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Twisted Oaks Rescue

Keeping Pets & People Together 🖤

Our pet pantry has donated over 80 tons of pet food and supplies.
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Twisted Oaks Rescue provides local resources to keep pets and people together during times of crisis.

11/24/2024

Hey Y’all! It’s Jessie with Twisted Oaks ••• thank you for checking on me and listen to our personal update here! 💋

11/23/2024

🖤 SMALL • TOWN • SATURDAY 🖤

Loki wants to make sure y’all know our friends Summer & Jody Pridgen have taken on a brand new adventure and we couldn’t be more proud!

Check out Pridgen Farm Supply right HERE in Keystone Heights FL!

They have great hours!

MON-THURS: 9-6
FRI & SAT: 8-7
SUN: 1-5

Pridgen Farm Supply
265 NE Commercial Circle
Keystone Heights, FL 32656

(352) 478-7013

https://pridgenfarmsupply.com/about/

STOP 🛑 by and see what they are selling! Tell them what you’re looking for they are great people! Great people working hard helping to serve our lake area pet community!

11/22/2024

DID YOU KNOW?

Our friends and partners at The Humane Society of North Central Florida in Gainesville •••• donated our community over 150 absolutely • FREE• spay/neuter surgery & rabies vaccines?

Yes •••• it is TRUE! And it’s not the first time!

Why?

Well, we posted some community pet statistics we were struggling to change. Regarding our communities ability to FIX their pets. We said 40% of the people we work with simply can NOT AFFORD to fix their pets on our other “low cost” spay/neuter programs.

The HSNCF were happy to reach out, meet, and discuss an approach that could change those hard to swallow pet statistics. They helped to educate us and we all worked together and had a Pawsome first surgery day. We sent 32 local dogs and cats to Gainesville for FREE S/N services in October.

Our second surgery date is booked and confirmed! We have 32 more local cats and dogs headed for services in December!

Today, I’m stopping by to bring some hometown L❤️VE from The Bakery in Keystone Heights! I grabbed these yummy cinnamon roll bites! I’m also bringing some donations & hugs!

Thank you to all the fabulous staff at HSNCF •••• you are always KIND •••• we are ALL in this together!

11/21/2024

THAT IS 1,200 CATS! 🐈‍⬛ FIXED IN 4 YRS

Thank you to all the amazing pet families that joined us at Twisted Oaks yesterday for our Companion Cat Spay & Neuter Transport!

We have “hosted” this service for our community for four years. It’s every third Wednesday of the month. We coordinate 25 companion cats each month.

The service is sponsored by FIX THEM ALL at www.fixthemall.org $45 (companion cats must be 3 pounds & 3 months) please click apply and select “sheltering hands transport” in Keystone Heights on the bottom of your cats application.

On your appointment day you come to Keystone and our Pawsome partners Sheltering Hands, Inc. send a transport van to us! They pick up and transport all cats. Take them to their beautiful facility in Ocala for spay & neuter services.

This program offers so much for $45 •••• an exam, spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, FVRCP, & a Revolution treatment •••• addressing fleas, ticks, worms and earmites. You CAN opt OUT at clipping their ear on this program.

Come on y’all! These programs are important to the community! 1.2000 cats & kittens is something to celebrate! 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

11/20/2024

Believe in your husband’s HARD WORK!

I still remember (2 years ago) crying after working for ••• what seemed like the longest 4 hours of my life. Why? Because, we were trenching in the electrical cables from the power pole to our pet pantry building by hand. I know it was 150 feet or more and the estimate $2,500 to bring the power inside. Not including running the much needed outlets! •••• 💥

Sooo one Saturday my husband, myself and Loki got up early. And with my husband’s lead ••• we argued all the way through it ••• we pulled the wires to the building underground. Loki was a huge help digging :- ) Then a few weeks later we begin wiring & powering outlets.

Why? Because, I wanted to serve my pet communuty that freaking bad AND because, my husband loves me that much. We are blessed but on a budget.

This morning was a great morning yall! Now I punch in a code, open my door and tell Alexa to turn on my lights outside. It’s bright and safe for all the pet families to pull in and drop off for our spay & neuter transports & other early morning/late evening events. The little things in life show us how much we have grown! Tell your husband thanks! They need to hear that too ❤️💯💥

11/18/2024

The question isn’t CAN YOU help.

It is WILL you help?

Hi! I’m Jessie Shekels, founder of Twisted Oaks Rescue & owner of Loki’s Lunchbox. I volunteer my time, personal property, and some mental sanity :- ) to keep local pets and people together.

I had an accident with a rescue horse that totally derailed my life in 2019. It made me look at helping my pet community differently. I was severely injured in my accident. Bedrest was making me depressed. So I went out on a limb and I started out fundraising $1,000 dollars from friends and family on FB. I took the money and smartly couponed all of the pet food & supplies we needed to feed 💯 local pet families.

My son Sam and I took orders from local families in need. All from FB posts. We packaged it up in boxes for delivery and hit the road! We delivered our first 1 ton of pet food in my Subaru over a weeks time.

We did this twice. Finally, someone pulled me aside and said “I see you are working really hard to make a difference let me help”. Her idea was fabulous! Make the people come to you instead of driving all over a three county span.

April 2020 we started doing pet food distributions. We started in an empty parking lot close to my house. Then some local businesses invited us to use their space. It just kept growing! Either way we did this for a year before moving the pet food around this much became a problem for me physically. We had donated about 12 TONS of pet food by this point.

My husband, Shawn is a problem solver. He invested about 40k in our pet pantry building & ME. Letting me design it so we could make a drive through concept. And guess what! It was a success! We opened our doors in May 2021. And to date we distributed/donated about 90 tons of pet food & supplies to local pet families in need.

But now we are facing new challenges. Physically I can’t do the pet food anymore. From the fundraising to the pallet pick ups ••• it’s a lot of work to feed 💯 pet families a month. I’m tired.

Many of you in the last 24 hours were shook by the news we are closing! Truth is I need a break to address my back & neck problems. Probably resulting in some surgeries in 2025. The pet food was only part of our services as we also have been running free spay & neuter clinics, Wellness Wednesdays and S/N transports.

Most of you who took the time to reach out want my pet food contracts! Guess what? We don’t have any! We simply fundraised that much pet food each month! And you can too! No one handed me this mission all prepackaged and pretty. I put in my time and built a reputation for doing what I say I will.

If you are TRULY interested in running a pet food pantry text me: 262-623-7331. No you can NOT take mine over. But I’m happy to invest my passion in someone who is willing to work hard. For ZERO dollars. There isn’t a ton of glory and recognition in this. It’s physically challenging. And it takes years to build communuty partners and sponsors.

The question isn’t CAN YOU help.

It is WILL you help?

11/17/2024

Have you heard? •••••

Twisted Oaks Rescue will be closing in 2025.

Our founder and primary volunteer, Jessie Shekels, has opted to close for 2025 while receiving treatment/surgery for a serious back and neck injury.

We will NOT be continuing to offer low cost wellness clinics on-site or pet pantry services in Keystone Heights FL.

To those of you canceling your appointments •••• saying you will catch up with us next month •••• please know this is NOT POSSIBLE. The last wellness clinic and free spay and neuter day is on December 9th! Period.

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE FULL AT THIS TIME!

Thank you all for your support over the last 5 years! As a team, we made a huge difference in the lives of local pet families. We are forever grateful for the opportunity to serve our lake area pet community!

❤️ with Love
The Twisted Oaks Team

11/16/2024

Good Morning y’all! 🤠

I’m out here at the pet pantry this morning volunteering my time with Pampered Paws Pet Services. They are coming to do dog nail trims this morning from 10-2!

We are super excited to see 24 dogs today! If you are in need of a Mobile Groomer look no further Katie N Collison has you covered!

Follow her page and book your appointment today! 🐶

11/14/2024

Dog Pawdicure Time Y’all!

This SATURDAY ONLY! 10 -2

Pampered Paws Pet Services is here at Twisted Oaks in Keystone Heights! Need a doggie pawdicure?

Little dogs are $15 & big dogs are $10!

TEXT today to schedule your pups appointment! 904-796-9354.

We have 12 appointments remaining! DO NOT MISS! [email protected]

11/11/2024

Saturday 11/16/24 🐕‍🦺 Dog Nail Trims!

Do your pups need a nail trim?

Load them up and bring them to Twisted Oaks Rescue next Saturday 11/16/24.
Thanks to our partner Pampered Paws Pet Services, we are hosting nail trims from 10am-2pm right here in Keystone Heights FL.

Interested? Little Dogs $15 and Big Dogs $10. Owner, Katie Collison is an experienced vet tech who offers mobile pet grooming services & limited pet sitting in our lake area. Next Saturday Katie ONLY has 24 appointments available. Don’t miss your chance to get your dogs a pedicure!

Please email Katie directly at [email protected] to book your pets appointment. Or text only: (904) 796-9354. Payment is due at the time of service directly to Pampered Paws Pet Service. 2 pets per handler ONLY please. All dogs must come on a leash and harness. No agrgresive dogs.

11/10/2024

Happy Weekend Y’all!

This is my son Samuel. Many of you have known him about 5 years. He is turning 13 in January. He was raised volunteering his time to our pet community. As well as watching our family give with an open heart while fostering and rehabbing pets!

He is a kind boy and I so look forward to watching him blossom as he ages. I know he is a good kid. My mamma heart is always silently proud of him. Just wanted y’all to know too 💯❤️✔️🐾

11/05/2024

🖤 L•O•K•I 🖤 U•P•D•A•T•E 🖤

If you have been following our story, you know we faced some struggles with our best buddy Loki. So many of you in the community have reached out to check on Loki ••• we thought proper to do another positive update!

Loki weighed in at 61.6 pounds yesterday. Every week making gains in weight, energy and muscle mass. He was diagnosed with EPI. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, is a digestive disorder in dogs that occurs when the pancreas doesn't produce enough digestive enzymes.

By simply sprinkling in these enzymes on his kibble he has made leaps and bounds in recovery. Loki still receives weekly B12 injections and is on a special diet to give him the best possible nutrition for his disorder.

Thank you for being so KIND.. Acknowledging my dog as an important member of my family proves why I love our pet community so much. Y’all get it. He is on the mend! ❤️‍🩹

A big thanks to our favorite Vet! The Veterinary Center at Hunter's Crossing and Dr. Lexi Brandenburg. 💜

11/05/2024

Thank you to Remedy Vet in Gainesville FL for sending the the best & most professional crew yesterday!

Dr. Larry Garcia is a true “pet charmer” •••• nothing but great feedback from all the four legged. We can’t wait to see y’all back in December for our final wellness clinic here at Loki’s Lunchbox.

We have proudly hosted & funded low cost vet care for 15 months! Thanks to this community partnership. Helping to keep pets and people together in Clay, Bradford, Putnam counties. Over 235 owned pets are happier and healthier thanks to great teamwork!

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Hey Y’all! It’s Jessie with Twisted Oaks ••• thank you for checking on me and listen to our personal update here! 💋

Kitty cat spay & neuter transport day today! Why? Cause spay and neuter is the only common solution to each communities pet problems! Register TODAY $45 for your cat (must be a companion cat) to be fixed, vaccinated and receive a Revolution treatment for fleas, ticks, worms and mites! Coma on y’all let’s do this! www.fixthemall.org apply today!

Happy Wellness Day! We can’t wait to see all of our beautiful pet families today! 💯🐾 here is to a wonderful day filled with heartfelt efforts to keep pets and people together!

Happy Halloween! We are so excited to see y’all tonight 10/31 from 6-9 PM downtown Keystone Heights for Boo on the Boulevard! We have 5 Pawmazing raffle prizes and we are selling $1 tickets! Bring some CASH! We accept Venmo too! BUT best of all ••• we will have a FREE SPAY & NEUTER TABLE! Come get a FREE voucher from the Humane Society of North Central Florida! It qualifies your pet for free services right in Gainesville to include a FREE RABIES VACCINE! Don’t miss us at 350 S. Lawrence Blvd in Keystone Heights FL! See you there! 👻🐾🎃

Feeling blessed on this beautiful Saturday to stand up right and care for these beautiful horses yet another day. God is good ••• ALWAYS 🤠 especially to US cowgirls for life! 🐴

Hey Y’all! October 31st is rapidly approaching and we are so excited to participate this year in Boo on the Blvd. Please if you could take a a peek at our Amazon Wishlist full of candy, pencils, stickers, and more ••• help us bless the kids of our community! Thanks so much y’all! Amazon Wishlist HERE: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2W9J6CLQDD0E0?ref_=wl_share 💥 💥 💥 ❤️

When your on bed rest and your FOSTER KITTEN doesn’t leave your side. This boy is so ready to love someone with all his heart! 🧡🤍 he is social, great with other cats, dogs and well behaved kids! He is a lap baby and would love to love on you all day! Someone needs this boy in their life! Poochies Pet Rescue, Inc. is his rescue y’all! Reach out to them or me •••text 262-623-7331 Jessie 🐈

When you never thought you would be so happy to see 57 pounds on the scale! We are moving onward and upward with special feedings 4-5 times a day. Lots of love and all your prayers!!! Loki is moving in the right direction! 72 pounds is his fighting weight! He was 52 pounds last weigh in! Way to go buddy! Keep fighting! 🖤🤍

Loki is eating & drinking great! But still limited on his energy. We will continue to let him rest up and love on him hard. Keep praying for him! He loves his family fiercely & our hearts are breaking for him while we wait on further test results next week. #lokislunchbox Twisted Oaks Rescue

We are at BluePearl Pet Hospital in JAX today for an ultrasound for our favorite boy Loki. Pray for healing •••• we hope to know more in a few hours. ❤️ thank you to Niki Sudak for helping to arrange such an urgent appointment! We love you. 😘