Dovetail Rescue

Two turkeys stand on a sidewalk, feathers puffed out

Sometimes you find stray turkeys and have to stand guard until their owner comes to get them. 🦃🦃💕

Neonatal kitten rests next to a pink Posca brand paint marker. Both lay on a rainbow striped fabric. A person’s hand rests behind the kitten to steady it.

Not even one posca paint marker long.

Five neonatal kittens cuddling on a towel in an incubator bin.

These kittens were rescued from a scary situation where some of their siblings were already deceased. These little cuties still have their umbilical cords and need round the clock care! 🐱

If you’d like to support their care, I do have a kofi, but no pressure at all! ko-fi.com/sheepingly

Young red squirrel snuggled into a crocheted hide

Young red squirrel nursing from a syringe while resting in a crocheted hide

Living her best life #NotPets #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation #Squirrel #RedSquirrel

Brown chicken being held

Brown chicken resting in a lap

Someone posted about a stray chicken downtown, so off we went on a rescue mission. Baby is now being fixed up and safe in a foster home who is adopting them if no owner comes forward.

Definitely one of the more interesting side quests we’ve gotten! 🐔💕

Large tan dog rests with his head on Nan orange pillow.

Exhausted from his long day of napping. 🐕

Two neonate grey squirrel babies cuddled in a blanket. Their hearts are curled together in the shape of a heart.

Little heart tails. 🩷

Quick photo taken Tuesday of newest intakes. They were cleaned up, rehydrated, and got moved to a nice nursery incubator. #NotPets #Squirrel #WildlifeRehabilitation #WildlifeRehab

Pigeon happily bathing in a bathtub.

Spa day for Hermes! 🐦💕 #pigeon

Grey squirrel eats on top of a nest box.

Grey squirrel peeks around the predator guard of a nest box.

They’ve come so far from being naked little jelly beans. 🥹 #NotPets #Squirrel #WildlifeRehabilitation #WildlifeRehab

Young raccoon sleeps in a pile with its siblings

Four young raccoons hide in a plastic tub with a fleece blanket.

It’s tough to be so small and fuzzy. #NotPets #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation #Raccoon

A raccoon kit being held by a person wearing bite protection gloves

Raccoon kits snuggle together in their enclosure

Raccoon kit stands in a bathtub to look at the camera

New intakes yesterday! 4 orphaned raccoons.

Their mother was found deceased and a kind person reached out for a rehabber to help her babies. Excited to welcome them to the crew! #NotPets #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation #Raccoon

Blind cat with head tilted to “look” up at the ceiling.

Blind cat with head tilted to “look” up at the ceiling.

His first time hearing the ceiling fan turn on left him mystified. #Cat

Female eastern grey squirrel kit lays on Hello Kitty patterned fleece.

Male eastern grey squirrel kit lays on Hello Kitty patterned fleece.

Eyes opened on the 11th and they’ve been making steady progress since! Hard to believe they used to be so tiny and naked! 🥹 #NotPets #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation #Squirrel

This rude attitude is not how to share information or convince anyone to listen to what you have to say. I’m part of an established, permitted group of wildlife rehabbers and this is what works for us and our successful releases! I’m sorry it is not what works for you.

Gloves do not play a role in how releasable an orphan animal is in their adulthood. They will do much of their “wilding up” once old enough to open their eyes and they move to the outdoor pre-release enclosure. I’m an experienced and trained wildlife rehabber and this is what works for us! ☺️

Time flies! Gaining weight, fuzzy, and on their way to opening their eyes. #NotPets #Squirrel #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation

Two baby grey squirrels sleep cuddling each other. One holds the other’s tail in its front paw

Two baby grey squirrels sleep cuddling each other. One has his paws resting on the other’s head.

Peaceful moments. #NotPets #WildlifeRehabilitation #WildlifeRehab #Squirrel

A doodle of Egg the Trans Raccoon, a trans-colored raccoon with a trans pride flag striped tail, jumping up happily under a white scribble that has the words “you matter” written in it. The letters and doodles around everything are colored like the trans flag. A small trans flag heart is under the words too.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️💖💙

[ #cuteart #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility ]

Thank you so much! It’s an honour to be able to help. 🥰

Two baby grey squirrels are held in the hand of a wildlife rehabber. They are sleeping curled up together

Different angle that shows both babies faces. Two baby grey squirrels are held in the hand of a wildlife rehabber. They are sleeping curled up together

Baby #squirrel siblings are slowly getting fuzzy! They keep me busy, so I haven’t been able to post every day to show it, but they’re making steady progress. 💕 #NotPets #GreySquirrel #WildlifeRehabilitation #WildlifeRehab

Two neonate grey squirrels are held in a wildlife rehabber’s hand

It’s dangerous to go alone!
Take these.
#NotPets #Squirrel #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation

Two sleeping grey squirrel babies held in the hand of a wildlife rehabber

First babies of the season came in yesterday! These grey #squirrel babies were orphaned when their tree was cut down. If possible, felling trees should be left until after nesting season (typically March-August in the U.S.) to avoid displacing wildlife. #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeRehabilitation

Absolutely no problem at all! Spay, neuter, and TNR are all causes near and dear to my heart! I’m honoured you chose to quote my post with such helpful info! Thank you! 💕💕💕

TNR (trap, neuter, return) is the most humane way to deal with feral cat colonies by controlling their populations
If you're interested, there's many places that spay/neuter feral cats for free, and many places that will let you borrow cat traps to do so!
www.unitedspayalliance.org

I think her picture may be next to the word in the dictionary! 🦎

Quietest puppy around! 🤣

Large green iguana wearing a harness basks in a sunbeam on a concrete porch

Large green iguana on a harness looks out from her spot on a concrete porch

Miss Tilla is slowly getting adjusted to a harness so that she can enjoy basking on the porch. ☀️ #iguana #GreenIguana

Short haired black and white tuxedo cat looks up at the camera. She has a TNR tip removed from her left ear.

Spotted a previous #TNR #cat on a walk today! The ear tip helps identify her as spayed. So glad to see she is doing well! 🥰

Dilute torbie cat looks out from a humane catch and release cat trap.

Long day capturing many cats for #TNR! These cats don’t enjoy human contact/wouldn’t do well indoors, so the kindest thing is to get them spayed/neutered to stop adding to overpopulation and lower their health risks. This colony is monitored by a lovely caretaker working to keep them safe. 💕 #cat

Black and white cat rests on his owner’s lap. A crossword book is partially covering him.

Side view of black and white cat resting on his owner’s lap. A crossword book is resting on his head.

He tucked himself under there all by himself. 😭 #cat