Cottage Paws Rescue

Cottage Paws Rescue Saving lives by connecting paws with people🐾 We believe in the power of community and also help other rescue organizations, working to save lives together.

We are a 100% VOLUNTEER-based organization located in the Parry Sound/Muskoka, Ontario region. Animals in our care are fostered in a home environment with our loving volunteers. Fundraising and Donations make it possible to save lives. Every penny raised goes directly to the veterinary care of animals in our rescue who would otherwise not have a second chance. Thank you for your support in helping

us make a difference! Donations or Correspondence can be mailed to:
Cottage Paws Rescue
9 Armstrong St. Parry Sound, ON
P2A 1G7

Or donate through our Go Fund Me link: https://gofund.me/6ea4bcae

🚨DRIVER(S) 🚗NEEDED FOR SUNDAY🚨We are welcoming a very special senior kitty 🐈 on Sunday to her new home 🏡. Lily needs a r...
01/16/2026

🚨DRIVER(S) 🚗NEEDED FOR SUNDAY🚨

We are welcoming a very special senior kitty 🐈 on Sunday to her new home 🏡.
Lily needs a ride from Newtonville to Parry Sound .

*We are looking to do this in two "legs"
1️⃣Newtonville to Barrie
2️⃣Barrie to Parry Sound

🚨If you can help this sweet girl get her new start please email us at :
[email protected]

*Lily will be in a carrier.

Over the last year and a bit, we have been involved with the search and rescue of these dogs. We haven't done it alone a...
01/16/2026

Over the last year and a bit, we have been involved with the search and rescue of these dogs.

We haven't done it alone and have had the help of Kellie Revell and Kim Vastino from southern Ontario. Their experience and expertise was instrumental in locating and bringing these dogs safely home 🏡
Thank you 🙏🏿 for helping us.

We now have high quality "live" trail cameras 📸 but we are missing one key piece of equipment.
We need a dog 🐕 live trap. We need to be able to move quickly and set up with a live trap when we've established where a lost dog is hunkering down. The last time we tried to borrow a live trap we ran into a road block and there werent any available :(

We were told that the one pictured below 👇 is the best one to get.

The live trap we'd like to purchase is $775 plus tax ($875.75 total)
*To date we have raised $125 ❤️
Thank you 🙏🏿 Cecilia Landers (Evie's mom) and Elaine Richard for your donations.

We will keep going until we have raised the funds.
We feel this is an important piece of equipment to have to be able to help in our community and surrounding communities.

We are already well equipped with helping cats and kittens 🐈thanks to the donations for the BOND LIVE TRAPS

Thank you for your continued support ♥️
Donations can be made at :
[email protected]

🚨ACE BEING ACE 🚨In a world 🌍 that teaches if "something doesn't fit into your lifestyle, dispose of it " , Ace was the y...
01/15/2026

🚨ACE BEING ACE 🚨

In a world 🌍 that teaches if "something doesn't fit into your lifestyle, dispose of it " , Ace was the young dog 🐕 that didn't fit into someone's lifestyle and ended up at a shelter on a euthansia list.
The saying that someone's "trash"🗑️ can be someone else's treasure couldn't be more true.

Ace is now treasured.
Ace is now loved ♥️
Ace isn't perfect and Ace never will be perfect BUT Ace was given a chance and patience and Ace is PERFECT for Alyssa and her family.
And....
Ace loves his little boy-they have an incredible bond♥️

We are incredibly thankful 🙏🏿 that we have created a community that shares pictures 📸with us of our Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 animals and their journeys.
Please keep doing so...you have no idea 💡 how much we appreciate and need it.
Thank you 🙏🏿

Our sweet boy Joey has been in foster care his whole life since he was 6 weeks old. He is now 2 years old..We have had z...
01/14/2026

Our sweet boy Joey has been in foster care his whole life since he was 6 weeks old.
He is now 2 years old..
We have had zero interest in Joey...zero 😭
He's been in 2 foster homes 🏡 in his 2 years with us.
His foster mom Jessica raised him and took him to appointments and testing and learned everything she possibly could about tail pull injuries. Then Joey came to me when Jessica went on extended holidays and he has stayed and is still looking for a very special home 🏡 of his own.

Joey was brought into a Quebec shelter at 6 weeks old and was quickly put on the euthanasia list when they realized something wasn't quite right and he had a suspected tail pull injury but he could walk and most can't walk.
We pulled him and the suspicions were correct.
We also knew about many other tail pull kitties that had found their forever homes 🏡and were living their best lives. Joey was ahead of most of those kitties because after all he could use his back legs and he could walk. But yet, here he is, still in a foster home.

What does a tail pull injury mean ❓
In Joey's case he was most likely picked up by his tail and the nerves disconnected at the tail base.
It is different for each tail pull kitty and what that means for them 🐈.

About Joey ....
He is a snuggler and loves to 💤 sleep with you.
Joey runs, jumps and plays just like any other cat. He is especially obsessed with the mice toys that squeak.
He can be dramatic and when he's dramatic he sounds exactly like STEWART from the Mad TV skits....not even kidding - I just realized this a few months ago !! And when I told his previous foster mom, she agreed. Can't stop 🛑 laughing or get that out of my head. We should have called him Stewart 😆
He's especially dramatic when he doesn't want his diaper changed.
He eats urinary tract food - wet only.
Joey needs to have his bladder expressed 2-3 x a day. He wears a diaper because he dribbles at times and he also gets daily diaper free time.
There are thousands of these cats just like Joey all over Canada, the USA and UK - I belong to a group that has over 10k in members that have these cats and most of them don't have use of their back legs. They all are living their best lives - the group is a wealth of knowledge and encouragement.

Joey is perfect in his own way...he's PERFECTLY JOEY.

Please email us at [email protected] with any questions about Joey or if you feel you'd be a good fit for our boy.

🚨FOSTER PLACEMENT HAS BEEN FOUND🚨We would like to say thank you 🙏🏿 for everyone that took the time to share these 2 very...
01/10/2026

🚨FOSTER PLACEMENT HAS BEEN FOUND🚨
We would like to say thank you 🙏🏿 for everyone that took the time to share these 2 very special guys.
************
⚠️URGENT⚠️
‼️TEMPORARY FOSTER NEEDED‼️

We need a temp foster from JANUARY 20th to FEBRUARY 1 while their current foster family goes on vacation.
We had hoped that they would be adopted by now but there hasn't 🚫 even been one inquiry and not 🚫 even one application for them 😭
Nothing...crickets....zero
These boys are GOOD DOGS.
Their adoption fee is even reduced to $99x 2.
This date is fast approaching and we will be stuck.

Papa & Bama are a bonded father & son pair (8 & 6 years old) that are on the larger side (93 & 81 pounds)
They are :
✅gentle giants
✅Chill dogs
✅Good with ALL people (big & little)
✅Love car 🚗 rides
✅Just want to be with their people
✅They love to snuggle up with you on the couch 🛋️ and watch movies 🎥
✅Perfect companions x 2

If you can help please help
Please apply to foster or foster to adopt or adopt at :

https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

We are down to the wire.

We have a happy ending to a lost dog story ♥️Birdie is home 🏡 safe and sound. 🚨Birdie is FOUND but We Need Your HELP 🚨Bi...
01/07/2026

We have a happy ending to a lost dog story ♥️
Birdie is home 🏡 safe and sound.

🚨Birdie is FOUND but We Need Your HELP 🚨

Birdie was in day 5 of being on the run and we knew where she was hunkering down - our next step today would have been to set our trail cams 📸
AND then our next move would have been to set a live trap.

ONE HUGE PROBLEM.
We don't 🚫have a live trap and there weren't any available to borrow when we started searching and making phone calls :(

When dogs 🐾are lost, we have to be able to act quickly due to where we live - wolves and coyotes are a true threat to a lost dog in the bush. We don't know how long it would have taken to secure the use of a live trap. We are thankful that Birdie was found and we didn't need to use a live trap.

So we are asking for your help.
We know times are tough and we know it's after Christmas and everyone is broke.
If we all work together with donations to purchase a live trap , the next time we are asked to help with a lost dog, we will have the live trap ready and available to go.
If many give small amounts, it can add up quickly.

The live trap that we have been advised to purchase is $775 plus tax.
We are also going to make this a little fun. We want to name this live trap- we will give one of our donors a chance to name the live trap..
Our cat 🐈 live traps are named "The BOND TRAPS "
Donations for the Dog 🐕 Live Trap can be made at :
[email protected]

Thank you 🙏🏿 for your continued support. This live trap is so we can be prepared for future dogs like Birdie :)

🚨ASAP HOME needed!🚨How many SHARES can we get for Bama 6 yrs & Papa 8 yrs❓❓ Fostered in the Parry Sound area. Let’s work...
01/04/2026

🚨ASAP HOME needed!🚨

How many SHARES can we get for Bama 6 yrs & Papa 8 yrs❓❓

Fostered in the Parry Sound area.

Let’s work TOGETHER‼️

Do you need a loyal, chill FRIEND FRIEND x2 that loves car 🚗 rides and loves all people - young, old, big and little ones❓
These are your boys !

Have you recently lost a pet🐾 and need a COMPANION that can adapt quickly?
These are your boys !

Email [email protected] for information.

🚨UPDATE ‼️BIRDIE is HOME SAFE ❤️⚠️UPDATE - STILL NOT FOUND ⚠️Please check your sheds and under porches if you live in th...
01/03/2026

🚨UPDATE ‼️
BIRDIE is HOME SAFE ❤️

⚠️UPDATE - STILL NOT FOUND ⚠️
Please check your sheds and under porches if you live in this area.

⚠️LOST DOG ⚠️
*Please note that Birdie is 🚫 not a Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 dog 🐕 but we are involved in her search.
We are working with Kellie Revell who is well trained in finding lost animals and we are doing everything we can.

🚨LAKE MANITOWABING/MCKELLAR/HURDVILLE/WAUBAMIK area - at this point she could be in any of these areas
Originally escaped from her home 🏡 on Maplewood Drive.
*Please no negative comments - owners have a secure fenced in area for Birdie but she got out the front door and took off.
Accidents happen and we are here to try and find her and get her back home to her people who have not stopped looking for her since she disappeared yesterday.

She loves people but she will be in fight/flight/freeze mode at this point so it's very important that you don't try and catch her but instead report her to the # below on the flyer ASAP.
She is wearing a collar with tags on it.

🚨Please SHARE 🚨
and if you live in this area please check your sheds and under your decks and keep an eye out for Miss Birdie.

****Also does anyone in this area have a drone that could be used in the search ?

Our last adoption announcement for 2025....🚨FELIX IS ADOPTED 🚨 We are incredibly happy for this boy♥️Felix is one of tho...
01/01/2026

Our last adoption announcement for 2025....

🚨FELIX IS ADOPTED 🚨

We are incredibly happy for this boy♥️
Felix is one of those cats that I would pick over and over again to rescue - we saved him from a euthanasia list at a Quebec shelter over 2 years ago.
He has one of those personalities that once you understand him, you get him. We would like to thank 🙏🏿 his foster mom Monica that has stepped up and always has been here for this boy. She took the time to figure him out and understood him.
Felix is an American bobtail cat which means he has a short stubby "bobbed" tail - he was born this way. The personality that Felix has is indicative of these cats...and they are very unique. Felix is also a larger cat and is a big floof so he appears even larger than he is.
He is a gorgeous boy !!!!

We were able to find the perfect home 🏡 for this boy. It took awhile but Skye and her partner were so worth the wait.
Felix is the prince of the 🏰 castle. And he is spoiled rotten‼️
Skye and her partner "get him" and they are truly smitten by this big boy.

This boy is finally getting his happy ever after and we are so happy for him and his new family ♥️

🚨PEANUT 🥜 IS ADOPTED 🚨 Peanut is now named ➡️GRACIE Our little Gracie is only pint sized and she will always and forever...
12/31/2025

🚨PEANUT 🥜 IS ADOPTED 🚨
Peanut is now named ➡️GRACIE

Our little Gracie is only pint sized and she will always and forever be kitten sized ...she's just a really petite girl. She's estimated to be 6-8 months by the vet.

Gracie came to us in a whirlwind two weeks before Christmas 🎄.
A foster of ours was asked to help with her. Gracie was a "barn cat" that wouldn't stay in the barn. She wanted to be in the house 🏡. She was over the top friendly and wanted to be with humans.
Our foster, Marla advocated for little Peanut and we were doing a spay & neuter appointment in Gravenhurst the next day and what was one more to add to the list ? 🤷 Our Gravenhurst vet oblidge and Gracie was fit into the schedule with Belle, Hercules, Moana, Alladin, Mulan, Aurora and momma Fiona.
So, that is how Gracie came into our care and Marla picked up Peanut from the farm and brought her to me. She was everything and then some from the description we were given ♥️Uber friendly
During Gracie's spay it was discovered that she had some issues with the muscles in her stomach. The vet weaved them back together and fixed her up while they were in there. Her incision has been watched extra carefully post spay.
Thank you 🙏🏿 Marla for advocating for this sweet girl. Gracie would have perished if she'd become pregnant and of course she would have gotten pregnant :( if she'd stayed at the barn scenario.

Gracie is now living the life of luxury with Carl and his daughter . She is warm, well fed, lots of snuggles and she also has the company of 2 other resident cats that she has quickly made friends with. Carl is retired and Gracie is soaking up all the attention that she'd been craving.

Happy New Year Gracie and your new family ♥️

🚨FIONA IS ADOPTED 🚨 Momma Fiona is ADOPTED 🎉🎉🎉This sweet sweet momma raised her 6 babies - Belle, Hercules, Moana, Allad...
12/30/2025

🚨FIONA IS ADOPTED 🚨

Momma Fiona is ADOPTED 🎉🎉🎉
This sweet sweet momma raised her 6 babies - Belle, Hercules, Moana, Alladin, Mulan and Aurora and she was such an amazing momma‼️
Now it's her turn to have the spotlight all on her and be showered with all the attention.
We are so so happy for her ❤️

Fiona's story:
Fiona was found in Parry Sound trying to get into people's homes - she was crying at their doors! We are sure that she was looking for a safe warm place to give birth....yes, Fiona was very pregnant when she was found and someone finally helped her. She was posted on lost and found sites and no one came forward to claim her. Fiona definitely belonged to someone - there is zero doubt about that. She's one of the kindest, sweetest, friendliest cats 🐈out there!
Thank you 🙏🏿Tory for advocating and looking after Fiona until we could secure a foster for Fiona.
Thank you 🙏🏿 Katiana for stepping up and fostering this sweet girl and "signing up" for the kittens , not knowing how many she may have.
Fiona gave birth to 6 healthy kittens!!!! Katiana made sure that they were all well socialized from their day of birth. And Fiona was also such a great and doting mom.

Fiona was pre-adopted BEFORE her kittens were adopted !!! Amazing!!! It's usually the moms that have to wait but this wasn't the case for Fiona ❤️
*ALL of Fiona's 6 babies are ADOPTED now !

We are still waiting for an appointment for Fiona at our own vet which will be in the new year - we wanted her to settle first.
The day that Fiona's spay was scheduled, we found out that Fiona has a heart murmur of a 4 out of 6. There could have been added factors into it being so high - she stayed at a team members home with her kittens the night before and then the drive and wondering what was going on with her kittens, we are sure stressed her out more. She has a heart murmur for sure but we are hoping it's not really as bad as it registered the day of her appointment. That's why we are giving her some time to settle plus her new mom will be attending the consult appointment with her too. We will see what unfolds.
Keep your fingers 🤞 crossed for this girl and that it will be safe to go forward with her spay.

Thank you 🙏🏿 Linda for adopting Fiona. Fiona has settled in well and is the Queen of the castle 🏰. No more babies to look after and she's soaking up all the attention. She loves sitting right next to Linda and snuggling. Fiona is such a lovely little girl and we are so happy that she has her own happy ever after.

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