Four Paws Rescue and Shelter

06/26/2024

This is as usual been a busy kitten season. We currently have 24 kittens and 3 more in foster. We are doing monthly transports to Atlanta Humane Society but kittens are coming in faster than going out. We are on track to spend around $25000 of our own funds again this year. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be sent to our address or thru our Pay Pal app on the web page. fourpawsrescue-shelter.org. Don’t forget to use the dash.

06/26/2024

Boys tussling all the time

06/26/2024

06/26/2024

Five little cuties in what used to be a bedroom.

06/26/2024

Here are 7 cuties Pet Care of Newberry took from a horrible situation. They got them tested and healthy and we agreed to take them. Some will be headed to Atlanta Humane Society soon.

02/24/2024

This mama was left behind when owners moved and she ended up having her babies under a holly bush. Our friend Ann found her and we took her in. All are doing well resting on heated K&H cat pad.

02/24/2024

Took this poor soul from local farm. Very sick with upper respiratory ear mites and ringworm. She is 6 mo old but weighed 1.7 pounds less than half what she should be. I’m syringe feeding her chicken purée and giving meds. She is very weak but has shown some progress

02/04/2024

This poor kitten was abandoned in a feral colony and was being attacked cat in the colony. We took him in as the group that initially picked him up had no room for him. He had upper respiratory infection and tested positive for FIV We
had 4 FIV positive early last spring that we held for 6mo hoping they would shed the disease and they did. We are hoping he will do the same.

02/04/2024

Wesley and Elton enjoying mid afternoon nap. Yes Wes is on a leash attached to table. I have house trained numerous dogs in my day but this guy just won’t cooperate.

09/19/2023

Here are pictures of the fire were the kittens were.

09/18/2023

Just last night there was a fire in the store next to one of our adoption center site and 4 cats needed to be rescued from the blaze. Bluebelle, Tree, Phil & Lil were rescued out of the store and today had to be seen by the Vet to determine if they suffer any smoke inhalation issues. After exams, x-rays and medicine we had a bill that came to almost $2000.00
Going to start a fundraiser to help pay for this unexpected expenditure. Please help us to keep providing care for these 4 and the other kitties under our non-profit organization.

11/04/2022

This has been a rough week. We took in 4 four week old kittens that had been dumped. So far 3 have died of FIP. The last one is ok so far. On Wed we got call a person had kitten with severe eye infection and needed help. They had taken him to local Humane League facility and were turned away. Elaine went in town and picked the kitten up and as soon as she got home with him I could see his eye had ruptured. Poor guy was screaming in pain. Got into our vet that afternoon and what remained of his eye was removed. I am totally discussed with local shelter. How do you turn away an animal that is in extreme pain and has a serious infection? Well we have named him Rascal and added him to the 61 cats/kittens under our care. That’s a picture of him So far this year we have transported 93 for
adoption. We have 21 soon to go north for adoption. It’s always hard to keep kittens healthy and this year we had to battle ringworm and eye infections. On to good news. Sydnee Voight of Stray Cat Outreach donated to us a 33’by12’ building. It is completely finished inside with heat and ac and was just what we needed. There is a fenced in porch where cats can get out and lay in the sun. They love it.

08/02/2022

Wes and his favorite kitty Elton

07/22/2022

Breakfast time for some of the crew

07/22/2022

07/06/2022

Some of the latest crop of kittens.

06/27/2022

Well we thought last kitten season was crazy but this year is really bad. Can’t believe it myself but so far our current count is 47 kittens besides our 27 permanent residents. Started with elderly lady with a feral mom and her 4 kittens. Mama had 3 kittens last year and now 4 new ones. We fixed 4 of them and took in the four kittens. Took some time but we were able to work with young ones and 2 have been adopted. Then it was 5 bottle babies followed by 18 from 6 different litters. 6 of them got adopted so far. Then we took in 2 more litters of 9 followed by 2 litters of 9 more. Cap it off with a litter of 4 bottle babes some of witch we think have neurologic problems they go to the vet next week. We are frequent fliers at the vet. Right now we are at an elderly ladies home that had a feral mom with 4 kittens. Three of the kittens they had caught weeks ago and got them tame enough for us to take. I think I have this all right but for sure rigjt now we have 47 and 4 are bottle babes. Needless to say Elaine and me are quite busy. I’m hoping to transport most of them later this month if I can keep them all healthy. I’ll post some pics later

08/05/2021

So busy with kittens haven’t posted anything so I’ll update. Right now I have 36 kittens taken off the street. Couple weeks ago took 18 up for s/n at Dr Carletti’s clinic All Paws Wellness Clinic Perryville Md. Dr Carletti helps our rescue a lot. The closest low cost clinic to me here is Deaton Vet Clinic in Cedar Bluff Al. Made 2 trips there in the past 2 months. It’s a 5 hr trip but I leave at 2am so I am there when they open. Dr Deaton takes me first and one trip I had 17 for s/n and he had all my guys done in 3 hours. I will be up to Md soon with a load of kittens for adoption. These pics are just a few of the ones I have. Please everyone support our local small rescues. Too often groups like ours are overlooked and donations go to the mega rescues like Humane Society and ASPCA. CEO of ASPCA is paid over $800,000 a year and they spend 40 cents of every dollar raising money. Most small organizations like ours have no paid staff and all donations go directly to the animals for their care. We get no compensation for use of our own cars and many of us take thousands out of our own pocket to help meet expenses. So please consider your local small rescues that operate in your community when you donate.

05/31/2021

Our rescue little guy Lil Bit has come down with severe pneumonia. We tried treating him for a couple days but Sat we had to take him to Blue Pearl hospital in Augusta. He was in an oxygen incubator for the first 24hrs and he is being weaned off oxygen today. He is still in ICU getting a cocktail of drugs but has shown improvement. Fingers crossed.

05/22/2021

This is a feral guy we trapped that had a badly broken leg that had to be amputated. I has been a challenge to get him back and forth to the vet but he is healing nicely and will get his stitches removed next week. I know he will be happy to get the collar off. Since he can’t climb or run much he will stay with us.

05/15/2021

Our 3 bottle babies we found last Tue. Little grey was cold near dead other two not much better. They are eating good and doing well

05/15/2021

Our little siamese we rescued has taken a turn for the worse. We are treating him for URI. I have him wrapped in my shirt. He likes being held.

05/14/2021

How many little babies do you see? Winning guess gets two of them😂😂😂. Just kidding.

05/08/2021

We trapped the calico with the injury where we were trapping last week. Vet seemed to think this is a burn. We have no idea how she got the burn. We didn’t return her so we can keep an eye on the wound. She is inside where flies can’t get to her. Litter 1 of kittens enjoying the kitten tree. Litter 2 doing well growing likes w**d.

05/04/2021

Lucky us. Mamma has allowed new guy into the family. That’s him asleep on her.

05/04/2021

Just picked up this little sweetie where we have been trapping. Poor little guy was walking around in the rain so I asked if we could take him. Elderly lady is overwhelmed with cats which we have been trapping and getting fixed thanks to the Greenwood Humane Society. Dr Freese generously volunteers to do 10 s/n weekly. She is greatly appreciated. Little guy is catching some zzzs after a bath for all the fleas and some kitten milk replacement laced with Confortis for any fleas we missed. Hoping to put him with a mamma we have here with kittens about the same age. Fingers crossed.

05/03/2021

Been very busy past couple weeks with kittens and trapping. Yesterday we took 3 adults to a farm just north of Atlanta Ga. We had to move them from the area they were living in because a couple business owners in the area were hostile to the cats presence and some had disappeared. There was talk of them poisoning though we had no proof of that. It was worth the 4 hour trip each way to give them a chance of a decent life. Been trapping in Greenwood for s/n on Mon and Tue. Helping an elderly lady with 11 cats. So far we have 5 from her place and 5 from Greenwood. We are in town now trying to get several more to fill our 16 spots. Just about 10 pm and we are about to pack it in for the night. Been trying to get a pretty Siamese that I suspect is pregnant. She is a smart one.

04/27/2021

Two new guys we took in today

04/27/2021

We added 6 more kittens and their mama to the rescue today. These poor kittens had eyes all crusted over half were so bad their eyes were completely crusted shut. We cleaned the eyes up and medicated them. Our kitten count now 15. Visited a home today near us where 14 cats are in need of s/n. Seven females. Elderly homeowner had a neighbor move out and let the cats stay behind. Working with Stray Cat Outreach from McCormick to help this poor lady. Her husband had a serious stroke and on his deathbed. She has no car and is stuck 12 mi from closest store and had to pay neighbors to take her to town. Elaine will help her get to grocery store. Also today we took in two young adults from a lady whose dad died from Covid and she is very allergic to cats. Bonded pair and will be up for adoption soon

04/25/2021

3 babies we picked up off the streets of Greenwood SC