What we got accomplished today was unbelievable! We showed up around 9, moved all bunnies to carriers and smaller cages for the day with their name cards and info, and moved all the cages out of the Hollow. Everything was sterilized with a betadine solution (through a high powered washer), washed, put through the washer with bleach or just thrown out. We had a dumpster donated by the Malone’s (Malone’s Rental Services), who also bought a ton of soda &, water for the volunteers and lettuce for all the bun’s. Their son’s Matthew and Alex were there to start with the clean up by getting all the toys, food dishes and water bottles prepared for the bleaching. Thanks Boys! All the shelves and other loose pieces were taken out of the cages and discarded.
Greer drove up from Long Island, Ali from Stratford, and Jess from Wallingford. Harvey (Fairfield Hardwood Supply & Chelsea Carpentry), Chris (LaCava’s Martial Arts & Westport Acupuncture Center) and Stan took care of the new sub-floor and tiling. Michelle M. was there to clean and Virginia and Jim came as well to help take care of things! So much happened so fast today… Harvey even ripped the fireplace right out to add to our space! WOW! The following pictures will show our day. The Hollow is amazingly more roomy, sterilized, and GOOD TO GO! It was hard to believe we had so many cages that we had enough to leave 27 cages out on the back porch in the shade for the day while the other 27 were getting sterilized! God graced us with perfect weather! Everything was catered by Letizia’s Pizza in Norwalk (AMAZING SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS!). Thank you Dennis, Michelle & Madison Letizia!
Fantasia stopped by to have Billy and Zula’s nails clipped, we clipped all the shelter bunny’s nails today and Vicky stopped by with her 12 baby bunnies from 2 litters so far (THANKS AGAIN TO PETSTORES!) to be sexed. Greer took 2 home to foster. They are SO GORGEOUS! They all look like either Jersey Woolies or Lion Heads. We are going to try to help with getting them altered and into good homes. (Pictures to follow!)
Terri Saumel has donated SEVERAL (like 20) books on tape that will be now available to listen to at the Hollow. We’ll have a tape player and CD player there for passing of time. THANK YOU TERRI! Terri donates items on a regular basis, but I have to mention that she donates these wonderful little cardboard items that when folded together make the perfect houses, she also donated all those cardboard boxes with lids on them that we tote our stuffed tubes (and she donates tubes/treats too!) back and forth in. Please say a thank you and prayer. One of Terri’s bun’s Gray-C that she adopted from us had a abscess in her neck that was just removed. Pray she comes through fine, she is in a very pampered and spoiled home and bonded to the very handsome Asher bunny.
Thank you everyone so very much for showing up and helping out. Everyone did so much work, and we accomplished so much!
We are still collecting Ink Cartridges (No Toner Cartridges) and Cell Phones, please remember to collect for us! Also, we are still in need of Vinegar, Bleach, Laundry Detergent, Large Black Garbage Bags and Paper Towels.
Thanks again to ALL! – Brandee -
Ok, no more Brandee Cranky Pants... We are much too busy for that this week! First, let me start by reminding you that we have our party on Sunday at the Hollow and Nicole C. is going to be bringing her Wallaby with her! How much fun! I'll post pictures! Wesley came in the beginning of November, dropped off at my house by Officer Ford (formerly Rabbito!) from West Haven Animal Control (what my neighbors must think seeing all these animal control cars show up at our house!) and we had him neutered, then he went to the Hollow last Wednesday morning and was adopted Wednesday night. Good for you Wesley! Then we took in Bonnie and Clyde (no pics yet) who are now bonded together (both were already altered) and I also bonded Pepsi this week to Bunny. They are all gorgeous together. Pepsi will love her new home with Bunny! We also took in Mary Jane this week, a bunny that was permitted to run loose in Westport, and we took in Mr. Magoo who was brought down from Vermont. Magoo is a lovely lop that had to be seen by Dr. Pieper this week. He has an enlarged liver (drinks a ton of water) and a libacious (spelling?) cyst on his back. The cyst will be removed when he is neutered, but first we must wait for his blood work to come back showing us his organ functions are normal before carrying on with that step. 
