* Slim found his forever home with lovely people, and other rats to be friends with! Yay! *

We received this message from Kingston Humane Society: “44 rats were dumped in a recycling bin on a local trail in a small creek. Seven of them drowned, but we managed to catch and save the 37 remaining. Looking for help to place them.” How could we say no?
Slim is one of the six rats we were able to take in from this group. We had Slim neutered and he was adopted to a home where they had other rats. A year later, Slim and his new cage mates were unfortunately surrendered to a shelter in Ottawa. Our adoption policy states that we will always take our animals back into our care if the adopter is no longer able to care for them. In this case, we didn’t want to take Slim away from his new friends, so we took Slim and his five cage mates in. They had a vet visit and were all given a clean bill of health. Shortly after arriving into our care, it was quite noticeable that not everybody was getting along amicably. Slim and Scruffy were separated from the other three rats, and that definitely helped simmer the frequent squabbles.
Sadly, Scruffy came down with a vestibular condition that progressively worsened, despite vet care and medication. Slim took great care of Scruffy for the few weeks he was ill, and was by his side right until the end when we had to say goodbye to this sweet rat to end his suffering. Not too long after, Slim found his forever home!

 

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IS A RAT THE RIGHT PET FOR YOU?

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Ladybird recommends Critter Nation cages. They are hands down the most spacious, and best quality enclosure for small animals on the market. They come in single and double sizes, and can be modified and customized to create enrichment and provide comfort. Their design and solid manufacturing almost entirely eliminates the possibility of accidental escape. Critter Nation cages are available (or can be ordered) at most local pet supply stores.

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Can’t adopt but want to help?
Monetary donations are always needed, but if you’d like to donate something specifically for the rats in our care, donations of rat food, small pet blankets (used for cage lining), rat hammocks and fleece liners for Critter Nation cages are very much appreciated!
Options for donating items:
🐁 Dundas Pet Valu – 86 Main Street, Dundas, Ontario. Purchase items in-store and leave in the donation bin.
🐁 Purchase items and have them delivered to us through our Amazon Wish List
🐁 Order from Tiny Paws Emporium (ask for items to be delivered to Ladybird Animal Sanctuary)

Visit this page of our website to see all the ways to donate.