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Mattie's Place is a volunteer run, Toronto based dog & cat rescue focusing on Canadian pets in need.
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11/24/2024

[LOTS OF NEW FACES ADDED TO THE ADOPTABLE LIST TODAY!]

🟢 10 / 22 dogs have a $99 adoption fee
(all dogs are fully vetted & come with all their supplies)

Please help me find them amazing homes.

www.mattiesplace.ca/adopt

11/23/2024

[FOSTERS NEEDED]

December gets busy and we have some dogs that need either a temp foster or permanent.

🟦 LISA

Lisa is currently in boarding, but she needs to move by December 1 due to space issues and cost to Mattie's Place

Learn more about Lisa:
www.petfinder.com/dog/lisa-72895744/on/scarborough/matties-place-on571

🟦 CONRAD

Conrad joined Mattie's Place at 1 week old - (born December 7, 2024) with 8 littermates and his parents. He was adopted at 4 months old but unfortunately, he can not get along with the senior cats in the home. It's been a back and forth the past few months of surrender then the adopters wanting to keep him then needing to surrender again and yesterday he officially joined Mattie's Place. Now 11 months old - weighing in at about 60 pounds.

Conrad is your typical watered down Malinois/GSD mix. He's still a puppy and he's certainly struggling with the surrender, not understanding what's happening in his life. He's staying, for the moment, in an experienced temp foster situation until I can secure a longer-term foster home for him, but he needs to be moved soonest.

Will consider foster to adopt. His adoption fee will be $99. He's fully vetted.

If you can help out with Buttercup, Lisa or Conrad, please email [email protected] with your experience and why you think one of these dogs would be a great foster match for you.

🟦 BUTTERCUP: (foster confirmed for dates foster is away)

Learn more about Buttercup:
www.petfinder.com/dog/buttercup-73788676/on/scarborough/matties-place-on571

11/23/2024

TODAY! It’s busy but no line up so come on over before 2:00 !!

11/23/2024

There are so many unethical rescues operating in Ontario. Many are being closed by authorities with charges pending, but it’s not happening fast enough.

Here’s yet another rescue mistreating dogs - including having dogs stacked up in their garage - Good Dog Niagara (Training & Rescue)

I’m so tired of pets being abused and neglected at the hands of “rescues” in Ontario. You don’t get a pass for your neglect and abuse because you’re in “rescue”.

And knowing there’s a problem and staying silent makes you an equal part of the problem.

11/21/2024

[ YEAR AFTER YEAR YOU HONOUR US WITH YOUR VOTES / PLATINUM & DIAMOND 2024]

Thank you everyone for once again voting Mattie's Place into the "Best Animal Rescue" category year over year over year.

Seems 2024 was year of the cat so big congratulations to the feline fans! We are proud to take the platinum seat for 2024 behind a cat rescue and we've yet to be outvoted by a dog rescue, so thank you for your votes of confidence in Mattie's Place

Also, for the 4th year running, we won Diamond in "Best Pet Food & Supply". Bittersweet with the closing our our rescue centre 7 months ago but a nice ending to that chapter to take a final win home in this category.

Sending gratitude and appreciation for your continued support and confidence in our rescue efforts over the years.

11/21/2024

[ UPDATE #2 ON FUNDRAISING ]

On November 16th I posted that we were closed for any further intakes (except for 1 cat I promised) until February 2025

As a medical rescue I take on an immense amount of debt. I'm always appreciative of the incredible financial support you all lend.

In the span of just a couple weeks, we ran up a debt again of $41,219.06. Some of these dogs I have already spent $1,000's on and these cases were something new that transpired with a current medical dog or a new medical case altogether.

🟩 FOR CLARITY: this new debt is paid. I am not waiting to raise the funds to pay the invoices. I've personally paid them. But I do have to recover the funds back into the rescue account and what wasn't paid from rescue was paid by me personally. I would never run a medical rescue and not have the financial means to pay the debt before me. I just can't sustain long-term, as a volunteer to cover all the rescue debt continually.

And dogs aren't waiting for medical care until the funds are raised. Surgeries/treatments are as scheduled by their treating specialist or veterinarians.

STARTING DEBT: $41,219.06

NOVEMBER 17: $10,367 was raised
NOVEMBER 18-21: $4,892 was raised
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$15,259 RAISED !!

🟣🟣 We have $25,960 to still raise

Thank you to each of you that are supporting this goal.

ORIGINAL POST (includes a link to all the receipts and invoices):
www.facebook.com/share/p/1EZzV6QaYt

1st UPDATE WITH LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS (page 1-3):
www.facebook.com/share/p/18MSpMbi3K

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT:

🟠 CREDIT CARD: https://square.link/u/7VO80uHU
(choose one-time or monthly depending on your preference)

🟠 E-TRANSFER: [email protected]

🟠 SNAIL MAIL:
Mattie's Place
1468 Victoria Park Avenue
PO BOX 420
Toronto, ON
M4A 2M2

11/21/2024

[ PORTUGAL BOUND ]

In July, Popeye & Symba joined Mattie's Place.

It's been a bumpy medical ride for these middle aged boys, with all core medical needing to be completed and then major dental work (Symba needed all his teeth removed and Popeye many), problematic stool, eye ulcers and the list went on

But everyone is finally healthy and they were ready to be adopted!

Applications came and went but one stood out that made my heart happy. An experienced Pomeranian family wanted to adopt Popeye. And the greatest news, they also wanted to adopt Symba! Though they were being fostered in separate homes I was confident they could come back together again and share a home.

Most exciting is this couple live 9 months out of the year in Portugal and then return to the GTA for family time (they still have their home here also)

They were away in Portugal when the adoption process began but arrived home this week for the holidays and the boys were reunited and are now officially adopted!

They'll spend the next couple months settling into their GTA home and then will head back to Portugal in the new year. Popeye & Symba are teeny tiny so they get to fly in-cabin with their parents.

Have a great life littles ones. I'm feeling kinda jealous of you both!

Thank you Sam for fostering Popeye and giving him so many complimentary grooms. Big appreciation to Tamara for fostering Symba and loving on him until adoption.

THE BOYS ORIGINAL WELCOME POST:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19Z3L3fHzK

🟢 FOR 2024 I'M POSTING ADOPTION FEE VS. COST FOR EACH PET, SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MATTIE’S PLACE COST PER DOG/CAT.

ADOPTION FEE: $1,750 (they generously sent $1,900)
MATTIE'S PLACE COST: $3,378

11/21/2024

[ 1 WEEK LATER ]

8 month old Jasmine joined Mattie's Place from an at capacity Ontario shelter 1 week ago.

She joined long-time foster and multi Mattie's Place adopters, Denise W & family.

It didn't take long for her foster to realize, Jasmine was home.

Yesterday she went in for her spay and final vetting and today it's a great day to announce she's officially adopted!

Congratulations pup. This is a great family for you to spend your life with.

🟢 FOR 2024 I'M POSTING ADOPTION FEE VS. COST FOR EACH PET, SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MATTIE’S PLACE COST PER DOG/CAT.

ADOPTION FEE: $875
MATTIE'S PLACE COST: $482

11/20/2024

[THIS WEEK UPDATE ON CASHEW! ]

🟪 SIDENOTE: Best dog ever! And he's available for adoption: $99

If you're not familiar with Cash-ewwwwww (as I call him), he joined Mattie's Place September 21 after being lost for 20 days when he escaped the care of his owner.

He needed such extensive medical care and long-term care, his owners surrendered him to Mattie's Place

Up to last week, he has come with a cost of $12,989.22 and it will continue to climb for another 4 weeks when he is hopefully then fully healed and this can all be behind him.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF HIS CARE:
www.facebook.com/share/p/18bAbEZwGZ

HERE'S HIS ORIGINAL WELCOME POST:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AqZQgepLn

⏩⏩⏩ FAST FORWARD TO THIS WEEK ( 1 week post-op)

On Monday, I took Cashew in for his splint/bandage change and for a 5 day post-op exam. Unfortunately, his incision was infected so we had to culture it and get him started on another course of antibiotics.

Today, Cashew was back to see if the antibiotics were working with his infection and thankfully, yes, they are a match.

If all goes well, his next visit will be Monday for another splint change.

This week we've added 508.22 to his total to date, making him a $13,497.44 dog. My estimate is $15,000 when all is said in done in the coming few weeks. He's worth every single penny and I wouldn't change a thing.

Shout out to Dr. Wainberg & team at TVEH for taking exceptional care of Mr. Cashew these past 2 months and helping with discounts everywhere you can!

📸 Amber Remedios

11/19/2024

[ARE YOU DRIVING TO WINNIPEG SOON?]

Boréal Pet Food has generously donated a skid of food that we can send to rescue in Manitoba.

If you are heading north in an SUV and can help take 600 pounds of dog food (the average SUV can manage 900 pounds payload), then please email: [email protected]

These northern dogs are counting on food to get them through winter and one skid of food can be the difference between life and death

(we can potentially move the food closer to a different starting point within a couple hours, if you are driving north and Wellesley is too far out)

11/17/2024

[ DRIVING HELP NEEDED ]

Can anyone assist with a ride in the next day or 2 for a 30 pound dog that transports well?

Please email: [email protected]

11/17/2024

[ WANDA 2.0 ]

Wanda, who joined Mattie's Place Friday from an Ontario shelter, was able get a well deserved groom today. They said she was the best girl.

She's no longer a silver fox but still equally adorable wearing her tan coat.

11/17/2024

[FUNDRAISING UPDATE #1]

I asked you yesterday how you would feel if you were handed a debt of $41,219.

I ask you today, how you would feel if you were handed the gift of $10,367 toward that $41,219 debt.

WOW! I'm sending out so much thanks!

I'm humbled by each of you and your willingness to embrace this current debt accumulated the past month at Mattie's Place for some major surgical dogs.

⬜ RAISED: $10,367 of the needed $41,219 (as of end of day Nov 16th)

We still have a way to go, but wow, that was an amazing start !

ORIGINAL POST:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1B9ZjDrwyA

INVOICES/DETAILS:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19p3gLUdrk

11/17/2024

[ 7th ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER ]

We want all your companion pets to participate, so this year we're offering a "contribution of your choice" photo event.

Contributions of $30 or more will receive a FREE lemon scented soap for your favourite human, valued at $10 OR a FREE Woofy Waffle (while supplies last)

🎄 WHO:

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND: scary Grinch is shelved and we will only have happy Grinch this year

🎄 WHAT:

2 photos --- 1 digital photo & 1 hard copy photo that can be picked up at the original location you attended anytime between December 8 - December 22

🎄 HOW:

Walk-in.
Cash - Debit - Credit accepted.

🎄 ALSO TO NOTE: Woofy Waffles, $5.00 each, will be available for purchase at each event, while supplies last! Soap will not be available for purchase.

11/16/2024

[IMAGINE IF YOU WERE HANDED A 🟨 $41,219.06 DEBT TODAY]

How much stress would you feel to hold this debt?

It's not from a family vacation, or a shopping spree, or a new car, or tickets to see Taylor Swift.

I hold this debt because it saved Canadian pet lives that needed us most since October 17th - 🟨 $41,219 is 1 month of accumulated vetting debt. $8,186.98 just for Henry, Kit Kat & Reese in a 24 hour period was a big wakeup call.

All the receipts can be found here
(just updated & will add the last ones when they come in):

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🆘 www.facebook.com/share/p/159qmikoD8 🆘

With this, I have to close all intakes until February 2025. I have committed to 1 cat incoming in the next couple weeks and I'll honour that decision. Sadly, pets will lose their life with this decision and that's the hardest cross for me to bear and also how I rack up 🟨 $41,219 in debt in 1 month over and over because often saying no means a life is lost.

I need to take the next couple months to reevaluate the rescue and the amount of behaviour and medical dogs I intake in 2025.

I don't have a magic wand, money tree or unlimited supply of money under my mattress. All this debt, if not covered by donations, is paid by me personally. It's a lot of debt to keep asking the public to help fund, but it's also a lot of debt for me to personally absorb.

I don't pay myself in rescue. I'm a volunteer which many often forget, I think.

The 🟨 $41,219 isn't months upon months of debt, it's 1 month and this is a continual pattern with Mattie's Place with all the medical pets I welcome. Though there's a tremendous amount of support for Mattie's Place and we always seem to power through it, it's just a lot to face over and over and honestly I'm tired of waking up to massive rescue debt when I don't carry any personal debt.

This isn't a deep fake and today I'm closed for intake and tomorrow I'll intake again. Today I'm closed for intake until February 2025 (except 1 senior cat). Non-negotiable within myself and to the rest of the world.

I'm really sorry to all of you and the pets who will need me that I can't help.

If you'd like to contribute towards this debt
(I'll do a contributor update later today)

🟠 CREDIT CARD: https://square.link/u/7VO80uHU
(choose one-time or monthly depending on your preference)

🟠 E-TRANSFER: [email protected]

🟠 SNAIL MAIL:
Mattie's Place
1468 Victoria Park Avenue
PO BOX 420
Toronto, ON
M4A 2M2

11/16/2024

[ OUR ONTARIO SHELTERS KEEP ADVOCATING ]

Yesterday, our friends over at Burlington Animal Services reached out to Mattie's Place to see if we could assist with a 13 pound senior sweetheart (estimated to be 9 years old) found as a stray.

The shelter took exceptional care of her and when getting her vetted they did a 4dx blood test and this sweetie came back lyme positive.

Lyme disease usually responds well to treatment and dogs typically don't become ill, so I'm really hopefully for Wanda, even with her clinically significant positive results.

That said, since she was a stray, there's no medical history, so it's unknown how long ago she was bit by a tick. Thankfully she is not symptomatic. The sooner treatment starts the better chances dogs have of overcoming this tick borne illness.

Wanda is on a very powerful antibiotic for 30 days. It can make dogs feel not so great, so the shelter wanted to see her in a foster setting and I welcomed her today.

I'm going to foster her, for the interim anyhow, to keep a close eye on how she's managing the medication and see if any lyme disease symptoms appear.

Thank you Virginia for meeting up with me to shorten my drive somewhat today. I'm grateful and appreciative for your time spent for Wanda.

A great big welcome to my newest foster dog, Ms. Wanda! I kinda love you already good girl.

11/15/2024

[WHEN YOU DO RESCUE RIGHT, IT'S EXPENSIVE]

The great thing is, you know when you're adopting a dog from Mattie's Place all the necessary vetting is completed.

Yesterday I welcomed 3 unexpected canines from a breeding situation. Breeder profited off them for years.

In 24 hours, the total cost for their care to Mattie's Place:

VETTING TODAY: $7,574.84
OVERNIGHT BOARDING/GROOMING: $200
FOOD & SUPPLIES: 275.44 + 136.70 = $412.14
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🟢 $8,186.98
(is what I spent on 3 emergency intake dogs in 24 hours)

But, they have all their vetting completed. They are healthy and now begins their healing journey, body and mind.

Thank you everyone for the name suggestions. I re-introduce you to

🟧 Henry
5-7 years old ┃ 3.5 kg / 8 pounds ┃ Male

🟧 Kit Kat
Chinese Crested ┃7 years┃ 5 kg / 11 pounds ┃ Female

🟧 Reese
5-7 years ┃ 3.3 kg / 7 pounds ┃ Female ┃ grade 2-3 luxating patella back left leg (potential surgery candidate)

Thank you to foster Mom's: Amber, Megan and Natallia! I couldn't do this without you.

Though Amber and I fist fought in the streets for Reese. She won. 🏋️‍♀️ 💪

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Toronto, ON
M1N2V2

Telephone

416.551.7005

Website

http://www.mattiesplace.ca/

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TODAY! It’s busy but no line up so come on over before 2:00 !!

Cashew Surgery Day

[ WE GOT THE CASHEW PARTY STARTED EARLY TODAY ] Cashew was admitted at 7:00 am for his ligament surgery at Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital - TVEH His surgeon, Dr. Wainberg, updated me this afternoon that his torn ligament was reconstructed and repaired with an artificial ligament and he should have a full recovery and be back on all 4's soon! He'll be discharged tomorrow. Unfortunately, he still needs to keep the splint on so continued weekly splint changes; November 18, November 25, December 2 and finally more x-rays and hopefully no further splint at his final appointment December 9. Thousands has already been invested in Cashew and this is the final big money spend, hopefully: $5,726.86 + $1,000 splint changes and $1,000/month in-home boarding. His invoice for this surgery can be found at this link, and he'll have another $1,000 added on top of that for his splint changes plus x-rays and his continued boarding costs: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ep36U5qTu PLEASE HELP IF YOU'RE ABLE. I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. 🟠 CREDIT CARD: https://square.link/u/7VO80uHU (choose one-time or monthly depending on your preference) 🟠 E-TRANSFER: [email protected] 🟠 SNAIL MAIL: Mattie's Place 1468 Victoria Park Avenue PO BOX 420 Toronto, ON M4A 2M2

[THANK YOU CP24 FOR WELCOMING ROCKY TO THE STUDIO] Did you happen to catch Amber Remedios representing Mattie's Place today with Rocky? She did amazing, didn't she!? Rocky has officially been with Mattie's Place 14 months. Such a good boy. Let's find him a home!

PETition Reading in Parliment

[OUR PET-ITION WAS TABLED YESTERDAY] Big thanks to Julie Dabrusin (MP for Toronto-Danforth) for getting behind our mission to bring awareness to our lack of animal welfare laws in Canada and the need for immediate change. She did an incredible job presenting yesterday and I'm appreciative of her efforts. Special thanks as well to each of you for also rallying behind the pet-ition and getting the needed signatures. More to come on the politicians that also stepped up to support yesterday at Parliament.

Alfie

[10 MONTHS OLD / $99 ADOPTION FEE] Alfie is a GREAT boy and eager to please his human. He's always up to learning new things that Amber Remedios wants to teach him. LEARN MORE ABOUT ALFIE www.mattiesplace.ca/adopt

[OUR LOWEST ADOPTION FEE DOGS ...] ..... cost the rescue the most money. We have dogs that have been with Mattie's Place for over a year waiting to find their forever homes. Their adoption fees are only $99 The cost to maintain a dog in care that long is expensive. Rocky & Ruby both had major illness in care, that were unexpected over the past year and together the cost was over $20,000. Grooming costs: Daboa was groomed again today: $150 per groom Cost of boarding. Food. Annual exams. Year round parasite prevention. The costs add up, and up and up and up. I'm in the fetal position in a corner, but hey, Ruby & Rocky lived to share their medical emergencies and Daboa is feeling fine and fresh today after his groom! 😅 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE DOGS (check out their profiles on the website) ⚪ DABOA (Born February 1, 2014 / Arrived May 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE ⚪ RUBY (Born August 3, 2019 / Arrived July 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE ⚪ REAPER (BORN March 13, 2019 / Arrived November 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE ⚪ BABY FACE (Born March 13, 2019 / Arrived November 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE ⚪ DEMETRI (Born 04/13/2015 / Arrived November 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE ⚪ FENDI (Born June 30, 2023 / Arrived December 2023) 💲 99 ADOPTION FEE

[RAINN UPDATE] Rainn continues to have the time of his life at Mattie's Place. He's been hanging out with trainer Courtney from Resilient Canine the past week and we're sticking by the fact that he's the best dog. His herding skills run deep in his DNA. He is a Mini/toy Australian Shepherd, after-all, weighing in (when he reaches his healthy weight) an estimated 18 pounds. He is certainly a dog that wants a job and loves to herd his canine friends when playtime gets super exciting. Rainn likes to be a dog in charge! But he also easily backs off his herding desires when his foster Mom let's him know he's crossing playtime boundaries that do not need to be crossed. He is working through crate training and some separation anxiety (common with the breed). If he wakes up from a nap and realizes his foster Mom isn't home, he'll scream as loud as his little lungs will allow. But it triggers his Mom's 2 way camera and one vocal correction from foster Mama and he always chooses to go back to nap time until she returns home. Good choices Rainn. 2 year old Rainn really is just a great dog that is true to his breed; athletic, playful, charming, social, enthusiastic, loyal and very-very-very smart. For an Adopter that understands the breed, Rainn will be easy-breezy. He's a great little dog that wants to believe he has a job. He's also very kind and easy to love. The situation he joined Mattie's Place from was simply a rescue and foster not understanding the breed and breed needs and instead of harnessing his DNA and working with it, they opted to muzzle and prong him. He is free of those tools with Mattie's Place though his body is still healing from the ramifications of those choices. Rainn holds no grudges towards humans and I'm so proud of him! With thanks to Courtney (Resilient Canine) and Amber ( Canadian Canine Crew) for helping Mattie's Place out with Rainn's journey the past couple weeks so we could assess and understand who Rainn is. ASSESSM