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ADOPTION EVENT: Suzie and her friends are headed to Fashion Outlets of Chicago to find a home for the holidays!Visit Fas...
06/12/2024

ADOPTION EVENT: Suzie and her friends are headed to Fashion Outlets of Chicago to find a home for the holidays!

Visit Fashion Outlets of Chicago this Saturday and leave with a best friend that fits just right! Meet all the attending pets flagged “Offsite Event” at pawschicago.org/adopt

📍5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont, IL (in front of Forever 21)
📆Saturday, December 7, 12-3pm

DONATION MATCH: The first photo is when we met Guinness at Chicago Animal Care & Control with a ruptured eye, in pain an...
04/12/2024

DONATION MATCH: The first photo is when we met Guinness at Chicago Animal Care & Control with a ruptured eye, in pain and in need of medical help.

The second is him today, happy and thriving in a foster home after receiving treatment at our Medical Center. Every pet deserves such a chance at happiness.

In the final hours of Giving Tuesday today, please consider a donation for pets like Guinness. Not only are you contributing to the thousands of lives saved by PAWS every year, but your donation will be matched to go twice as far!

Donate here: https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

DONATION MATCH: This morning, our intake team went to Chicago Animal Care & Control and filled our van with pets in need...
03/12/2024

DONATION MATCH: This morning, our intake team went to Chicago Animal Care & Control and filled our van with pets in need of medical care beyond what CACC can provide.

Now, Tilly is guaranteed care for the mass in her abdomen. Both Marty and Ruby will get surgery for their painful, broken limbs. Sweet shy Marty will get help for the paw that he’s limping on, and Tinsel in critical care will have the full force of our veterinary team to fight his greatest battle for him.

They join 142 other healing pets at our Medical Center right now, who will one day be curled up on a couch with the family they made complete ❤️

Each and every rescue starts with you. Please consider a Giving Tuesday donation today, for the pets you see here and the ones who still need our help.

Your gift today will also be matched! Please visit
https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

DONATION MATCH: The programs we started implementing to help Chicago Animal Care & Control (CACC) are working, and we ne...
03/12/2024

DONATION MATCH: The programs we started implementing to help Chicago Animal Care & Control (CACC) are working, and we need to keep going. But we need your help.

CACC faces two problems for adoption: no dedicated adoption staff, and limited medical resources. Pets can’t be adopted without being spay/neutered, but the waitlist for the procedure at CACC is weeks long.

That pet then waits in the shelter for weeks, another kennel kept full, and their interested adopter might give up during that time.

Big Fix removes the final barrier to adoption at CACC, and it’s helped increase adoptions by 30% since we started. We also stationed a member of our adoption team at CACC to assist with adoptions, which formerly relied entirely on volunteer support.

You know us for the lifesaving work at our Medical Center, but this extends our lifesaving to not just PAWS alums. This is about saving Chicago’s animals in every way we can.

We see this working in real time, and we want to do more. If you make a Giving Tuesday gift today, it will be matched to do double the lifesaving. Make your mark on Chicago’s animal welfare at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

Trap Neuter Return accidentally saved Ezra’s life!This kitten was a couple months old when he was brought to us through ...
01/12/2024

Trap Neuter Return accidentally saved Ezra’s life!

This kitten was a couple months old when he was brought to us through TNR, but vomiting and lack of muscle mass led us to do some diagnostic work.

What we found — Ezra was infected with deadly panleukopenia and a diaphragmatic pericardial hernia that meant his organs were in the wrong place, preventing his lungs from fully inflating.

We had to help Ezra one emergency at a time, first saving him from panleuk. In addition to the IV fluids, medications, and syringe feeding that required, Ezra had to be on oxygen to help him breathe until he was stable enough to have surgery.

As you can see, Ezra beat panleuk, and last week, had surgery to repair the hernia! He now gets to find a family to enjoy a long, happy life ahead with, but more sick and injured pets need our help to get that chance.

Giving Tuesday is in two days, but your gift today will be DOUBLED with a donation match that will go twice the distance for PAWS pets. On this global day of giving back, please keep pets like Ezra in mind, and take advantage of the match at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

We’re having another Pup Premiere — your chance to meet a bunch of pups who are usually in foster homes!These dogs will ...
01/12/2024

We’re having another Pup Premiere — your chance to meet a bunch of pups who are usually in foster homes!

These dogs will be at our Adoption Center for one night only on December 7th to shake paws with you and show off what makes them a perfect companion. Dogs who’ve had a foster stay means we get to know a lot more about them and what they’re like in a home, so this is a great crew to meet!

Learn more about the event, the attending pups, and reserve your spot at pawschicago.org/puppremiere

Adoptable Isaiah heard a bunch of items on our Amazon wishlist on are sale today for Black Friday, so he’s adding a few ...
29/11/2024

Adoptable Isaiah heard a bunch of items on our Amazon wishlist on are sale today for Black Friday, so he’s adding a few of his favorite things in case you planned to take advantage!

Our wishlist helps keep us stocked on important things to care for our cuties: toys, treats, puzzle feeders, and neonate kitten supplies are all lifesaving contributions!

Add ‘make a shelter pet’s day’ to your Black Friday shopping list today and find our most needed items at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/A91GR1NSCYZO?ref_=wl_share

Our hearts are so full heading into this Thanksgiving, especially because Ladybird and Cannan, two dogs who came to PAWS...
27/11/2024

Our hearts are so full heading into this Thanksgiving, especially because Ladybird and Cannan, two dogs who came to PAWS back in 2023, are officially home just in time for the holidays!!

These perfect PAWS alums are joined by dozens more who found their loving homes this month — like Tula, a formerly matted stray that had multiple bladder stones before we treated her, panleuk survivor Topaz, and every dog and cat in between that got the second chance they so deserve.

These are the moments we live for, and they happened because you were there to support us. Donate a second chance today and your gift will be doubled thanks to our $20,000 donation match from Nancy Aversa and the Robert and Mayari Pritzker Family Foundation! https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

Congratulations to Ladybird, Cannan, Topaz, Casper, Dorian, Tula, Matcha, Porkchop, Huey, and their new families!

Cece was so hungry as a stray, she was eating sticks and dirt to survive.We met her at Chicago Animal Care and Control a...
25/11/2024

Cece was so hungry as a stray, she was eating sticks and dirt to survive.

We met her at Chicago Animal Care and Control after they’d shaved her matted fur and took x-rays that revealed the mess of sticks and twigs in her stomach. She was also cachexic, which means she’d been hungry for so long that her muscles were wasting away.

At our Medical Center, Cece quickly fell in love with soft bedding, seeking out the plushiest place to curl up in. We think she’s only about a year old, and we wonder if this is her first time having such a luxury.

As you read this, she’s likely snoozing in her foster’s lap with a full belly and not one single worry.

But at the same time, there are hundreds more pets waiting for the second chance Cece got.

CACC has taken in 1,884 more animals this year than last. In the first two weeks of November alone, 564 animals appeared at their door—surrendered by owners, or found wandering the street as strays.

Together, we can do more for these pets. We are entirely funded by donations, and right now your donation does twice as much thanks to a $20,000 Matching Gift Challenge made possible by animal advocate Nancy Aversa and our friends at the Robert and Mayari Pritzker Family Foundation for Giving Tuesday! Have your gift doubled at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/641662/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=givingtuesday

At just 1 month old, Topaz beat panleukopenia. This is a deadly disease for unvaccinated kittens, especially those with ...
20/11/2024

At just 1 month old, Topaz beat panleukopenia. This is a deadly disease for unvaccinated kittens, especially those with undeveloped immune systems like Topaz, who would have contracted the virus in his first weeks of life.

And if that weren’t incredible enough, he also had to beat ringworm. This itchy, uncomfortable fungal skin infection isn’t life threatening like panleuk, but it meant six more weeks of recovery after his two week stay in our ICU.

With support , Topaz had every resource at his disposal to get better at our Medical Center, now it’s about to finally pay off.

Topaz has overcome so much so early in life, but it’s time for his best life to begin, right next to you. Come meet Topaz at our Adoption Center today!

Now is a great time to help us save more kittens like Topaz, because we have a donation match for the holidays! Have your gift matched dollar for dollar at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/629081/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=launch

Sully came to PAWS for Trap Neuter Return (TNR), but when we found that he had a painful foot injury with exposed bone, ...
19/11/2024

Sully came to PAWS for Trap Neuter Return (TNR), but when we found that he had a painful foot injury with exposed bone, we changed his plans. Sully became a PAWS cat instead, and had to have a toe amputation here at our Medical Center.

He’s now down a digit, but about to gain a life he never imagined could be possible. Instead of facing another Chicago winter alone, he’ll be safe and warm at home with a family ❤️

For now, Sully is healing from surgery and discovering how much he loves a scratch behind the ears! We expect he’ll be ready for a home by the end of this month!

We have exciting news for our smallest patients, and Angel’s shouting it from the rooftops! Our friends at Shore Capital...
15/11/2024

We have exciting news for our smallest patients, and Angel’s shouting it from the rooftops!

Our friends at Shore Capital have generously donated a portable blood analyzer that will be a game-changer for our pets in need of diagnostic work.

This machine can run crucial diagnostic work with only 2-3 drops of blood, where our previous equipment required 0.5ml of blood. While that might not sound like a lot, it’s a huge difference for kittens who are barely a pound or two — especially if they’re dehydrated or anemic, common things we see for former strays.

Because of that, we would have to wait a few days in between running diagnostic tests. This machine allows us to get answers for our patients more frequently, faster, and drastically improves the experience of the pets who need it.

Thank you Shore Capital! With hundreds of kittens entering our care every year, this will do so much good for homeless pets ❤️

Mitch is a new pup at PAWS, and he’s not feeling his best right now.He’s a former stray who’s missed more than a few mea...
15/11/2024

Mitch is a new pup at PAWS, and he’s not feeling his best right now.

He’s a former stray who’s missed more than a few meals, he’s sick with pneumonia, and he has a carpal deformity in both of his wrists. But as you read this, antibiotics are already helping him feel better and an oxygen machine is helping him breathe easier.

And this is just the beginning for Mitch! He’s guaranteed any care he needs now that he’s at PAWS 💛

What’s Clooney hiding in those cheeks?There’s a good chance it’s just two extra mouthfuls of Purina, because this lifelo...
14/11/2024

What’s Clooney hiding in those cheeks?

There’s a good chance it’s just two extra mouthfuls of Purina, because this lifelong tomcat has just gone from not knowing when his next meal will be to hand-delivered paté multiple times a day.

Our feeding partner Purina provides food for all the cats in our care so we can focus on helping them get adoption ready! In Clooney’s case, that will be dental surgery later this month for a fractured tooth. In the meantime, he’s soaking up all the perks of housecat life in foster care 💛

Rhea’s been missing a lot of love. You can see it on the outside - her overgrown nails, urine-stained fur, sores on her ...
13/11/2024

Rhea’s been missing a lot of love. You can see it on the outside - her overgrown nails, urine-stained fur, sores on her legs, and literally wasting away - but on the inside too, we can tell Rhea hasn’t had a friend in a long time.

That’s all changed now. Rhea’s transformation won’t happen overnight, but it will happen with a lot of friends by her side. The PAWS staff, volunteers, her foster family, and now you as well ❤️

We have a $50,000 donation match from our friend Barbara Smith right now, which means if you make a donation for pets like Rhea who need our care, it will be matched to save double the lives! Have your gift doubled at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/629081/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=launch

Our Community Outreach team found Folklore, Fable, and Legend extremely sick and living as strays. Something as common a...
11/11/2024

Our Community Outreach team found Folklore, Fable, and Legend extremely sick and living as strays. Something as common as an upper respiratory infection, or kitty colds, has become so severe for these 7-week-old babies that they can barely see from conjunctivitis and their eyes are painful to the touch.

With feeling so crummy, these kids were having a hard time caring for themselves. Folklore was the skinniest, but they were all hungry and quick to take down a bowl of food at PAWS. We don’t know how they would have survived if they hadn’t been found.

Thankfully, we don’t have to wonder, because they are safe, with bellies full, and on the antibiotics they need to get better while they enjoy a TLC-filled foster stay. And, they’re already doing much better!

This holiday season, we hope you keep the critically ill and injured pets that will come through our doors in mind. Longtime PAWS support Barbara Smith, is helping your donation do double the lifesaving with a $50,000 match right now! Have your gift matched today at https://donate.pawschicago.org/campaign/629081/donate?c_src=social&c_src2=launch ❤️

Happy Friday from these panleukopenia survivors!These kittens spent two weeks in our ICU fighting this deadly virus, but...
08/11/2024

Happy Friday from these panleukopenia survivors!

These kittens spent two weeks in our ICU fighting this deadly virus, but now they have long, happy, healthy lives ahead of them! Our medical team worked so hard to give each one of them this chance, and they’ll soon make their way to our Adoption Center to find their loving homes ❤️

Meet Choir, who was found as a stray with an old traumatic injury that left part of her leg missing. However, she also h...
05/11/2024

Meet Choir, who was found as a stray with an old traumatic injury that left part of her leg missing.

However, she also had kittens in tow, about 3 weeks old. While we don’t know what happened to this mama (possibly hit by a car or attacked by an animal), we were amazed at her resilience to keep going for her vulnerable little ones who were relying on her for food, for safety, and for survival.

Once the family arrived at PAWS, we got them all into a foster home so her babies could finish nursing and Choir could prepare for surgery. Because she'd lost her foot, Choir had abrasions from dragging her injured leg on the ground outside, but she soon had an amputation surgery to relieve her from all that pain and discomfort. We’re pleased to say she’s doing great post-op!

She’s been getting around as a tripod with ease, jumping up on tables to very politely notify whoever is around that she is, in fact, in need of more pets. We are all happily obliging for this affectionate little lady 💛

Choir has one more check-up with our vets before clearing for adoption, but she is available for foster-to-adopt right now through our Help Me Heal program! You can meet her at our Adoption Center or online at https://www.pawschicago.org/pet-available-for-adoption/showcat/84595

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