Frankie’s World Rescue, Parry Sound, ON (2026)

Where misfits belong 💕🐀. Adoptions available all over the GTA and Northern Ontario.

08/10/2026

Just Draco, causally choosing to sleep on the FLOOR when he has an abundance of other much more cozy spots to lay in. 🤨 You’re almost 3 dude, how is this comfy?! 🤣

05/29/2026

‼️ URGENT 🚨, foster homes needed (ESPECIALLY PARRY SOUND AREA!, but also the GTA)-Adoptions needed too!
The story: We took in 8 very young rats (5 girls 3 boys) found living under a bridge in Meaford ON. We hoped they were young enough not to be pregnant, but unfortunately all 5 of these babies themselves, gave birth to a total of 52 Babies! 😱
What we need: HELP! We supply everything (cage, 24/7 support, medical care etc…), we just need homes and hands who can help raise these little cuties until we can find them all homes 🥰.
Criteria: NON-smoking/vaping, responsible, reliable to check in with us, provide pics/videos to update our website, able to drive to us OR within 30 mins from one of our locations (Parry Sound, Hamilton/Burlington).
APPLY ONLINE https://frankiesworld.ca/foster
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05/25/2026

!!! URGENT URGENT URGENT !!!

*** RAT FOSTER AND FOSTER TO ADOPT HOMES NEEDED ***

Toronto. Hamilton. Peterborough. Bowmanville. Niagara. Guelph. Cambridge. Owen Sound. Surrounding Areas.

The folks over at Frankie’s World Rescue are in the process of taking in A LOT of rats that were found dumped under a bridge. Many of them pregnant! They have asked for our help and there is nothing we love more than working with other folks! We need at least ten foster homes for this rescue. For more info on fostering please check out this link:

https://allcreaturesrescue.ca/about-fostering

We cover vetting and provide supplies as long as you can get to the supplies for pick up!

If you are looking to adopt some rats head on over to Frankie's for more info:

https://frankiesworld.ca/

We are the longest running rodent rescue in Ontario. A big part of our secret to success is amazing supporters, and wonderful distant friends who team up with us to help animals!

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05/22/2026

You're our favourite too Lillie... shh don't tell the others 🤫

Lillie has been hanging out with Mama C while her main mom (Mama M) has been having a much needed vacation! She's been hanging out in Frankie's original room stashing, snacking, getting up to mischief and loving life! We love you little Lillie 💗

05/03/2026

Senior rats are so special 💕. Scar & Snow are 39 months old (3y 3mo) and still loving life, though life looks a bit different than it once did. I know many believe that once rats are no longer very mobile, they have no quality of life and should be humanely euthanized, but I couldn’t disagree more. Mobility is only ONE factor to consider when assessing quality of life. When you’ve spent 3+ years with an animal, you know them. You know what makes them happy, you know how they show when they’re not. Arbitrarily making a decision to end their life based just on mobility is what’s cruel in my opinion, not letting them live out their senior days in luxury. Taking the time and effort to adapt their environment to fit their stage of life is a gift to them, and they are a gift to me, and to Lillie, who has lived alone since Millie passed last September. She has not been interested in other rats since, until these 2 entered her world, old and calm, they are giving her the gift of rat company again 💕🥰🐁🐁🥹.

04/26/2026

Being a guardian to hundreds of tiny lives means being there for hundreds of unique sunsets. 🌅

Tonight belongs to Luna. At nearly 3 years old, her tired heart is finally slowing down. As a caregiver, the greatest gift I can give her isn’t just the medicine—it’s the comfort. It’s the oxygen, the soft fleece, her sisters’ company, and a song. We don’t just rescue them for the fun days; we rescue them for these moments, too. 🕊️🐀

We fought a hard battle with heart failure together, and we LEARNED SO MUCH from her. 💊 The “Heart Trio”: How We Supported Luna.
Managing end-stage heart failure in a senior rat is a delicate balancing act. Here is the breakdown of the “Triple Therapy” that gave Luna MONTHS of QUALITY life:

1. Pimobendan (Vetmedin) * The Goal: Contractility. Dose used: 0.25-0.5mg/kg every 12 hours.

How it works: It’s an “inodilator.” It helps the heart muscle contract more forcefully while simultaneously opening up the blood vessels.

The Result: It makes the heart a more efficient pump without demanding more oxygen, helping to move blood forward rather than letting it “back up” into the lungs.

2. Enalapril (ACE Inhibitor). Dose used: 0.25-0.5mg/kg every 12 hours.

The Goal: Afterload Reduction (Blood Pressure).

How it works: It blocks the enzyme that causes blood vessels to tighten.

The Result: By relaxing the “pipes,” the heart doesn’t have to push nearly as hard to get blood to the rest of the body. In rats, moving to twice-daily (Q12H) dosing is often the “missing piece” to keep their blood pressure stable around the clock.

3. Furosemide (Lasix). Dose: 2-10mg/kg every 6-12 hours (as needed).

The Goal: Diuresis (Fluid Management).

How it works: It’s a powerful loop diuretic that tells the kidneys to flush out excess sodium and water.

The Result: This is the “rescue” med. It pulls fluid out of the lungs (pulmonary edema) so the patient can breathe. Finding the “Sweet Spot” between keeping the lungs dry and the kidneys hydrated is the ultimate goal of hospice care.

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Parry Sound, ON

Website

http://Frankiesworld.ca/

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