Indigo Rescue

02/20/2025

Hey everyone.

We are reaching out to try to find foster homes for two dogs whose owner has had a stroke. Please SHARE and give some thought to whether you can foster one of these two sweet boys who have lost their person and their home 😢.

DM for more information. Thank you!!

Frankie is a neutered male Pit bull. He is 4 years old.
He is house trained.
He minds well and has great recall. Frankie is not destructive. He loves squeaky toys and car rides.
He plays sweet and gentle with his small, senior dog friend. ❤️

Tank is a 12 year-old Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix. He is a neutered male. Tank is very spunky and playful. He dances and twirls 😉, and is potty trained. Tank loves car rides and his little bed.
He is not needy. He is happy and excited with people.



02/14/2025

Hope everyone is staying warm and safe in our snowy weather.

We just wanted to share that effective today, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society international have made an official name change. Their collective new name is: Humane World For Animals.

It’s a much more inclusive and descriptive name considering everything they do.

Good for them!!

BIG news! The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International are uniting our efforts under one name, Humane World for Animals, to make ...

02/11/2025

Hello!

Do we have any tortoise lovers out there?! This is a red footed tortoise. He was found stray and brought to the county shelter. He is about 12” in size. The red footed tortoise’s origin is South America and this poor guy was abandoned in cold, wet Oregon! His under shell is in poor condition and he is in need of good nutrition and TLC, so we need to move him soon. We’ll take the tortoise to the specialist vet asap.

Please share, and if you would like a novel project for yourself, please do some research. Once their habitat is set up, they are pretty low maintenance, but they live 50+ years so consider carefully.

Thank you!!

02/06/2025

Hello! Is anyone interested in fostering a two year-old, 57lb, high energy, male (probably) goldendoodle for us?  He is noted as a friendly dog who needs exercise and training. 

This boy came into the county shelter so badly matted they couldn’t really identify his breed (see pic)🤬.  Sorry, the only other pic is a shelter intake photo, so it’s not that good. 

Please share and DM if you are interested in fostering. Portland Metro area only please.

Thank you!


02/05/2025

This is it! As we enter the final stretch of our sale, which will end on February 15th, we are offering a special 15% discount on our Adopt The Sparkle Jewelry Fundraiser. Wow!!  That’s 15% off on our already competitive jewelry prices.

To receive the 15% discount on any items you purchase, you just need to enter the discount code: indigo (all lower case).

You can help us end our fantastic fundraiser with a big bang, and get an even better deal on a stunning jewelry piece.

Thank you!

https://auctria.events/indigoadoptthesparkle

01/30/2025

Hello! Our online Adopt the Sparkle Jewelry Fundraiser will be coming to an end soon so we are doing a final pre Valentines Day push! There’s lots of beautiful bling still available for the taking. Some is beloved/Valentines themed, and the rest is just fantastic.

Please share with all of your networks. It’s an easy way to get a beautiful piece of jewelry for a great price and an even better purpose. And remember, we can ship anywhere in the United States. 😊 Check out our selection using the link below. 

Thank you! ❤️🐾💍

https://auctria.events/indigoadoptthesparkle

01/21/2025

We’ve always said that we will do our best to rescue any species in need of rescue. Over the years it’s been dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, a sugar glider, an iguana, a bearded dragon, baby squirrels, baby chipmunks, a calf, pony, donkey, goats, alpacas, geese, and, well, you get the picture. Rescue means Rescue. 

Today, we are looking for a Foster home for an African Side Neck Turtle. This little one was rescued from a college dorm, where it probably never should have been to begin with.  

Can you foster a turtle in an aquarium? Or maybe you know someone else who has experience and an affinity for aquatic turtles? This little one is approximately the size of your hand. 

Please share and DM for more information.

Thanks!

01/18/2025

Uggggh. We had a foster-to-adopt lined up for this sweet girl, Sugarplum, and just tonight it fell through. 😞

Please help. This girl needs to get out of the shelter ASAP. Sugarplum is listed as a Lab/Pit mix. She’s an adorable and sweet girl. She is estimated to be about four years old and 70 pounds (a bit overweight). she holds it in her kennel so she is more than likely 100% housetrained. Short video in the comments. ❤️

Please consider, contemplate, share and DM for more information. Repeating again like a broken record; fostering saves lives. 

Local Portland, Metro area only, please.

Thank you so much! 

01/17/2025

Ummm. More little critters in trouble. These three piggy girls are needing to get out of the county shelter. Anybody local up for fostering? Guinea pigs make the most adorable sounds. They just make you smile. 

Please share, and DM for more info.

Thank you! 

01/17/2025

Hello.

Trying again to find a foster home for this super cute young Shepherd mix girl named Dulce.  She is approximately 10/11 months old and weighs 41 pounds.  she is sweet and playful, as any pup her age would be. Obviously, she needs training, as any pup her age would need 😊 

Dulce has a coat like a long-haired shepherd, but her legs are shorter. Hard to say what her mix might be.

Please share and consider whether you might be able to foster this sweet girl. The sooner she can get out of the county shelter the sooner she can start living the life a teenaged puppy should be living. 

DM with any questions. Portland Metro area, please. 

Thank you!

01/12/2025

This is our first ever sugar glider rescue. She was abandoned loose in an unheated apartment for a long time. Sugar gliders are very social and she was deprived of companionship or care.

Yesterday, we purchased a large habitat.  Large enough for 2 to 3 sugar gliders. Tracy has outfitted it with things to climb on and play with and pouches to burrow into. Now, we just need to find her a friend (or two).

Please share, maybe you know someone who has lost one sugar glider, and the other needs companionship. Or maybe you know someone who started off with two and has since decided it’s not the right time? 

For now, she is doing well, considering all she has been through. She is exploring her new digs and snuggling in her beds. 

More video in the comments. 😊

❤️



01/08/2025

Hello!

This is a reminder that our Adopt the Sparkle online jewelry sale is running through March 1st, and with Valentines Day right around the corner it’s the perfect time to consider purchasing a beautiful piece of fine jewelry that directly supports our life saving animal rescue work!

The ring below is a new and very generous donation, BUT having a beautiful, valuable ring does nothing to help our rescues until we can sell it. This is a gorgeous 18 karat white gold ring featuring a one carat round brilliant-cut, Tiffany-set center stone, and 14 additional diamonds on the surrounding band that total almost another 1/3 carat. The ring’s size is approximately 6.75. I’ve attached the 2024 appraisal with a total value of $9234. The pictures really don’t give it the justice it deserves. It really sparkles 😍

Please share this amazing piece of jewelry with your social media contacts because you never know who might be thinking of upgrading to the ring of their dreams, or getting newly engaged and could purchase a gorgeous, classic ring that’s even more meaningful because of what it supports.

Our price for this ring, including the appraisal, is: $5000.!! 💍

Note: we will be adding a few more stunning pieces of jewelry to our sale over the next few days so don’t forget to check back to see what other treasures you might find.

Thank you!!

https://auctria.events/indigoadoptthesparkle

01/06/2025

It’s a new year and the shelters are still jammed to the hilt with abandoned dogs. So, yep, we’re off to a running start with a new list of dogs who need to get out of the county shelter and into foster homes.

I’ll include information under each dog’s photos. Please share with your social media networks and consider whether you might be able to foster and help save the life of one of these deserving dogs.

As ever, thank you!

12/31/2024

Hello!

Next Friday, we have a big drop-off planned for Bottledrop so if you have extra bottles and cans hanging around that you want to donate to Indigo Rescue, now is the time!

Thank you!

12/29/2024

With all the bad news in the animal rescue and sheltering world, we thought we’d share a story with a happy ending with you all.

We were contacted by our fantastic partner organization, Fences For Fido, who if you haven’t already learned about, you should really take a minute to visit and read about their amazing mission of building securely fenced areas and unchaining dogs who live their lives on the end of a chain. 

Back to our story: Fences For Fido had contacted us about a young English Bulldog who was living in a bad situation. They wanted to know if we could take her in. We posted and were lucky enough to find a wonderful foster home for her pretty quickly. All we knew about the dog, Zoe, was that she was about a year old and still needed to be spayed. There was some drama leading up to us receiving her. The owners were vacillating because they had spent $3000 to purchase her. It was really unclear why they were giving her up to begin with. Eventually, though, they committed. 

Fast-forward to November 3rd, 2024, the day we received Zoe. We had asked for copies of any prior vet records and were told that there were none. Nothing. Not even puppy vaccinations. When we received her, we could see right away that she was very underweight. She also had a cherry eye (inflamed tissue bulging out from under her eyelid), and her eyes were goopy. She was very friendly, but also seemed deflated. We could see that she had a skin infection on her chest that was more than likely the result of flea infestation, so we treated her for fleas and worms and then got her set up in her new foster home.

Over the next few days, we learned about all the things poor Zoe had been dealing with. First, she was urinating blood.  It turned out she had a very severe urinary tract infection.  During her vet exam it was also discovered that she had a raging bacterial and fungal ear infection, and a skin infection on her chest.  She had a cherry eye in one eye AND entropion (inverted eyelids) in both eyes. She also had an elongated soft palate, which is common in this breed, but contributes to difficulty breathing. 

We got Zoe started on antibiotics and ear meds right away.  We didn’t want to risk her going into heat so we got her in for her spay surgery the next week.  During her spay surgery, our awesome vets worked really hard to correct the cherry eye, the entropion and the soft palate, and also to clean out her ears really good. We all felt really good about being able to correct all the things that were undoubtedly making Zoe feel terrible, but her troubles weren’t over yet.

A few days into recovery from surgery,  Zoe started having seizures. We weaned her off the sedation and pain meds, just in case they were contributing, but the seizures continued until we put her on anticonvulsant medication. Luckily, she has not had a seizure since being on meds. But we are convinced she had seizure disorder to begin with, and it solves the mystery of why the owners were willing to give her up. 

We are almost two months from the day Zoe came into our lives, and today, her fosters officially adopted her. Yay!! She is no longer deflated and mopey. She has put on weight to a normal size. Her infections are all gone. Her eyes are clear and beautiful. She gets along great with their five-year-old French Bulldog and she loves everyone she meets.  Not to mention, everyone who meets her loves her. She is a playful, silly, affectionate girl (be sure to watch the videos of her that we posted in the comments). She is really like a different dog.

A lucky, lucky dog!

So, a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped get this girl the life she deserved: Fences For Fido (who also paid a giant chunk of her vet care), Kelly (who negotiated her journey to freedom), Cheryl (who did her transport), Dr Velasco and Emily from Bethany Family Vet Clinic, and Kevin and Stephanie, who fostered, and ultimately adopted Zoe, giving her a life of love, quality care and companionship. ❤️🐾❤️

Happy New Year Everyone!! 

12/26/2024

So this happened at Indigo Ranch last night 😳. Thankfully, everyone (humans and animals) were unharmed, and the damages were followed by this lovely rainbow . 😅





12/26/2024

Some pics of Indigo Rescue alum we received in response to our holiday card ❤️🐾❤️