Cottage Paws Rescue

03/07/2025

Thank you 🙏🏿 Holistic Health and Nutrition - Jennifer Beagan-Alves for giving our Mila an ICR THERAPY.
It makes a difference in the lives of our dogs 🐕 and we appreciate Jennifer for providing this to get them the best start ❤️

Mila is looking for a new foster or foster to adopt home 🏡
Please contact us at :
[email protected] for more information on Mila :)

02/07/2025

Hey everyone,
My name is Charlie and I'm a 2 year old ginger boy. I'm a good boy and just like any other ginger cat, I can be mischievous 😹
But the last few weeks, I haven't been feeling well. My vet bill at the vet's has been growing with all the care I have been getting.
Everyone is fighting for me and I really hope that one day I get to have my own forever 🏡 home and live my happily ever after.
Please donate if you can - either by the gofundme or email money transfer at:
[email protected]

Thank you for all of your support ❤️ and a very special thank you 🙏🏿to everyone that has already donated to help me get better.
I really appreciate it
Charlie xo

02/07/2025

🚨ANOTHER CHARLIE UPDATE🚨

Our sweet Charlie 🐈 was released from the Port Hope Emergency Vet Clinic this afternoon.
It was a super long day of driving 🚗 and in holiday traffic.
We appreciate the care that Charlie has received at the Port Hope Emergency Vet Clinic.
It's been 3 weeks of this boy not being well 🤢and a lot of back and forth to the vet.
This last vet visit they kept him and he's been there since Thursday night 😭
He is now eating some food on his own✔️
He has come home with a feeding tube still in just in case he reverts back to not 🚫 eating again.
I am hoping for the best and that it is not needed and that Charlie is going in the right direction health wise.
It's going to be a long road.
He's on 6 different kinds of medications (some are vitamins to help with his liver)
One day at a time and hopefully every day starts getting better.

He has not stopped 🛑purring since he was let out of his carrier at home.
It's safe to say that he's happy to be back in familiar surroundings.
He's being kept separate so that he can be closely monitored with "input" and "output"💩 and he also has the feeding tube in so we have to be careful with that.
He has eaten a bit of food since he arrived and had one of his medications.
So far, so good 🤞🤞🤞

We are waiting for his total bill amount to be emailed to us in the morning and it's going to be a big one.

If you can help towards this we would greatly appreciate it.
Every single dollar counts.
Thank you 🙏🏿 for your continued support ♥️
Donations can be made at
[email protected]

Also going to use this as an educational post.
Constipation 💩in cats can be fatal or can open up a whole lot of other health problems if not noticed and left untreated.
The problem is that if you have more than one cat 🐈, you may not notice it right away.
It is important that cats 🐈have a diet of wet AND dry food daily.
In general cats do not 🚫 drink enough water.
If they are only eating dry food, the likelihood of developing kidney disease becomes prevalent and becomes a greater risk once they hit 10+ years of age.
Now, you may say that you never had a problem years ago with only feeding dry food to your cats. It really isn't something that was talked about much until the last 10 years.
But now we know.
Charlie was eating both wet and dry food daily so when it was realized that he was constipated, it was a bit of a shock.
He stopped eating too and that multiplied the problems :(
This boy was really sick 🤢

We are really hoping this boy can make a full recovery- we will keep you updated on Charlie's progress.

01/07/2025

🚨MEET OUR COTTAGE PAWS RESCUE ADOPTABLE ANIMALS🚨

Some of these guys have been in our care for far too long with zero interest 😭

Their complete profiles can be found on PetFinder or for more information you can email us at [email protected]

01/07/2025

If you live in the SARNIA AREA - this is an affordable spay/neuter/vaccine/microchip clinic (read the whole post for the full details of what is included)

IMPORTANT POST - Concerning Spay Neuter services ONLY

Over the past few years, the Sarnia & District Humane Society has seen a significant increase in our stray/ surrender population.
We believe spaying or neutering improves balanced behaviours in pets, optimizes their health and happiness and is critical in managing our pet population.

Working in close partnership with Bright's Grove Animal Hospital
we are pleased to offer affordable spay/neuter services to our community. Each spay/neuter service will include core vaccinations/rabies/ microchip/flea treatment/nail trim and e-collar.
A $75.00 non refundable deposit must be paid at time of submitted form. This will be applied to total cost.

Compassionate. Professional. Accessible.

Our licensed Veterinarians, Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs), Medical Technicians and Awesome Administrative heros are highly skilled and passionate about every animal's life.

** Wellness/Vaccination Clinics are not being offered at this time.

30/06/2025

🚨FIREWORKS SAFETY FOR YOUR PETS🚨

It is summer 🌞 and we are officially in Fireworks Season. There is no denying that they are beautiful to watch, but they are terrifying to wildlife and to our pets🐾and indirectly they cause many deaths every year.

Please Please Please 🙏🏿 be diligent with your dogs 🐶 and your cats 🐈
Every single summer there are posts plastered all over our lost & found sites of pets that have "taken off" "escaped" "been spooked" due to fireworks frightening them and are missing.
Many are never found 😭
*The posts have already started this past weekend.

BE SMART, BE DILIGENT, BE PROACTIVE and protect your animals🐾and yourself from this heartache 💔

30/06/2025

🚨ADOPTION NEWS🚨

IT'S OFFICIAL 🎉🎉
HERO has found his forever family❤️
This past weekend Hero was the "best dog" in his new owners' wedding 🥂celebrations.
How incredibly cool is that ❓
Pictures are attached.

Hero has not 🚫 stopped smiling😁 since we dropped him off at his foster home 🏡. It was pretty clear that Hero was having the time of his life in their care.
Hero learned how to "dog" with Candace and her farm crew. He became part of the family quickly.
He's great with the farm animals, the cats, the other dogs and their two daughters.
According to Candace, Hero is really Ryan's dog 🤷and he talked her into it :) but she'd already fallen for him too.

Thank you 🙏🏿 Candace for stepping up for Hero when a foster was needed for him.
Hero is a Maremma (LGD) Livestock Guardian Dog. Hero is our 5th LGD that we have placed in the last few years.
We are so happy for HERO and it's very clear he's very happy to be part of this huge family and it's been made official with the wedding pics ♥️

How did HERO end up in rescue ❓
Here is his story if you have a minute to read.
Every dog 🐕, every cat 🐈 has a story and this is HERO'S STORY.

Hero was on kijiji and was given to a woman from Parry Sound. His name was Zero- he just turned 3 years old, had spent his life on a chain and had been used for breeding. Although the woman from Parry Sound helped get Zero out of that situation, she put him into the situation of Zero living in a very small one bedroom apartment with no yard. Zero took to barking nonstop when he was left alone and growling at everyone and everything new. He was basically put into a pressure cooker that was ready to explode.

Can't say this enough ‼️
KNOW THE BREED.
There is zero excuse these days with the internet readily available to investigate.
Don't get a dog because they are big or they are gorgeous or they have blue eyes or you've seen them do neat tricks on the internet. There is so much more to a dog than its appearance. Each and every breed has both good and bad traits. Know the traits BEFORE you get the dog.

This woman that saved Zero also saved Mila off of Kijiji and immediately Mila escaped and was lost for 24 hours and we helped capture Mila. Mila was surrendered to Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 when they realized they couldn't afford her vet bills :(.
We knew about Zero when we took in Mila. Fast forward 2 weeks later and they were asking us to take Zero too. We needed a foster that could work with Zero.
In stepped Candace who had fostered many dogs through another rescue and she knew she could help make ZERO into ➡️HERO
FOSTERING SAVED HERO
The day CJ and I were supposed to go and pick up Hero to deliver him to Candace , we were told that Hero had been moved and was now in Barrie in an apartment building on the 8th floor ‼️
This was an extremely emotional rescue and to see Hero thriving is the BEST gift ever ♥️
I'm crying writing this post but they are happy tears. There were many sleepless nights spent worrying about this boy.

And I will say it again, FOSTER FAILS are the BEST.
They are a WIN/WIN.
Yay HERO ....you are a true HERO and we can't wait to see your future adventures that you take in with wide eyed wonder and smiles. We know that you are lovin life ♥️and this is what it's all about.

29/06/2025

🚨CHARLIE UPDATE 🚨

Charlie has been with our good friends at Port Hope Emergency Vet Clinic since late Thursday evening.
He was not 🚫eating.
Every trick I know was used to try and get Charlie to eat, plus I learned some new tricks that also failed 😭
They have run blood tests and an ultrasound on Charlie.
Charlie has what is called Fatty Liver Disease or Hepatic Lipidosis.
Charlie was first discovered to be constipated 💩two weeks ago and was "cleared out" 2 x and then he stopped eating :( and that's "how" this developed.
The description of what Fatty Liver Disease is below 👇 in the pictures.

We are fighting for him and so are the staff at the clinic.
Charlie has had a feeding tube inserted. He has eaten a small amount on his own which is good but by no means is this boy out of the woods yet 😭
The hope is to get Charlie stable and well enough to come home 🏡 (to me) and when he does, he will be coming home with the feeding tube in and I will have to learn how to feed Charlie through the feeding tube until his enzymes are level and he is gaining weight back, eating on his own and he is healthy.
There has been a lot of driving in the last two weeks at brutal hours. Countless conversations about Charlie and his health and he had been receiving care every 2-4 hours before he went back into the hospital. We just want him to get better.
Charlie is the sweetest ginger 🧡 boy and has remained full of purrs throughout this whole ordeal.
As most gingers, he has the COOLEST personality. If you've ever owned a ginger 🧡 cat you will know exactly what I'm talking about 😹😹😹
It would be a dream come true for Charlie to have his own forever home and I pray this can happen for him-he loves both cats 🐈 and dogs 🐕 but he has to get healthy first. Charlie is 2-3 years of age, so he's not by any means an old guy.

We have no idea 💡 what this vet bill is going to cost or even when Charlie can come back home 🏡
We will have to remain at a halt with any new animal intakes until this bill can be paid in full.
If you can help towards Charlie's vet care, it would be greatly appreciated - ANY and EVERY amount counts and all adds up.
Donations can be made to :
[email protected]

Thank you 🙏🏿 for your continued support. We appreciate you ❤️

*It is to be noted that Charlie was never 🚫an overweight cat and fatty liver disease "usually" happens to overweight cats.

29/06/2025

🚨PAPA & BAMA UPDATE & PLEA FOR HELP🚨

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Papa (far left in picture) and Bama (right in picture) arrived 8 days ago in their new foster to adopt home 🏡 after being at bylaw (unclaimed) for over 30 days.

This is a heartbreaker 💔....and there have been tears flowing 💧all around in the discussions about this.
WE HAVE TO MOVE THEM ASAP‼️
WE NEED A NEW FOSTER, or A NEW FOSTER TO ADOPT or ADOPTER very quickly for these two boys due to the current foster to adopt home owner has had something medical arise and they can no longer look after them and they have to focus on getting better😭

Please apply at : https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9
Or email :
[email protected]

These are GOOD DOGS ....that can't be stressed enough!!
Although we are sad and disappointed, we are thankful 🙏🏿that we now have a better idea 💡from the current family of what these two boys are like in a home 🏡 environment.

FROM THE CURRENT HOME :
*They are good dogs
*Well mannered in the house 🏡
*Don't get into anything
*They just want to hang out and chill
*They love their humans and being part of a home 🏡
*They have met the whole extended family ranging from grandchildren aged 3 years and up and Papa & Bama are AMAZING with ALL people. Gentle dogs
*They are happy dogs and easy going
*They like being a part of whatever is going on - as we were talking yesterday on the phone with the current family- the foster to adopt Mom was laying in bed with a dehabilitating headache and both dogs were at the side of her bed 🛏️ sleeping - they just wanted to be with her. It was like they knew she wasn't feeling well.
*They know "sit, lay down, shake a paw"
*Papa is almost 8 years old and 80 pounds
*Bama is almost 6 years old and 65 pounds
*Papa is the father of Bama and these 2 have lived their whole lives together.
*They can pull hard on the leash if they see a cat/squirrel etc - prior to their stay at bylaw, they most likely were never on a leash. They are on the medium to large size and they are strong dogs. Prey drive on leash is fairly common and can be worked at. So leash skills need to be worked on. A fenced in yard would be plus for these guys but not a must.
*No 🚫 cats 🐈 - they have tried to chase on a walk
*We are unsure of other dogs - we know that they were living with 3 dogs prior to their bylaw impoundment.
*Both dogs are now neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccines (Bama needs one more visit to the vet to complete his DA2PP)

This has been heartbreaking 💔 for the Foster to adopt family and for us....the last thing any of us wanted to do was move these senior dogs around to multiple homes after what they have been through. And yet after all they have been through, these dogs remain GOOD DOGS and just want to be part of a family.

Over the years, Cottage Paws Rescue has been known to take on some harder to place dogs 🐕
Papa and Bama do not 🚫 fall under that category.
Other than the leash pulling and wanting to chase cats/squirrels while on leash these guys are a 9 out of 10 ✅
Please help us in finding these 2 their FOREVER place to land and live out the rest of their senior years.
They are amazing companion dogs.

Thank you for your continued support - we appreciate our small but mighty Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 Facebook community - YOU are the reason lives have been saved, fosters have been found and forever homes 🏡 have been found. YOU are helping make the difference in animals 🐾 lives and we are thankful for you ❤️