Yesterday George was born as 30ml of rain fell around him. Found in a muddy puddle it is amazing he is alive. Born prematurely despite a healthy weight, George’s lungs are filled with fluid and the joints around his ankles have not yet formed properly. To treat this he needs to have all 4 ankles
These 2 beautiful babies have arrived in poor health. Both have pneumonia and are really struggling with breathing. After antibiotics, vitamins, tube feeding, subcutaneous fluids and very close monitoring today they are feeling a little better. They still have, however, a long way to go.
Introducing 2 week old Matty the Merino who has just arrived into our care. He has a contracted tendon on his back leg which has been strapped. We hope that this and some physio sessions will fix the problem. Other than that, Matty is a healthy and happy boy. We will be looking for a
Archie, Bodhi and Willow were surrendered after being found alone, wet and freezing cold. Despite the daytime temperatures starting to heat up, the nights are still very cold putting newborn lambs at high risk of death. Archie, who is tiny being just over 2kg, is looking good and drinking well. Bodhi and Willow arrived in
Little Thyra was found alone this morning in the terrible wind. We believe she is a couple of days old so it is uncertain why her Mum left her. She has an upset tummy so we will be keeping a very close eye on her. Thyra (procounced Too-ra) is named after one of the kindest
In early August 2018, we received a call about a little dorper lamb. He was born a twin, but his sister died. His mother cleaned him, but then for some unknown reason left him behind. The farmer attempted to encourage Mum to accept him by putting them in a pen together. Unfortunately this accidentally resulted
April and Bastien then and now. It gives us so much joy to receive photo updates from our forever homes and see just what a great life our rescued lambs are now living
Harriet was one of our 2019 rescues. On arrival into our care she had been through quiet an ordeal in her short time here in this world. After losing her Mum not long after birth and being a vulnerable newborn, she became an easy target for birds. Fortunately Harriet was found in time before serious
Little Gizmo arrived in 2019. He was with his Mum for a short while but for some unknown reason was unable to feed from her. Sometimes farmers will try to save lambs and this one did everything he could but eventually surrendered Gizmo to us as he was growing weaker. Today he is a healthy