Appalachian Bear Rescue added 4 new photos.

20 hours ago

Morning Edition

Sweetie Bear, our yearling, provided the curators with evidence that her internal plumbing is working. Overnight, she produced the much-anticipated poop and gave the curators lots of urine to boot. For those new to Appalachian Bear Rescue, Sweetie arrived on March 19, 2019, severally malnourished and emaciated. To avoid refeeding syndrome, she’s on a strict diet of 39 ml of bear milk replacement formula, diluted to 50% strength, and 39 ml of Pedyalite every four hours, around the clock. Her rations will increase gradually over the next few weeks until her body is able to handle a full normal diet. It’s a very slow process and we hope Sweetie will be patient with us. She’s sleeping well and we think she’ll get used to the feeding routine quickly, so the appearance of a curator every four hours will make her wary, but not frightened.

If we didn’t know Beignet Bear is too young to read, we’d swear she studied last night’s evening post just to prove us wrong. In it we stated she “…is a little more persnickety about who holds her food.” Really? During the overlaps between evening, overnight and morning shifts, Beignet ate quite happily, regardless of who held the bottle. We stand corrected.

Beignet and her brother, Boudreaux, are beginning to sprout teeth; the curators can see and feel them. We wean bear cubs from bottle feeding as soon as they’re able to lap formula from a bowl, and we wean them from liquid to soft solid food as soon as they can digest it. We escalate the process to minimize human contact and the chance the cubs will habituate to the curators. In a few weeks, the toothy cubs will leave The Nursery for The Cub House.

Hartley Bear is still asleep on his bed. You’ll notice he moved it closer to the gate that leads to the outside Acclimation Pen. We want him to be outside as much as he does, and in a few days, he will.

Thank you so much for supporting our mission and our four bears. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻

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We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening.Morning Edition Sweetie Bear, our yearling, provided the curators with evidence that her internal plumbing is working. Overnight, she produced the much-anticipated poop and gave the curators lots of urine to boot. For those new to Appalachian Bear Rescue, Sweetie arrived on March 19, 2019, severally malnourished and emaciated. To avoid refeeding syndrome, she’s on a strict diet of 39 ml of bear milk replacement formula, diluted to 50% strength, and 39 ml of Pedyalite every four hours, around the clock. Her rations will increase gradually over the next few weeks until her body is able to handle a full normal diet. It’s a very slow process and we hope Sweetie will be patient with us. She’s sleeping well and we think she’ll get used to the feeding routine quickly, so the appearance of a curator every four hours will make her wary, but not frightened. If we didn’t know Beignet Bear is too young to read, we’d swear she studied last night’s evening post just to prove us wrong. In it we stated she “…is a little more persnickety about who holds her food.” Really? During the overlaps between evening, overnight and morning shifts, Beignet ate quite happily, regardless of who held the bottle. We stand corrected. Beignet and her brother, Boudreaux, are beginning to sprout teeth; the curators can see and feel them. We wean bear cubs from bottle feeding as soon as they’re able to lap formula from a bowl, and we wean them from liquid to soft solid food as soon as they can digest it. We escalate the process to minimize human contact and the chance the cubs will habituate to the curators. In a few weeks, the toothy cubs will leave The Nursery for The Cub House. Hartley Bear is still asleep on his bed. You’ll notice he moved it closer to the gate that leads to the outside Acclimation Pen. We want him to be outside as much as he does, and in a few days, he will. Thank you so much for supporting our mission and our four bears. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻 https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51586/donate_page/donate?track=Website_Donate_Page_Link We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening. ... See MoreSee Less

Appalachian Bear Rescue added 8 new photos.

1 day ago

Evening Edition

At present, we have four bears in residence: two cubs-of-the-year (Boudreaux and Beignet) and two yearlings (Hartley and Sweetie Bear).

Sweetie, our most recent arrival, is doing well considering how emaciated she is. At nearly 14 months old, she should weigh at least 4 times her admission weight of 9.73 pounds(4.5 kilograms). Sweetie is drinking her bear milk replacement formula ration from a bowl and is lapping up cherry-flavored Pedialyte. She hasn’t produced any scat yet, but that’s to be expected considering she’s had so little to eat and is still recovering from sedation and the stress of rescue. We’re hopeful poop will come soon. She seems to like resting on her bed and the curators thought she might benefit from the company of a stuffed toy. Usually, bears her age aren’t interested in stuffed toys, but she’s so weak we’ll offer anything that might give her comfort.

Hartley Bear, our other yearling, resides in The Red Roof Recovery Center. He was scheduled for a vet visit this week, but the doctors were so impressed by the high-definition photos of his recovery they felt no need to immobilize him again. They’ve given the curators the go-ahead to move Hartley out of The Red Recovery Center. Hartley has been a patient bear, and we hope he’ll give us just a little while longer; it’s going to get colder over the next few days, and we’d like to move him next week. However, if Hartley wants out, we’ll oblige; he’s strong enough and has enough fat to put up with a few cool nights.

The cubs are two handfuls of fur containing equal measures of squirm and squall. They’ll become quieter as they get older; in the wild, making noise attracts attention, something a little cub doesn’t want. But at present, when they want to eat, the folks two counties over know it. If they were with their mother, she’d feed them to keep them quiet and we do the same. It’s funny how even little bears this age (almost two months old ) can show their quirks. Boudreaux is an equal opportunity eater; he doesn’t care who is wielding a bottle as long as they give it to him. His sister is a little more persnickety about who holds her food. We’re happy neither cub has objected to the pink towel. One of our former residents, Marvin Bear, hated pink towels as much as Hartley hates green beds. Every bear is a revelation, a miracle we’re privileged to witness.

Thank you so much for supporting our mission and our four bears. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻

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We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening.Evening Edition At present, we have four bears in residence: two cubs-of-the-year (Boudreaux and Beignet) and two yearlings (Hartley and Sweetie Bear). Sweetie, our most recent arrival, is doing well considering how emaciated she is. At nearly 14 months old, she should weigh at least 4 times her admission weight of 9.73 pounds(4.5 kilograms). Sweetie is drinking her bear milk replacement formula ration from a bowl and is lapping up cherry-flavored Pedialyte. She hasn’t produced any scat yet, but that’s to be expected considering she’s had so little to eat and is still recovering from sedation and the stress of rescue. We’re hopeful poop will come soon. She seems to like resting on her bed and the curators thought she might benefit from the company of a stuffed toy. Usually, bears her age aren’t interested in stuffed toys, but she’s so weak we’ll offer anything that might give her comfort. Hartley Bear, our other yearling, resides in The Red Roof Recovery Center. He was scheduled for a vet visit this week, but the doctors were so impressed by the high-definition photos of his recovery they felt no need to immobilize him again. They’ve given the curators the go-ahead to move Hartley out of The Red Recovery Center. Hartley has been a patient bear, and we hope he’ll give us just a little while longer; it’s going to get colder over the next few days, and we’d like to move him next week. However, if Hartley wants out, we’ll oblige; he’s strong enough and has enough fat to put up with a few cool nights. The cubs are two handfuls of fur containing equal measures of squirm and squall. They’ll become quieter as they get older; in the wild, making noise attracts attention, something a little cub doesn’t want. But at present, when they want to eat, the folks two counties over know it. If they were with their mother, she’d feed them to keep them quiet and we do the same. It’s funny how even little bears this age (almost two months old ) can show their quirks. Boudreaux is an equal opportunity eater; he doesn’t care who is wielding a bottle as long as they give it to him. His sister is a little more persnickety about who holds her food. We’re happy neither cub has objected to the pink towel. One of our former residents, Marvin Bear, hated pink towels as much as Hartley hates green beds. Every bear is a revelation, a miracle we’re privileged to witness. Thank you so much for supporting our mission and our four bears. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻 https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51586/donate_page/donate?track=Website_Donate_Page_Link We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening. ... See MoreSee Less

Appalachian Bear Rescue added 4 new photos.

2 days ago

Evening Edition

Sweetie Bear, our most recent arrival, is a fragile 13-month-old yearling. She has to be fed diluted bear milk replacement formula every four hours, around the clock. Our cubs, Boudreaux and Beignet, also need to be fed every four hours, but they’re getting full-strength formula and Sweetie’s is diluted to prevent refeeding syndrome. Housing Sweetie in The Cub Nursery is a temporary measure; she’ll stay there until the curators are sure she can drink formula and her plumbing works. She had her first dish a while ago and went to sleep. The cubbies are snoozing in their carriers and Hartley, our other yearling, is on his brown bed in The Recovery Center and out like a light. We wish you and our four bears a good night.

Thank you for supporting our four bears and our mission. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻

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We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening.Evening Edition Sweetie Bear, our most recent arrival, is a fragile 13-month-old yearling. She has to be fed diluted bear milk replacement formula every four hours, around the clock. Our cubs, Boudreaux and Beignet, also need to be fed every four hours, but they’re getting full-strength formula and Sweetie’s is diluted to prevent refeeding syndrome. Housing Sweetie in The Cub Nursery is a temporary measure; she’ll stay there until the curators are sure she can drink formula and her plumbing works. She had her first dish a while ago and went to sleep. The cubbies are snoozing in their carriers and Hartley, our other yearling, is on his brown bed in The Recovery Center and out like a light. We wish you and our four bears a good night. Thank you for supporting our four bears and our mission. ❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻 https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51586/donate_page/donate?track=Website_Donate_Page_Link We post updates on our residents twice daily, morning and evening. ... See MoreSee Less