Obese Raccoons Go On A Diet — And It Works! | The Dodo

oh my gosh well cheat on you, they were so big the closest animal they looked like was a bear, pull yourself out oh my gosh wow Mo and Savvy are two

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that reside at My Sanctuary look cutie someone had them as illegal pets. for 4 years, I'm a bit Nery, they are no longer candidates to be released back into the wild, generally a raccoon will weigh between 10 and 20 pounds. Wow, Savvy weighs over 32 pounds. Wow, that's a lot of raccoon in a bit. hole she has to work really hard to climb wait look at that little back foot you made a cute mom okay so this guy is a little too beefy to climb up the house alone.

They're using me like a stool. God, that's heavy, okay, get up there, you almost dropped it, you're just eating lying down, we need to go on a

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, my friends, I made this for you so you can have fun with your food. I'm focusing on giving them more. balanced

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good job oh you didn't want the kiwi that's okay oh are you going to throw it all in hello honey? You can play with it, it'll make you work, come on Big Mo, here, this one's for you. Honestly, I intended to only house them temporarily, they started bombing me, and of course, being me, what do you smell like up there?

I mean you know what they are here to stay now we have to find a venue, oh boy look what just happened. They gave me Mo and Savvy they deserve a really big, cool building, so that's what they're getting. I love it, we are so close to being ready for

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. We go ahead and place platforms along the walls for them to climb. This was my idea. Okay, everyone here, you'll learn to be a raccoon and climb. Oh, you're going up there. them, Tri, FL, who's on top of the world, look at the way he's sitting on that street, he's going for it, he's going to try.

I think Mo might be taking a nap on his stomach, he decided it was good enough, not just them. They had to lose a little weight but they also needed to have a little more confidence in themselves. I feel like I'm like a cheerleader for these guys when I see them reach a goal, yeah, you know it's up there, man. This is a different method, okay, good boy. I was so excited when I saw Mo upstairs for the first time. Look at you, being able to scale like you do now, is definitely a big part of your weight loss journey.

Well, guys, and the results. They are ready for this beautiful girl's weight control. She is down to 27.8 lbs. I know it's just the beginning, but look at you. You are absolutely united with each other. I'm not even sure how they make it work, but they will squish. in the smallest space to make sure they can hug and cuddle next to each other. I am very excited to have them be part of my sanctuary. They have come there almost every year, maybe tomorrow, the second friend's day. I have tried using my terrace while the goose is here.

Today I thought my goose looked a little parched, so I decided to give it some water, nothing but the best for Hillary. They always seem to come and always nest in that same pot. She left you with that. It turns out that on day three Hillary didn't like the water too much and she hasn't even touched it. This will give me more reach than just my hands to retrieve the container, maybe it will. I won't have water today, sorry for bothering you. Hillary, the fourth day I've tried to use my porch while the goose is here.

I thought I could make myself a delicious snack today. You might be wondering where Hillary's maid is every day. Right there, almost every day, are those eggs that I see even when Hillary puts down her pot. I tend to feel like someone keeps watching me. Day number five may not be a deck day. Stay dry. Hillary, stay dry. Day number six of trying to use my deck. when the goose is here oh wait we have heast now it's plural not singular welcome to the world goslings I guess we won't be barbecuing on our deck anytime soon day number seven hello Hank those babies look a little hungry need I remind you of that I only give my geese the best Let's see if you like this.

I think the baby thought it was supposed to be a pool. On day number eight, the geese have now completely taken over the deck. I guess it's not my cover anymore now that the babies have been born, it's time for the wildlife to relocate them to their pond. Could it be them until next year? GE until next year we realize that contact calms him down. We share a pretty unique relationship and I realize I'm privileged, but actually cougars can. They are not pets, he is with me in the sanctuary because he cannot be returned to the wild.

He was blinded in an accident when he was 1 month old and was very skittish when we first rescued him. I never worked with the blind animal, so we had a lot. First together he learned to feel my energy and respond to the sound of my voice and I learned to read his body language and understand when to push in our training and when to give him a break. He has a very special way of walking. Unlike any other cougar I've ever seen, I think it's because he uses his legs to feel where he's going. He used to walk backwards because he was too afraid of crashing into something with time and practice.

He became more confident. He's so smart that he now knows it. When the door opens and makes a specific sound it is time to eat because he is blind it is not safe for him to have contact with other adult pumas but he can snuggle with the orphan babies that is what I think he enjoys, but he is his best friend. My dog ​​Maho is at the sanctuary. I don't think they know that one is a dog and the other is a puma because he can't trust his sight. He uses his other senses to communicate, like sniffing and licking.

It makes me so happy to see them together even though From everything that has happened, he has so much ability to trust that I really admire, it is a great gift to be able to work so closely with a puma, it gives me so much peace and teaches me to live in the present, he is 5 years old. years and we believe that even though he is blind, he is happy and lives a full life, it was a dolphin Stu, we immediately organized a rescue operation, the water was going down quickly, we tried to surround the dolphin with the net, we managed to lift it up to our In a small boat we kept giving water to the dolphin and making sure there was no water in the blow hole, just a long ride, maybe 45 minutes, once we got to the deepest part we were all very relieved to be able to release the dolphin.

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