Rescued Pets Are Wonderful

01/19/2025

Before the holidays, we were made aware of a dog that was placed in a garbage bag and thrown out of the window of a car on to the side of a freeway. Thankfully the people behind the car stopped when they saw the bag moving. When they realized it was a terrified malnourished dog they jumped into action and got her to safety.

Fast forward, Val is living the good life in her foster home! She has gained weight and her wounds have healed. She is now ready to find her forever home!

Valerie is a young gal with a heart as big as her beautiful smile. Since joining her foster home, she’s grown in so many ways. Valerie is a quick learner and has been excelling in her basic obedience training. She’s also discovered the joy of toys and loves playing independently—but her greatest joy comes from spending time with her humans.

Affection is Valerie’s love language! Whether it’s snuggling under the covers at bedtime or on the couch, playing, going for walks, or training, she thrives on human connection. She even does amazing in the car and enjoys being by your side wherever the adventure takes you.

Valerie has limited exposure to cats but would do best in a home without them. She’s met a variety of dogs and prefers the company of a laid-back male dog, but she’s also completely content being the only pup—especially if it means she gets to hog all the human attention!

She’s overcoming her “stranger danger” phase and now loves nearly everyone she meets. Valerie is the perfect combination of beauty and brains, and she’s ready to be someone’s devoted companion.

If you’re ready to treat Valerie like the princess she is, she’ll reward you with a lifetime of love, loyalty, and snuggles.

Adoption applications available at rpaw.org
Adoption fee is $350

*You may not see her on our regular site yet but she is available.

01/17/2025

Another moment of proof that our clinic is helping us save more lives ❤️

01/14/2025

Duncan just wanted to stop by and let his fans know that he is doing great! He loves spending most of his time snuggled up in blankets ❤
He still has more weight to gain but he is feeling so much better and much more like the puppy he is 😏
Another interesting thing to note is that Duncan has multiple burn scars and as they have healed, the fur is growing back white in those spots. This is common for burn injuries. We think it just adds more to his character!

01/14/2025

Meet Teddy!
This teenage pug is out to find a home that can keep up with him and his crazy pug antics! Do you love to run around everywhere you go? To you like to let the world know you are here to party? Do you like to chase cats just because you know it bothers them and you think that's funny?

Maybe Teddy should be renamed Taz because that is much more of a description of him.

Believe us, he is one of the happiest, fun loving dogs you will ever meet. He would love to find a home with a yard he can run all around in. He would love to have another dog buddy to play with. He doesn't want to harm cats but any felines in the home need to like dogs because he will be all up in their business. He would do fine with kids. He would not do well in an apartment or somewhere with adjoining walls as he sometimes like to let the world know how happy he is!

If you are looking for a young pug who simply loves life feel free to fill out an application on rpaw.org
Adoption fee is $400
He has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and heartworm tested negative.

01/14/2025

Meet Apache and Huey!

This sweet, senior, bonded pair are looking for their forever home. Apache, an old lady of 16, and Huey, an old guy of 13 are so adorable. Apache loves to snuggle and play in the water. Huey loves to find a soft bed and sunshine to sleep in. Both are in good health for their age. They are currently in a foster home with other cats and a small dog and do well.

They came to use when a disabled veteran was unable to continue to care for them. They were both very loved and the previous owner would love continued updates if possible as she had them their whole life.

Both Apache and Huey are Spayed/Neutered, declawed and up to date on vaccinations/bloodwork.

Adoption applications available at rpaw.org
Adoption fee for the senior pair is $100

01/11/2025

Today was a success in so many ways!

01/11/2025

**YOU ALL TOOK CARE OF THAT BILL SO FAST! ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS HIS PRECENTATIVE CARE AND NEUTER ❤️***

This little boy wasn't supposed to wake up from surgery today...
At 5 months old, the Whippet puppy underwent surgery to fix a broken front leg. Unfortunately when the orthopedic surgeon got in there, she discovered one end of the bone wasn't viable anymore. There were two options, shorten the bone or amputate the leg. The surgeon called the owner and explained the situation and to her surprise the owner didn't want either option, he didn't want a dog with a short leg, or no leg. He asked for him to be euthanized. Thankfully none of the doctors at the clinic saw this a viable reason to euthanize a puppy. So instead they had the puppy surrendered and called us.
Clearly this is a case we are made for :) so we said yes! Now is the part where the RPAW community comes in. We need to raise $955 to cover his medical bill today... And he needs a name!
Tonight he is resting comfortably in a foster home and that is where he will recover ❤️

(We are not taking adoption applications at this time)

01/09/2025

Here are just some of the amazing people that donated from our Amazon wishlist! We cannot continue to do what we do without each and every one of you who support us.

THANK YOU just doesn't seem sufficient ❤️

01/02/2025

Make sure to get registered!

01/02/2025

We are getting low on a couple different supplies and Amazon has them on special right now!

Head on over to our wishlist and see if there is anything you could help us out with :)

The items will be delivered directly to the Animal RPAW Animal Wellness Center

12/31/2024

Jan 1 am update: unfortunately little Clifford continued to have seizures and was not responding to the medications. We had to make the tough decision to say goodbye 💔

UPDATE: ultrasound showed no signs of liver shunt or any other metabolic issues. This means congenital brain issue or epilepsy is likely the cause. He did have another seizure while in for ultrasound so we have decided to hospitalize him for the night to monitor him. His new estimate is $4000-5000.

We were contacted today about a baby pug who was having seizures. The breeder/family couldn't afford to go any further with care and asked us to take over.
We are currently at the emergency clinic with him and we hope to find out not only what's wrong but also if we can manage them.
He is so little and we know we are in for the long haul to solve this diagnostic puzzle.
Anything from Liver Shunt to Congenital Brain Issue is on the table and the tests to figure them out come with a high price tag...
If you have a couple extra bucks to help little Clifford out, we sure would appreciate it. This wasn't an expected expense for the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025 ❤️

12/31/2024

KEEP IT UP!!!!

As we close out 2024... we can't help but think about what will come in 2025!
We first started taking patients October 1st 2024 and these are the monthly numbers since. We are thrilled to be able to help somewhere in the rescue and animal community. We didn't think we would be a huge feral clinic but that is the majority of our patients and we think it's fabulous!

The other amazing part about our clinic that sets us apart from others is that we are a non-profit and any money that we take in we use to first keep the lights on and the doctor paid, but then anything above that goes right back into the animals of RPAW rescue. No one is over here getting rich off veterinary care and we do our absolute best to keep our costs as low as possible for the community so that everyone has access.

THANK YOU ALL for your support this past year while making this dream a reality and remember... this is just to beginning!

12/31/2024

We were just contacted about a dog in need who was caught in the fray of their owners addiction issues.

Sweet 8 year old female yellow lab. Fully vetted, Well trained , walks on leash. Also trained on a training collar. By all accounts, she is a great dog, ball crazy, happy Lab!

She is said to be dog selective but we don't know exactly what parts she is selective about. If you are interested in giving this lady a soft place to land and spend her retirement years please let us know!

12/30/2024

Right before the holiday we were contacted by another rescue we frequently partner with. They work with a lot of breeder releases and auctions from puppy mills.
They were about to come home from an auction but they had a puppy they weren't expecting and had no place for. It was a 9 week old female Malamute puppy with a broken leg. The "breeder" was going to have her euthanized because she wouldn't make them any money.

Thankfully with the new clinic up and running, we could say yes to this little lady!

Welcome Malina (ma-leen-a)
She is a frisky little lady that doesn't let her bum leg slow her down. We are just waiting on our xray to get registered and then we can find out what to do next with her leg. For now she is in a foster home and learning what life should truly be like. Eventually she will be available for adoption to someone who knows and understands the breed and their needs.

She still needs to be spayed and vaccinated on top of addressing her leg. If you have a couple extra bucks after the holidays to throw her way, we sure would appreciate it!

12/21/2024

Meet Tanner!

We cannot even stand how cute and sweet this boy is

12/21/2024

Meet Talia and Tessa aka the twins!

These sweet ladies came from a rural property and were brought to the Animal Wellness Center for spay surgery and then to be released back outside. They were too sweet and friendly to live life out there so we asked if we could keep them and adopt them out. The property owner was overjoyed with our offer.

We have loved watching these ladies become even more social while being here.❤️

They do love eachother and are bonded so we will be adopting them out together. They are about 8 months old. They get along with other cays but need some adjustment time with dogs. They are playful and snuggly girls.

Adoption fee for the pair is $400
Adoption applications are available at rpaw.org

***Our website is currently having trouble updating so they are not on our main site but they are available!***

12/20/2024

Unfortunately Emmy lost her battle today. He body was too far gone to make it back. We did find out that the reason she was in this condition was due to unmanaged Mega Esophagus. She simply was unable to keep food down which is likely why she was dumped. While this is the same condition that Lily, our golden momma has, Emmy was unable to regulate her glucose or blood pressure on her own. It wasn't a simple matter of getting her to gain weight and manage her Mega Esophagus, it would have taken weeks of supportive care in hospital and it wasn't possible. Someone threw her away like trash and she would have continued to wander until she starved to death but instead someone found her, brought her into the warmth and surrounded her with love.
Emmy left us today but her fight and determination will live in our mission ❤️