Merlin made it through surgery! This photo is right after getting back to his stall while he was still really groggy. The team at AVC has had him up and standing but he was experiencing more pain after surgery than they’d like. Depending on how he does over night, he might be able to come […]

$5 FRIDAY FOR MERLIN Merlin is scheduled for surgery today! Merlin and Bea are still in PEI at AVC. We’re all ready for them to get back home, but first, Merlin needs surgery on his arm/shoulder. One of the main muscles and its tendon in Merlin’s left shoulder/arm has a lot of scarring that has […]

Thank you so much to The Gathering Market, Joy & Kyla, Volunteers Krista Shea Reiki and Joan, and all the market attendees who raised $444 for the animals yesterday!! Little Claire came to live with us about 6 months ago, along with her family members, Rory, Charlie, and Moose. Claire is tiny and looks like […]

Merliny is so stressed being away from home at the veterinary hospital in PEI. The feeling is mutual, sweet guy. We’ll get you home as soon as we can! Currently, Merlin and Beatrice are still at Atlantic Veterinary College – AVC. Rosie, Josie, and Maple are back home (updates coming soon). Although Bea has finished […]

It was a really busy Monday here (and it’s not over yet)! Many of our residents need medical and specialized care procedures several times a day right now. This morning, 3 key animal care volunteers and I were on the go nonstop to get through the rounds before the afternoon care rounds were due to […]

💔 Mr T 💔 Since arriving in January 2024 with Hart and Blondie, Mr. T took a lot longer to adjust here. After their quarantine period was up, Hart and Blondie moved into the hen house and quickly made friends with fellow hens Goldie and Ursula. (Hart passed several months after arriving due to reproductive […]

* PUNKY UPDATE* Punky has been with us since 2020, and we originally requested a vet appointment this week because she was breathing heavily, even though it wasn’t hot. Punky always struggles in the heat, but this was unusual for her. On Tuesday, when the sheep were coming in from the pasture, Punky and Sid […]

Merlin is scheduled to go to AVC next week, but he’s started showing some concerning symptoms, including head-pressing. Head pressing is a serious neurological symptom that can be caused by a variety of scary situations, including bacterial meningitis, PEM ("goat polio"), listeriosis, parasites, trauma, and toxins. Poor Merlin is now on a serious regimen for […]

🫎 MOOSE UPDATE 🐑 A while back, it was looking like many of the Bluenosers (who came to live at the sanctuary just before Christmas) were pregnant! Their symptoms came on fast, but their checks were inconclusive. Not knowing the pregnancy status of new intakes is pretty common. We always keep a close eye during […]

❤️‍🩹 Johnny Update! ❤️‍🩹 How fitting that Dr. Hourihan was at the sanctuary today during Veterinary Appreciation Day! Though it goes without saying, around here, every day is Veterinary Appreciation Day! And that couldn’t be more true now as we’ve been seeing a lot of our provincial veterinarians out at the sanctuary and the office […]

Groundwork is underway! Thank you, Highridge Landworks, for prepping the area for the 2-stall shelter that the Kindness Club graciously approved a grant for!

We noticed Johnny has been feeling a little under the weather lately and hasn’t quite been himself. His mood has been off, so during a veterinary visit on Tuesday he received a full physical examination, including a dental exam. Blood samples were collected for testing, and a fecal analysis was also submitted to help us […]

** This Post Contains Sensitive Content & Euthanasia ** Meadow arrived on Friday, and her time with us was heartbreakingly short. At the beginning of last week, we were contacted about a sheep in need of help. While we’ve almost reached a year’s worth of intake requests (we average 200 a year) and are still […]

Sometimes ya just gotta get a stomp and hop in your walk right, Avril? 😅

We truly are surrounded by amazing people! Two of those people are Lindsay and Eben! Eben’s grade 5 class at Gagetown School learned all about entrepreneurship through the PowerPlay Young Entrepreneur program. Part of the program is creating a product and selling it at a craft fair within the school. A secondary part of it […]