
Katie came next, she was going to be PTS because her owner couldn't cope with her eye condition.
Betsey came at the end of the year, her owner had moved to uni and his parents didn't feel they gave her enough time- she's 5.
Birds.
We also took in 25 ex-laying quail, 12 ex commercial hens, Truffle the cockeral and Kermit the drake. We also added Fiona and Mango the kakarikis, they came because Mango has a defromed beak and eye so needs a but of extra TLC.
Monty the wood pigeon is now also a permanent resident.
Cats.
We had Pudding come in an awful state and she was not expected to survive. Loki was next, he was well but nowhere had room for him and he was going to be PTS. Fluffy came via another rescue with a raging hyperthyroid problem, and now has heart failure. Mr Tomsk was a stray who moved in and became part of the family. Helga was going to be PTS for peeing in the house and was massively overweight- now on a diet her peeing has sorted itself out too. Donald was a very ill old stray handed into our vet, we were asked to take him until he passed on, but with some meds and TLC he is doing very well. Finally Urchin a feral kitten came, he was going to be PTS because again, no rescues could take him- he is slowly settling in, under Mr Tomsk's wing.
Guinea pigs.
We took in Tansy and Nutmeg for another rescue, sadly we recently lost Tansy due to a ruptured ovarian cyst.
Small furries-
We took in Murray the mouse who had been found dumped in a garden in a 'tiny' cage.
We also took in 8 rats this year- Polly, who had been dumped and we were asked by another rescue if she could join our girls. We had Agnes for 3 short days, she arrived with severe breathing problems and sadly passed away. We then took in 4 girls called- Lucy, Eliza, Luna and Greta. Merlin and Wart joined the crew, their owners didn't have time for them and they were rehomed to us.
Lastly we took in 4 pigs- Wilbur, Olive, Patsy and Kerry.