Blue Barn Rescue

24/05/2025

Potato, our very critical, very broken piggie is doing AMAZING! We are no longer bandaging, we have been doing PT and swim therapy and… look at him go!!!! We are so proud 🥹 🤩

24/04/2025

*UPDATE* on the 21 (out of 170) piggie hoarding case

The last three mamas gave birth last week! We are up to 35! These babies and their mamas will be ready in the next few weeks!

10/04/2025

*UPDATE ON STARBURST*

For those following Starburst’s story… He is doing amazing Post Amputation🤩! We are over the moon for him! He is already back in his amazing foster home, no longer needs pain medication and runs around like nothing happened. his new “command center” is on top of his castle 😂

Way to go little man! He and his brother Reese’s will be available for ADOPTION in a couple of weeks! Though he is a tripod now, starburst will require no ongoing care and this adorable and super sweet pair would be a great addition to any family 😍

If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an application on our website: bluebarnrescue.org

10/04/2025

*UPDATE ON PAULIE*

I wanted to touch base with everyone following Paulie’s story…

He went in for surgery yesterday. Sadly, he did not make it through 😭

We are absolutely heartbroken— but we knew there was a very slim chance he would make it, however, he couldn’t continue living the way he was, in pain, constantly having his face flushed out. His other option was euthanasia. I can sleep at night knowing we gave him a chance at a pain free, happy life. It was his choice to let go, and he slipped away under anesthesia, unaware of what was happening.

Thank you to all who donated, cared and shared 💗

03/04/2025

Join us at Petite Art Studio in Katonah THIS SATURDAY April 5, from 2-330 (as well as Saturday April 19th) for an opportunity to take an observational drawing class featuring our very own REAL LIVE BUNNIES!!

11/03/2025

*UPDATE ON PAULIE’S UPDATE*

Culture came back with some weird SUPER resistant bacteria… there is ONE antibiotic that it responds to… hopefully he will respond well! MAYBE he can clear it up with JUST antibiotics!!! But will likely still need surgery to clean out his face and remove the teeth causing the issue… Will let you all know how he progresses! Fingers crossed!

*UPDATE ON PAULIE*

Paulie visited a new vet today at Monroe Animal Hospital! Thank you SO much Robin for the referral! Dr. Greenberg is amazing 🤩.

We have a plan for Paulie now— and a vet that is willing to take the risk to help him! It will be a difficult surgery—but his only option at a quality life without pain…

He will need a CT scan to better plan the surgery, and he will have surgery to extract all of the teeth on the upper right side and clean out all of the abscesses in his face. She will try to save the eye, but if it needs to be removed in order to properly clean out all of the infected areas, she will remove it. It’s a last resort, but one I am willing to do in order to save him and give him a good life!

The vet agreed, he is otherwise too happy, and too healthy to give up on him, so we are not crazy to try!

However, the surgery and CT scan will be expensive. If you are interested in donating to Paulie’s treatment plan, we (Paulie especially) really appreciate it! 🥰

*We also could really use donations of critical care formula (as that will be his toothless diet)— as well as rabbit / puppy pens/ litter boxes (really anything bunny or guinea pig) if anyone is looking to clean out their basement!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone that has and continues to support our mission 💗💗💗

https://bluebarnrescue.org/support-us

05/03/2025

*UPDATE ON PAULIE*

Paulie visited a new vet today at Monroe Animal Hospital! Thank you SO much Robin for the referral! Dr. Greenberg is amazing 🤩.

We have a plan for Paulie now— and a vet that is willing to take the risk to help him! It will be a difficult surgery—but his only option at a quality life without pain…

He will need a CT scan to better plan the surgery, and he will have surgery to extract all of the teeth on the upper right side and clean out all of the abscesses in his face. She will try to save the eye, but if it needs to be removed in order to properly clean out all of the infected areas, she will remove it. It’s a last resort, but one I am willing to do in order to save him and give him a good life!

The vet agreed, he is otherwise too happy, and too healthy to give up on him, so we are not crazy to try!

However, the surgery and CT scan will be expensive. If you are interested in donating to Paulie’s treatment plan, we (Paulie especially) really appreciate it! 🥰

*We also could really use donations of critical care formula (as that will be his toothless diet)— as well as rabbit / puppy pens/ litter boxes (really anything bunny or guinea pig) if anyone is looking to clean out their basement!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone that has and continues to support our mission 💗💗💗

https://bluebarnrescue.org/support-us

28/02/2025

I apologize in advance for the ridiculously long post…

This is Rollie Pollie AKA Paulie, one of our permanent residents…. I havent posted about him because I wanted to have some sort of happy ending to share… but right now, we could really use your help to give him his happy ending…

Paulie came in as a “stray” from the Manhattan ACC. He had a large abscess on his face— OK no problem, lance and flush the abscess, some antibiotics, find him a home, easy peasy— not so easy 😩

Paulie’s abscess turned out to be a tooth root abscess that had gone untreated for so long that it turned into a SEVERE bone infection that infiltrated the whole right side of his face. All the bones in his face and his sinuses have been eaten away by infection, no vet will remove the tooth because his jaw will break and he will be on antibiotics for the rest of his life…

The problem is, no matter how much you treat with antibiotics, it won’t get rid of the existing abscess material and allow it to heal, so it must be cleaned and flushed out. He has had FOUR surgeries and procedures to attempt to flush out the abscess in his face. The vet was able to even remove the tooth root from the inside! (rather than through the mouth) but each time, it comes back because there are so many pockets of infection.

Why not give up on Paulie? He is SUCH a happy boy! He appreciates his life and his second chance so much. He is likely on the older side (around 6) but he races around the house, plays with the other animals, runs up to greet everyone and loves to cuddle! But when his face starts to heal and the abscess starts to refill, he is miserable and very painful 😖

The next step for him is drastic and that is where YOU come in… we need to remove his right eye to be able to properly clean out his face and give him a chance to heal and get better.

The surgery will be expensive though, likely a few thousand at least… but we have been hit hard financially with the treatments and medications for the growing number of animals in our care (and the lice/ ringworm treatment for the 21 guinea pigs you may have heard about)

We are primarily self funded and most grants and larger companies do not donate to a newer rescue— we started off just rescuing on our own, but became a non profit to be able to help more animals. We have trouble coming to terms with asking for financial help, because it was never about the money— but are at the point where the rescue is not sustainable long term without the financial support of the amazing people that support our mission. We humbly post a link to the “support-us” page of our website. Any amount is so much appreciated to Paulie and all of the other animals that seek refuge and a second chance here. If you can’t donate, that’s OK! Just liking, sharing, following and spreading the word or a review from the people that have worked with us is so very helpful.

Thank you all who have supported us this last year! Because of you, we have saved over 300 animals and had over 150 adoptions in our first year🥹💗

https://bluebarnrescue.org/support-us

28/02/2025

We have been posting so much about our recent 21 guinea pig intake from a hoarding situation that we have to give the rabbits some love!

We still have 9 sweet, adorable buns from our 19 rabbit surrender (that turned into FORTY-TWO!) We have surrender requests like crazy… would love to find these babies some homes!!

18/02/2025

Update on the 21 piggies! Valentine gave birth to her babies! Cupid, Bow, Arrow and Sweetheart!

All piggies got their second bath today, thank you to the friends that came to help! It was more of a mass bathing extravaganza this time 🤣