Odd Paws Rescue

10/09/2025

If only we had the space for dogs…
Someone come get this big lump

Rusty, ID #112948, is a 63-pound handsome boy who came to us from the Hoschton area. He’s approximately 5 years old! He's calm, a bit shy, and carries himself with quiet dignity. Rusty does have heartworm, but he can begin treatment as soon as he’s adopted or rescued. He deserves the chance to heal and finally be loved the way he should. He’s patiently waiting for his furever family to find him. Could it be you? Come in to meet him, or simply share his post with your friends!

GwinnettCounty.com/AvailablePets

❤️ Right now, all adoption fees are being waived and come with spaying/neutering, microchipping, certain vaccinations, and heartworm treatment if required! It’s a wonderful opportunity to bring a new furry companion into your home!

10/01/2025

Skip the fake Halloween webs—protect wildlife! The spiderweb decorations trap birds, bees, and butterflies, resulting in numerous deaths each fall.

09/27/2025

Everything is fine on the rescue front, but I have had an extreme family emergency and had to leave town to see a family member immediately.
Might not be able to post on here as regularly for a bit, but rest assured the rescue is continuing as usual and all kitties are ok. Fosters and volunteers will hold down the fort.
We still need as much help as we can get with Ivar- l!nks in b!o to help.

I will post when I can but have no idea what’s going to happen the next few days. Might recycle old funny posts to entertain the algorithm but this is why. Thank you for understanding.

09/24/2025

ADOPT A CAT TODAY!! The truth is meowt there.

(Is this how we do this? Is this advertising? I am out of touch with the youths)

(( anyways, go feed Mousey and Koo some treats at ))

09/24/2025

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Firefighters being amazing, as always.

09/21/2025

It turns out we have a little artist in our midst!
Ivar REALLY wanted the bell balls inside his scratcher and made a perfect little paw shape to get them out. We would like to set aside some of his donations for his art college fund.

He’s doing very well with his physical therapy exercises- I just realized I shared that update to GFM but not here. came out to see him and gave us some exercises/stretches to do daily to help with his range of motion in his hind legs. Ivar is very patient and such a good boy.

He’s finished his antibiotics now and is out of quarantine and learning to socialize with our forever cats, though at the moment only when supervised. He has to stay in his baby jail overnight and when I’m not here until we are sure he won’t hurt himself climbing on things.

We are still raising funds to cover his UGA and other vet visits, along with future care. We still don’t have results for his mucopolysaccharidosis tests- as soon as those are in, if he is negative, we will schedule his neuter. If he does have that, his life expectancy will be much shorter, but he will still have quality of life, so we will still not be euthanizing under any circumstances.

If you can help us care for him, please screenshot the last slide and click the qr! Or check our b!o for more ways to help. 🖤

09/18/2025

Crime helping her foster mama play Stardew Valley 💫

Crime and Punishment are getting fixed this week and will be ready to find their forever homes shortly after! Contrary to their names, they are sweet little snugglebugs who can do no wrong.

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09/16/2025

Hey, Athens!! 👋🏼 🐾

Our friends at .vets now have an ultrasound machine and *three* certified techs- along with the doc, of course. We go to Sycamore for all of our spays/neuters and with every little day to day medical issue and we adore them. They’re competent, friendly, affordable, and truly LOVE every animal that walks through their door.

If you have adopted from us, Sycamore offers 20% off yearly checkup bundles, as well. They also offer boarding services. They have our Odd Paws seal of approval 🫡

Give them a call today!

The super cute tech doing her job here is .boz 💜

09/13/2025

If you’ve been to lately, you may have seen our bonded pair of cuties in the adoption room- Mousey and Koo. Right before they came to us, at the shelter, they had been roughhousing a bit and Koo started to favor one of her legs and not put much pressure on it. We thought it was a mild sprain, but it wasn’t improving fast enough, so our wonderful friend & volunteer took her in to .vets today. Turns out she has a bone chip in her left femur. She will be okay, but she’s on some pain meds and had laser therapy to help with inflammation. Please give her extra love and snuggles if you see her!

Slow posts this week are because I am on my bachelorette trip! I’m marrying the love of my life, , on October 11th, so it’s a crazy couple of months on top of work and the rescue. We have our badass volunteers and pet sitters holding down the fort, Ivar is being spoiled rotten, everyone is good. We did start a GFM for Ivar which I will add to our profile lynx, and he starts physical therapy on the 18th.

We are a few thousand in the hole after these past couple months and closed to intakes until we can recoup our costs- today’s visit alone was $321.69.

If you want to help us out:

🌟 PayPal/card: ko-fi.com/oddpawsrescue
🌟 Venmo: @ oddpawsrescue
🌟 Cashapp: $oddpawsrescue
🌟 Free.99: interact with/share posts! Thank you!!

09/08/2025

Ivar’s bills are around 2500 so far, so I made a GFM to hopefully reach a wider audience, as our usual fundraising methods aren’t doing enough. He needs to start physical therapy ASAP as well, which will also be expensive. Shares are greatly appreciated!

His discharge notes from UGA are in the update posted if anyone wants to read all about his condition and where we’re at right now.

We will revisit the possibility of surgery once we have his final congenital issue test back, but at the moment, we don’t think there’s much that can be done surgically. I would like to get him to other specialists if I can to get second and maybe third opinions, but we’re trapped by what our budget allows.

My name is Scarlet, and I run a nonprofit special needs cat-focused an… Scarlet Lewis needs your support for Help Ivar the Kitten on his road to a normal life