My Kids Have Paws

11/24/2025

Friends, we need your help in finding Mingo his perfect home. Right now, we are hoping to at least get him a foster home for the holidays. He was in a foster home and did well, bonding especially hard with the dad, but there was too much going on and he had to come back to the clinic. Here is some information:
Mingo is approx 35-40 lbs (yes! He's a SMALL PITTIE MIX!), brindle colored, neutered, approx 2 years old. He's up to date on all vaccines, has had a ProHeart 12 injection and a Bravecto Quantum injection. He just completed his heartworm treatment - we will be retesting him for heartworms in 6 months (no charge to the adopter if you bring him back to us for testing).

He's an absolute love bug. Bonds with those who love on him and take care of him. He wants to please his people - you can see it in his face in some of these pictures. He is slowly learning manners - he needs some work on this because he lived outside with minimal care and then was abandoned when the owners left. He is high energy, but also likes to cuddle and sleep. He would probably do great with another high energy dog - someone he can play with and cuddle with. He is fine with most kids, but probably wouldn't do well with a ton of kids/noise/chaos.

He loves cats, but will run after them if they run past him. We don't know how he is with farm animals/chickens, so if you have those, we can bring him to your place and check it out. We are very invested in finding him a perfect INDOOR home. We will transport within reason.

If you cannot adopt, foster. If you cannot foster, please share this post. He deserves more than living in a kennel in a vet clinic, even though he is very much loved by many of the staff.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US FIND HIM HIS PERFECT HOME!!

11/23/2025

Monday 11/24: 9:00am - 6:30pm *10 cat neuter walk -ins, 2 feral cat spots*
Tuesday 11/25: 9:00am -6:30pm * 5 cat neuter walk -ins, 7 feral cat spots *
Wednesday 11/26: 9:00am - 2pm * 16 cat neuter walk - ins, 10 feral cat spots*
Thursday 11/27: CLOSED
Friday 11/28: CLOSED

7:45-8:30 Monday-Wednesday: Surgery drop-off - individual drop-off times will be in your confirmation text/email

7:45- 9:30 Male cats and feral cats in traps spay/neuter drop off (no appointment required)

9-10:30 Drop-off appointments: Monday-Wednesday

10:00-1:30 Mon-Wed Walk-ins for vaccines: If not shut off.

Please refer to our pinned posts for expectations for vaccine walk-ins and TNR drop- off.

11/20/2025

🐾 HEARTS FOR HUNGRY PAWS🐾

COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PET FOOD DRIVE

🎄Let’s make sure every pet has a full bowl and a happy heart this holiday season! Many families in our community are struggling to keep their pets fed this winter. Let’s come together to share love, warmth, and full tummies!
❤️Help us fill every bowl this holiday season!
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📅 When: November 10th - December 2nd
📍Drop-off Location: My Kids Have Paws Veterinary Clinic
169 Waterfront Way Dalton, Ga. 30720
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🎁We’re Collecting:
🦴Dry & Canned Dog Food
🐱 Dry & Canned Cat Food
🐈Dog & Cat Treats
🪶Cat Litter
🧸Toys, Collars, & Blankets
💵Monetary Donations (for bulk pet food purchases)
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📩Want to help or sponsor? Contact [email protected] / (706) 671-1104

11/19/2025

ROME TRANSPORT:

- Pick up/ drop off address: 836 Turner McCall Blvd SW, Rome, GA 30161
- Once a month we have a Rome Transport day, where we pick up early in the morning between 7:00am-7:15am and drop off late 8pm at Aldi's in Rome for spay/neuter with vaccines services.
- If you have a cat/dog needing to get spay/neuter, give us a call at 706-671-1104 press option #4 and someone from our scheduling department will get you scheduled!
- We do require a nonrefundable deposit at the time of scheduling, Each deposit will depend on the pet. Female dog $41, male dog $31, and female/male cat $21.

* December 8th availability:
Cat neuter x 9
Cat spay x 10
Dog neuter x 3

11/18/2025

Introducing Bravecto Quantum, a once yearly injection to prevent fleas and ticks for patients 6 months and older!
This product can be paired with Proheart 12 injection for heartworm prevention (12 months and older) or Proheart 6 injection (6 months and older)

Bravecto Quantum and Proheart injections make giving preventions monthly by mouth a thing of the past. If you're looking for convenience and looking forward to NOT struggling with your pet monthly to get those preventions in, please call or text us for an estimate. (706) 671-1104 Option 4.

11/16/2025

UPDATE #2!!! Owners reached out to animal control and found us through them (we had let animal control know about the pups when we found them). We will be neutering them today and reuniting Sam and Fred with their owners tonight!

UPDATE! Both pups have a neet-and-greet this coming weekend (same house). We will keep everyone posted on the outcome! If it doesn't work out, we will reach out to those who have contacted us. Thank you so much!

Sadly, no one has come forward for these two doggies. So, we are assuming they have been dumped. It's a shame because they are the sweetest dogs ever. Both approx 30 lbs, approx 1-1.5 years old. Heartworm negative. Will literally crawl into your lap and give kisses. The black fluffy one has a good, full body condition and a soft coat- he was probably loved recently. The brown/tan one has a good body condition as well, with just a couple of sores probably from ticks. They've been treated for fleas/ticks and are now just waiting to find their forever homes.

Here's what we can offer: they will be neutered this week, they will get a ProHeart 12 injection and a Bravecto Quantum injection - these will give them a year of flea/tick/heartworm protection. They will be vaccinated (their second distempter/parvo/lepto vaccine will be due in 3 weeks, but we will cover it).

What we need: a loving home, inside. A promise to reach out to us if there is a thought of rehoming. Want to foster first? We can do that. Are you a rescue who thinks you can get them placed? We would love some help.

While they seem to love each other, adopting 2 dogs together probably isn't in the cards. So, we are willing to adopt out individually.

Please spay/neuter your animals. There's no such thing as an accidental litter. If your animals are intact, they will reproduce. Shelters are full. Rescues are full. Vet clinics are full. We who care are extremely tired. JUST GET THEM FIXED.

11/16/2025

Monday 11/17: 9:00am - 6:30pm *No cat neuter walk -ins, 7 feral cat spots*
Tuesday 11/18: 9:00am-6:30pm * 10 cat neuter walk -ins, 10 feral cat spots *

Wednesday 11/19: CLOSED

Thursday 11/20: 9:00am-6:30pm * 5 cat neuter walk - ins, 8 feral cat spots*
Friday 11/21: 9:00am-6:30pm * 5 cat neuters walk - ins, 10 feral cat spots*

7:45-8:30 Monday-Friday: Surgery drop-off - individual drop-off times will be in your confirmation text/email

7:45- 9:30 Male cats and feral cats in traps spay/neuter drop off (no appointment required)

9-10:30 Drop-off appointments: Monday-Friday

11:00-4:30 Mon-Friday Walk-ins for vaccines: If not shut off.

Please refer to our pinned posts for expectations for vaccine walk-ins and TNR drop- off.

11/13/2025

FOUND LOST PETS!
2 Males, intact and no microchip!
They were both found on Hurricane Rd in Rocky Face, heading towards the mountain.
If these are your fur babies, please reach out ot us. If not, please share to reach the owners.
We have them here at the clinic, but you'll need proof that these are your babies.
Thank you!

11/12/2025

ROME TRANSPORT:

- Pick up/ drop off address: 836 Turner McCall Blvd SW, Rome, GA 30161
- Once a month we have a Rome Transport day, where we pick up early in the morning between 7:00am-7:15am and drop off late 8pm at Aldi's in Rome for spay/neuter with vaccines services.
- If you have a cat/dog needing to get spay/neuter, give us a call at 706-671-1104 press option #4 and someone from our scheduling department will get you scheduled!
- We do require a nonrefundable deposit at the time of scheduling, Each deposit will depend on the pet. Female dog $41, male dog $31, and female/male cat $21.

* December 8th availability:
Cat neuter x 12
Cat spay x 15
Dog neuter x 3
Dog spay x 2

11/09/2025

Monday 11/10: 9:00am - 6:30pm *11 cat neuter walk -ins, 8 feral cat spots*
Tuesday 11/11: 9:00am-6:30pm * 10 cat neuter walk -ins, 6 feral cat spots *

Wednesday 11/12: CLOSED

Thursday 11/13: 9:00am-6:30pm * 5 cat neuter walk - ins, 6 feral cat spots*
Friday 11/14: 9:00am-6:30pm * 10 cat neuters walk - ins, 9 feral cat spots*

7:45-8:30 Monday-Friday: Surgery drop-off - individual drop-off times will be in your confirmation text/email

7:45- 9:30 Male cats and feral cats in traps spay/neuter drop off (no appointment required)

9-10:30 Drop-off appointments: Monday-Friday

11:00-4:30 Mon-Friday Walk-ins for vaccines: If not shut off.

Please refer to our pinned posts for expectations for vaccine walk-ins and TNR drop- off.

11/09/2025

🐾 HEARTS FOR HUNGRY PAWS🐾
COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PET FOOD DRIVE

🎄Let’s make sure every pet has a full bowl and a happy heart this holiday season! Many families in our community are struggling to keep their pets fed this winter. Let’s come together to share love, warmth, and full tummies!
❤️Help us fill every bowl this holiday season!
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📅 When: November 10th - December 2nd
📍Drop-off Location: My Kids Have Paws Veterinary Clinic
169 Waterfront Way Dalton, Ga. 30720
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🎁We’re Collecting:
🦴Dry & Canned Dog Food
🐱 Dry & Canned Cat Food
🐈Dog & Cat Treats
🪶Cat Litter
🧸Toys, Collars, & Blankets
💵Monetary Donations (for bulk pet food purchases)
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👉Share this message with friends, family, and coworkers!
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📩Want to help or sponsor? Contact [email protected] / (706) 671-1104

11/06/2025

**GORDON AND BARTOW COUNTIES!!!**
$15 cat spay/neuter!
**It's time to start scheduling for our next Catapalooza on November 17th**
This event is open to anyone in Gordon and Bartow Counties.
If you need financial assistance, we have two generous donors with matching funds for this event - The Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia and the McIntosh-Stout Charitable Fund - which allows us to offer cat spays/neuters and rabies (if needed) for $15 for those who qualify.
If you don't need financial assistance, you can schedule as usual.
This can be for your personal cats, outside colonies, neighborhood cats, those who have adopted you, etc. If you have a pregnant cat that you need assistance with spaying, we can work them in sooner than 11/17. For all others, here are the details (READ ALL DETAILS BEFORE CALLING TO SCHEDULE):
1. Proof of Gordon or Bartow County residency will need to be provided. This can be a copy of your driver’s license, utility bill, lease, mortgage, etc.
2. We will schedule 40 female cats and 40 male cats.
3. Financial sponsorship is to offset the cost for anyone considered low-income, veterans, current military, educators, and all first responders.
4. Proof will need to be provided for anyone receiving assistance. This can be a veteran’s card, military/first responders identification, WIC/Food Stamps/Social Security/Medicaid/Disability approval letters, cards, or stubs/statements
5. Rescue clients are not eligible for financial assistance for this event; however, rescue organizations who work with the public and want to assist their population can reach out to us/help expedite scheduling. Please note: your public assistance people will need the proof to qualify just like everyone else. Please reach out to our rescue department for more information.
6. IMPORTANT!!! To schedule the appointment, call 706-671-1104, option 4 and leave a voicemail. If you're requesting financial assistance, proof must be emailed to [email protected] or a picture sent by text to 706-671-1104 to be able to schedule the appointment. If you have left a voicemail, you will need to have your documents ready to send us when we call you back. We will call back in the order received. PLEASE ADD OUR PHONE NUMBER TO YOUR CONTACTS SO THAT OUR RETURN CALL DOES NOT GO STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL. If proof cannot be provided at the time of the call through email or text, you must come in with proof and schedule with our front desk.
7. There is no limit per household, but slots will fill up quickly! When the slots are full, we cannot schedule anymore. We will post when the spots are filled.
8. If you need to schedule a cat and do not qualify for assistance, you may still schedule. If we have sooner availability, we can schedule you sooner. Owners requiring assistance will pay $15
per cat to schedule at the time of scheduling; the sponsorship will cover the remainder of surgery and rabies (if needed).
9. Any additional services that are needed for your cat at the time of spay or neuter (fluids, antibiotics, hernia repair, mandatory $7 flea treatment if fleas are present) will be the responsibility of the owner. Approval will be obtained prior, excluding mandatory flea treatment. Payment will be due at pick-up.
10. Any additional services that you would like for your cat will be at your expense and can be selected on the surgery intake form at drop-off. Payment will be due at pick-up.
PLEASE NOTE - YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN TRANSPORT. This takes place in our Dalton clinic.
Spots fill up quickly. DO NOT HESITATE TO SCHEDULE. Let's continue to work together to BEAT THE HEAT and stop the cycle of unnecessary litters!

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