Shaylah and Steve are still waiting for their forever home!

This Tuesday will be two weeks since my last post, and we've only taken in 2 bunnies since that update!  They are two little babies (again!), about 6-7 weeks old.  We took them in from a woman who had the best of intentions but was just completely overwhelmed.   We originally only took one, because she has splay leg so bad in 3 of her 4 limbs that walking is not an option.   We ended up taking the other remaining sibling to keep her company.   Little Francesca can "swim" around in her cage pretty well, and we can see that she is trying to stand, but the vet thinks it's too late to start treatment so if she ever walks again it will be a miracle.   Basically, her legs have been splayed out to the sides for so long (all 7 weeks of her life) that the muscles and bones have started to develop that way and setting them right would do more harm than good.   The trick now is to keep her moving so she doesn't get fat, and to keep her from sitting in her own waste.


The other little babies we took in on the day of my last post are still in foster care and doing well.   We ended up taking the smallest one, named Cirrus, to the vet earlier this week to have his eyes looked at.  They were tearing so bad that the fur around them was actually wearing off and bare skin was exposed.   So he's on drops for another week and hopefully we can get him all cleared up.  The other two, Nimbus and Cumulus, are doing just fine!     The 4th baby that was taken, we had originally thought was covered in ticks...turns out, it was some kind of mite but the vet actually had no idea what they were.   We're still waiting to see if anyone can give us an ID on them, but it wouldn't surprise us if what puts Hop Along Hollow on the map is discovering some previously unknown parasitic insect!


Over the last two weeks we've had several adoptions too!  2 bonded pairs (totaling 4), and two singles so all together, 6 bunnies found forever homes in the last 14 days.   Not too shabby!

We'll be hosting a fundraiser at the 99 Restaurant in Stratford from 5pm - 9pm on Wednesday August 24.  A portion of the proceeds from the night will be donated to Hop Along Hollow.   We've also been chosen by ChocolateRescue.com as their Rescue of the Month for August so 100% of their net profits will be donated to us as well.   We're looking forward to our first Yankee Candle fundraiser as well, which will start probably in September or October and run for a couple of weeks.

So, overall, things are looking OK here at The Hollow!  The weather hasn't been too bad, the number of intakes has decreased, and the number of adoptions has increased so we're very thankful at the moment!

Remember, we can always use volunteers (for a wide variety of things!) and foster homes so if you're interested, please find us on Facebook or Twitter and let us know!