Lucky's Little Rescue

02/01/2025

He's here!

And already showing signs of being content. He's in the quarantine bathroom for now until the coccidia and respiratory symptoms are addressed. But I have major faith that he's going to be a happy, healthy boy soon. And a lovebug when it's all said and done!

Thank you for bringing him all this way, Brian! You're a shining star among animal control officers, and it's so clear how much you care about the animals you take in. ❤️ And how much you're willing to do to give them the best chance possible.

Saturday road trip. Little soccer game and the opportunity to save a life along the way. Thank you Lucky's Little Rescue for taking this senior guy and giving him the medical attention he needs.

02/01/2025

🤢 Stinky Update!! 🤢

Dr. Dean thinks he's got a chance!

He said it seems like extremely severe stomatitis, dehydration, and malnourishment compounding together. Based on information provided, he has been in this condition about a year, which is why he looks (and smells) so rough right now. There's no telling when he was last able to eat and drink without pain.

Dr. Dean is going to keep him over the weekend, provide shots and fluids to get him stable and out of pain. We may end up having to remove teeth, but he wants to try other treatment options first! Whatever he needs, we will be sure to provide. ❤️

This boy will probably need a lot of care, but it does seem like he has a chance! If you want to help out by donating for his care, it would be so appreciated. I know things are hard all around right now, so even just a share would be very appreciated!

🔴 Donations for Stinky can be called into our vet under the rescue's name or for Stinky specifically. Or they can be made to the digital options below. Donations are tax deductible!

www.paypal.me/luckyslittlerescue
$LuckysLittleRescue
https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3757654925116916074&created=1738374057

02/01/2025

‼️ Emergency Intake‼️

Meet Stinky.

Stinky was part of a managed colony in D'Iberville and showed up in terrible shape recently. The feeder of the colony made a post asking for help. Ilda Ceci offered to trap him, and I knew we needed to get him help as soon as possible.

With some wonderful coordination, Ilda was able to easily grab him and bring him to me. He practically came up to beg her for help! He is feeling so horribly miserable, and I can't imagine the poor guy would have made it much longer.

His mouth is foamy and full of infection. There is the ever-present and oppressive smell of infection and rot all over him. He can't eat. He's covered in his own mess, and he's physically very thin and weak. Tomorrow morning, he'll be seeing Dr. Dean at Southern Veterinary Clinic first thing. I already warned him he was coming.

I don't know how much we can do for him, but we're going to do everything we can. If you don't want to donate until there's an update on his condition, I understand. We will hopefully know a lot more about his chances in the morning.

In the meantime, he has a bed and blanket, access to food and water, and he's safe. ❤️

Donations for Stinky can be called into our vet under the rescue's name. Or they can be made to the digital options below. Donations are tax deductible!

www.paypal.me/luckyslittlerescue
$LuckysLittleRescue
https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3757654925116916074&created=1738374057

01/31/2025

Can't wait to meet this boy on Saturday!

He's a 10 year old orange tabby coming from a difficult situation. He does have some bladder issues, but I am prepared thanks to Chatter ☺️ Hopefully he'll be happy here with me and my boi, Spicy Bee!

Thank you to Brian for all he's doing for these babies. And to Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection for helping all the many many more needing help at this location!

Thank you Lucky's Little Rescue for taking this old fella and giving him a second chance.

01/30/2025

💐 Powder Update! 💐

Powder is one of the luckiest girls. A former adopter, and family member, reached out looking to adopt another kitty from us not long after Powder was rescued. It was love at first sight.

After multiple visits, they knew it was perfect. We learned she loves children, and she wants to hold your hand all the time! She's a sweet girl, who deserves the best, and that's what she has now!

Our girl has gained a pound and a half already, and her stomach has finally worked out how to process everything coming in now. So she went home with her new family to await her final appointment.

On Feb 10th, Powder (now Nova) will be dropped off to be spayed, vaccinated, and groomed. Updated pictures will be posted then of our beautiful girl looking her best ❤️

Happy forever, Nova! 🎊

01/28/2025

🌘 Sweet Shadow still needs a home! 🌒

Poor Shadow has been overlooked since he got here. Maybe it's because he's a black cat, or maybe it's because he's not a young kitten anymore. Whatever it may be, he is definitely more than deserving of a good home 🩶

Shadow came to us with many others after his mom passed away. He is only 4 years old, and he has longer hair. Although he appears to be a standard black cat, he actually has a lot of fluffy brown fur in the light!

Although a little shy at first, Shadow is very sweet and tolerant. He's never given me any issues being handled and absolutely loves attention. There has never been any issues with other cats. Unsure about dogs. He's calm and spends most of his time in his cat tree, moving from one cozy spot to another. He may hide at first until he settles in, but he will come around in time!

Shadow is fixed, vaccinated, and ready for a forever home of his own! 🩶 Adoption is 80 to cover some of his vetting.

01/24/2025

📢 Rescue Announcement 📢

In the last couple of years, this rescue has been through a lot of changes. Starting as a small cat rescue for George and Perry County, then taking over the city shelter and growing a lot very suddenly. Making the choice to protect the rescue and leave the shelter brought our capacity down dramatically again. Because of this, we have decided to take a look at our purpose and mission again.

Looking back at the beginning of my rescue journey is impossible to do without remembering Geezer. He was one of my first significant rescues, and he is also the rescue the restored my love for cats. He was found weighing only 3 lbs, blind, and with a massive cancerous tumor. No other vet besides the wonderful Dr. Dean at Southern Vet would even give him a chance. He lived 7 long, happy months with us before the cancer took him.

Since Geezer, my heart has always been with the senior and special needs animals. Even while running the shelter, we took in many with broken pelvises, broken legs, paralysis, etc, that went on to live happy, healthy lives with amazing families. Seniors have always been tough to find homes for. People are scared of the heartbreak that comes with adopting/fostering a senior. I can understand that. Losing Geezer did break my heart. But loving him for those 7 months had also filled my heart in a way that was extremely special.

For that reason, and our limited capacity, we have made the decision to shift the focus of our rescue to the group we feel most in need of support: seniors and those with special needs. We still need fosters in order to help! I have a limited amount of space for senior/special needs cats in my foster room, so we will still be reliant on fosters to maximize what we can help. We are hoping to find people willing to long term foster / fospice as well for those that aren't healthy enough for a normal adoption.

We will no longer be a location specific rescue. We will be open to helping senior kitties from all over. When I first started this rescue, there was hardly anything available in George County. It has grown a lot in terms of rescue since then, and at the same time, it has stagnated. I feel the only way to truly help this county is to continue to push local law enforcement and government to provide a proper shelter, a trained ACO, and resources to the residents and strays of this county. Everything else is putting bandaids over bullet wounds, but way better than nothing.

I am so thankful to everyone that has supported this rescue so far. We have been able to help SO MANY special babies thanks to your donations, shares, and support. They were able to receive the care and love they so desperately needed thanks to you guys. I hope that you continue to follow us and the journeys of all the special babies that are sure to come into our care going forward. ❤️

Thank you to our current fosters, Rachel, Shannon, and Neal, who have the most AMAZING babies in their care. Shannon and Neal have completely transformed and changed Faith's life. Under their care, she learned to walk again, and she finally has people in her life loving and protecting her. Rachel has selflessly chosen to offer a forever home to our bonded senior boys who hardly stood a chance otherwise. These fosters are amazing and have been instrumental to our ability to help these babies who need it most 🙏

We plan to rescue for a long time still, but it will just look at little different for us going forward 😊 We hope everyone understands and continues to support our rescue efforts by donating, fostering, adopting, and sharing our babies.

And if you're interested in fostering seniors, some of the most rewarding fosters, please reach out!

01/21/2025

💙 Breaking News: Faith says No to Snow! 💙

Faith said she would much rather be inside, warm and cozy, in her favorite hoodie. She's much too old and tired to go playing in the snow.

From all of our babies to yours, have a happy and safe Southern Snow Day! ❄️

And don't forget Faith is still up for adoption! She's approaching a year in our rescue. How time flies when you're having fun!

01/13/2025

🎊 Happy Foster Forever, Chatter and Rocky! 🎊

Thank you again, Rachel Hernandez, for choosing to hospice foster senior kitties in need. Thanks to you, they'll be living the high life with a family of their own for their remaining days!

I know many may think or say, "Why would you want to adopt or foster a senior? Wouldn't that hurt? Wouldn't it be hard to have just a short amount of time with them?"

While of course the answer to all of those questions is a big YES, what matters most isn't how sad we'll be when they go.

What matters is how much LOVE and COMFORT these seniors can get before their time is up.

What matters is that they are able to lay their head down at night somewhere warm, quiet, and safe, with a full belly. ❤️

What matters is that they leave this world with someone who loves them by their side til the end.

I hope more people will consider fostering senior cats and dogs. They are so often overlooked and avoided because people don't want to get hurt. Which I understand. But most of the time they're already hurt. And they need help healing. They need US 😊

01/13/2025

❤️❤️ Thank you!!! ❤️❤️

I want to seriously thank some awesome people.

Thank you to those that sent donations for our sweet seniors! Kimberly Dawn and Mary Miller, you guys are awesome! Two of the wet food boxes didn't have names, but that's awesome, too!

It means the world to us to have some help with their more expensive dietary needs. 😊 Chatter has been a rather expensive boy already with his medical issues, so this helps him (and me) tremendously. And he actually likes the food, so that's a bonus!

I hope to help many more seniors in need, and your support means the world and makes that possible. So thank you thank you thank you!

And that leads me into my next thank you! I have to thank Rachel Hernandez big time for taking on the responsibility of being Chatter and Rocky's forever foster mom!

These boys have bonded so much since they both lost their moms and came to us. They became inseparable. I was worried I wouldn't be able to find a place for them together, then Rachel came along! Willing to love them both for the long haul ❤️ they are already so happy to have all of her attention. While I will miss these boys, them going to a foster opens the door for me to help other seniors like them. For that, and for their happiness, I'm eternally grateful to you, Rachel 🙏

01/10/2025

🙏 We could use your support! 🙏

Unfortunately, I am unable to take in any more kitties at this time!

I have a forever love for the elderly babies and the disabled babies, but it's no secret those are the hardest to get moved and the most expensive to care for. Currently, I have three kitties that are unadoptable at this time, and I am committed to another senior soon with medical issues. Funds and space are limited, and our seniors are eating wet food every day, which makes their food more expensive.

These babies are not going anywhere any time soon without fosters or other rescuers stepping in. Especially since Bee is mostly feral, and Rocky and Chatter have bonded. So my cat room has become a sanctuary for them, which is fine with me! They're sweet babies, and I love them and all their weirdness to pieces. I'll include all of their info under their photos.

That being said, without fosters, I cannot help any more kitties at this time. If Shadow, our adoptable kitty, does get adopted, I'll have one spot open. We have an amazing home lined up for Powder when she recovers, and the new senior will be taking her spot 🙏 My ankle is still healing, and I'm still having issues with my knee, so I'm not in any kind of shape to overload my cat room. Most of these kitties are already vetted and just need someone to love and care for them. Or someone with experience taming ferals in Bee's case.

I know not everyone can foster! Especially with kitties that do have medical / behavioral needs. And that's okay! If you can't foster, please consider donating any of these items from our Amazon wishlist! Chatter's urinary food and the wet food are definitely big expenses right now on top of the medical bills.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TIFE1NXJU7I9?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for your support! Whether it be fostering, donating, or sharing, it is so appreciated. It takes a village in rescue, and we are forever grateful for ours. ❤️

01/07/2025

💙 Powder Update 💙

Powder went in for her follow up today. Overall, I'd say she's doing well. She went from 4.4lbs to 5.1lbs in the last 10 days, which is awesome. Especially considering that her digestive system has been struggling to regulate now that she has access to consistent food. She was starved for so long, her system doesn't remember how to properly process food.

To combat this, she will be on a special diet until her system remembers how to process food. It has been helping the last few days. I'm praying it continues to work well for her 🤞

On top of that, we discovered something we missed during her first exam. She has an infected toe bean, and old burns all over her feet. As near as we can guess, it appears to be some kind of sunburn or heat burn, because it shows up on her ears, too. She received a convenia shot for her infected foot because any oral medication could risk upsetting her digestive system that is already so fragile.

I'm really not sure how a cat could get a burn like this during the dead of winter, so it makes me wonder what this girl has been through. I don't believe she was a stray. I believe these things were done to her somehow. She was trapped somewhere and received these burns and almost starved to death. It's a wonder she survived as well as she did.

Despite whatever may have happened to her, she's eating good, she's loved, and shes comfortable now. And that's all that matters. ❤️‍🩹

01/02/2025

⛈️ Storm Update! ⛈️

Thank you to everyone who said a little prayer for our buddy, Storm!

Thanks to our awesome vets at Southern Veterinary Clinic she is already right as rain! It seems as though she got caught out in the recent bad weather and became disoriented and probably water-logged. After being boarded for a brief time at the vet and getting the care she needs, she's eating, drinking, and right back to normal. No ongoing meds required.

Normal seems to be quite spicy for Storm! We are even more convinced that she was a local stray/barn cat that was hanging out nearby. She's not very socialized, so we will be getting her into a good barn home soon :) Lucky for her, we actually had a request for an outdoor cat recently.

Her new mom is excited and plans to buy her a new bed and toys. She knows she must be kept secure inside her new barn for a few days, and that she needs to have a heater/warmth with the cold weather coming in. All in all, I think she's going to be just fine ❤️

12/30/2024

⛈️ Please welcome and say a prayer for Storm! ⛈️

This sweet baby was found after the bad weather the other night sopping wet and pacing in a circle in a field. Thankfully, his finder immediately scooped Storm up and brought him/her inside out of the elements. Storm is currently very lethargic, anxious, and refusing food and water.

We met his awesome rescuer and got this little thing seen by our vet this morning. Storm will be staying there to be monitored and treated as needed. There is nothing that stands out immediately as a main cause, so Dr. Matt Smith will be keeping an eye on him for now!

I can't thank Dr. Matt at Southern Veterinary Clinic for squeezing us in this morning and agreeing not only to keep and monitor Storm, but to also get any vaccinations and spay/neuter done for him/her. 🙏

We believe that Storm came from the small colony of strays and barn cats nearby, but the owner of the barn did not recognize this cat in particular. It is not Prissy, who has been missing for some time, as her owners have already visited and confirmed it's not her.

If you recognize this kitty, reached out! Proof of ownership will be required. In the meantime, Storm will be getting thoroughly vetted and treated. ❤️

12/30/2024

💐 Update on white kitty 💐

I've decided to call her Powder. This 7 year old sweetheart is definitely a survivor!

So far, she is doing wonderfully. She's got a nice set up in the quarantine bathroom with a warm bed. Except, she likes to sleep inside the messy sink cabinet instead 🤦‍♀️

This girl can EAT and would stuff herself until she's sick if I let her. For now, her portions are being controlled to avoid overfeeding, but she loves nothing more than to eat and be loved on afterwards!

I hope to get her groomed after she puts on some healthy weight. She will also be fixed and vaccinated before being put up for adoption. ❤️ If anyone is looking for a sweet older kitty to share their couch, bed, and probably food with, Powder would be perfect!

12/28/2024

‼️ UPDATE 8AM ‼️

Our girl triple tested NEGATIVE! Dr. Dean believes, from what we can see right now, that she's just near starved to death.

She's 7 years old, got a belly full of worms, and is covered in fleas. She currently only weighs 4.4lbs.

He will be seeing her back in 10 days. Hopefully at that point, she'll be in better shape and able to get vaccines and set up a spay appointment 🙏

Thank you to everyone that has donated for her care! It goes a long way in making sure we can give her everything she needs. She's got a long road to recovery right now, but she's definitely got a chance ❤️

12/28/2024

‼️ Emergency Intake: Donations Needed ‼️

I went to pick up this pretty baby tonight after she showed up at a really kind couple's home a couple days ago. They fed her, but unfortunately, their cats weren't being very welcoming. They reached out for help, and I went to get her quickly due to the incoming storms.

She is EXTREMELY emaciated. Though her very matted fur hides it well, she is nothing but skin and bones underneath. Thankfully, she's eating and drinking so far, but I'm concerned about just how thin she is. Her ears are a little torn up as well.

I will be running her to Southern Veterinary Clinic tomorrow to be seen by our vet. She will be triple tested and examined to find out if there's anything underlying that may be causing her emaciation. We will also need to get her groomed asap so she can be clean and comfortable.

If you recognize this baby, please let us know! Proof of ownership will be required. And she will be scanned for a chip. Regardless, our priority is getting her the immediate care she needs tomorrow. ❤️

I know we just made it through the holidays, and we are probably all spent. Lord knows we spent a lot on the event recently! But if you have a little to spare for a sweet little girl in need, please consider donating for her. Donations are tax deductible and can be called in to Southern Vet under our rescue or sent to any digital options below.
$LuckysLittleRescue
www.paypal.me/luckyslittlerescue
https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3757654925116916074&created=1735351570

12/25/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄

From our babies here at Lucky's Little Rescue to you and yours at home. Have a very merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Rocky was the best model for me today. He's so tolerant and loving. He was fine with wearing whatever, as long as I loved on him, too!

Don't forget, we have some really sweet, adoptables pets who would love to have a Christmas with their own forever or foster families next year ❤️ All of our pets are fixed, vaccinated, and tested for contagious diseases before adoption.

Ask about any of these sweet souls if you're looking to be someone's Christmas miracle 🙏

🐶 Faith - 7 year old, blue nose, XL Bully
🐱 Shadow - 4 year old, long-haired black
🐱 Moana - 4 year old, long haired tabby
🐱 Rocky - 17 year old, long haired tabby, FIV+
🐱 Chatter - 14 year old, tabby, currently on meds