Second Chances Animal Rescue - Pontotoc, MS

Second Chances Animal Rescue - Pontotoc, MS Second Chances is an animal rescue in Pontotoc, MS dedicated to saving at risk cats and dogs. We also

Second Chances Animal Rescue of Pontotoc is dedicated to saving the homeless pets of Pontotoc County Mississippi and the surrounding area. All donations go towards saving lives of the helpless animals of Pontotoc County and the surrounding areas. Our goal is to provide a safe, comfortable, welcoming environment for animals until adoption, promote spay and neuter, and educate the community on anima

l wellness. Second Chances operates out of private foster homes in Pontotoc, MS. Our fosters are very flexible in setting up appointments for you to meet your future forever friend. To set up an appointment please email us at [email protected] with the name of the pet you are interested in and when you would like to meet them

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🚨MISSING🚨One of our fosters has escaped the fence!On Hwy 341 where Pennington and Patterson roads meet. Has on a blue co...
03/30/2025

🚨MISSING🚨

One of our fosters has escaped the fence!

On Hwy 341 where Pennington and Patterson roads meet. Has on a blue collar. Help us find him!

👑KING JULIEN👑I have some upsetting news to report on the king. He needs surgery due to a birth defect 🫠. I noticed him l...
03/29/2025

👑KING JULIEN👑

I have some upsetting news to report on the king. He needs surgery due to a birth defect 🫠.

I noticed him limping a few days ago and thought he might have just sprain something. After three days of anti inflammatory medicine didn’t make a difference, I took him in for X-rays. Of course it wasn’t anything simple… the diagnosis luxating patella - condition in cats where the kneecap (patella) repeatedly dislocates out of its normal groove on the femur. He’s in pain and corrective surgery is the only solution 😔. Even worse? Both of his kneecaps are luxating so he needs surgery on both legs 😭. It will cost approximately $2,800.

I have committed to him and I will make sure he gets the surgery. I can’t stand seeing him in pain. But I’d greatly appreciate any help towards his surgery cost as it will take me weeks to save up enough for surgery since all of my disposable income goes directly to the animals in our care 🥺.

https://venmo.com/u/secondchancesms

https://www.paypal.me/secondchancesms?locale.x=en_US

03/27/2025

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹

😐😤🫠

Misbehaving is his middle name!

03/24/2025

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹

“How does a paralyzed dog get away from you?” 🤷🏻‍♀️ He’s quick! 🏎️💨

What I would give to have the stress free sleep of a pup on the nights when sleep eludes me😩😣😕.
03/21/2025

What I would give to have the stress free sleep of a pup on the nights when sleep eludes me😩😣😕.

03/18/2025

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹

Good or bad, we’re all just doing our best 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Some of our lil guys are water babies!
03/14/2025

Some of our lil guys are water babies!

🐾BRUNO🐾Here’s to a new day at the end of a really, really bad week. The worst in a while, frankly. I think I’ll load up ...
03/07/2025

🐾BRUNO🐾

Here’s to a new day at the end of a really, really bad week. The worst in a while, frankly. I think I’ll load up the 17 year old and spend the day with my gran. Spend it with them when you can, folks. Time is our most limited resource. We can’t get it back once it’s gone 💔.

03/07/2025

👑KING JULIEN👑

His foster dog brothers ate an entire couch cushion in the 30 seconds it took me to run out to my car. Now he’s playing with the stuffing instead of his toys 🤦🏼‍♀️🫠🥲.

You just gotta keep livin’, man. L-I-V-I-N.

❤️CHOCOTACO❤️This is not the update we had hoped to share today about sweet ChocoTaco. The decision was made this aftern...
03/07/2025

❤️CHOCOTACO❤️

This is not the update we had hoped to share today about sweet ChocoTaco. The decision was made this afternoon to help our buddy cross the rainbow bridge. This was NOT due to lack of funds. You, our faithful supporters, had made a huge dent towards his FHO surgery in just the first day of our fundraising. Your generosity and kindness remind us of some good in the world on days (and really weeks) like this one.

In short, our decision was forced due to extremely unexpected and insurmountable complications in ChocoTaco’s health.

After his X-rays Monday, we started a pain management course of medicines and followed it every 12 hours like clockwork. However, he didn’t seem to be responding with any relief. By Wednesday, our vet instructed an increase in meds and if we didn’t see any improvement to bring him in first thing Thursday. I slept in the bathroom floor with him for hours trying to provide comfort but by midnight it became clear he needed something we couldn’t provide at home and he needed it urgently. We loaded up at midnight and took him to Tupelo Emergency Vet Clinic. They were kind and caring and very good to our boy. She ran basic vitals and initially indicated she thought the increased meds may have had him high as a kite. However her gut, like ours, said something else wasn’t right. She ran a blood panel that showed insanely bad liver and kidney numbers. They pushed tons of fluids and palliative care that allowed him to finally rest until we could transfer him to our regular vet in the morning. Our vet reviewed everything and ran her own tests and reported he had the worst kidney functions she had ever seen. We were shattered. His chances for survival were almost zero and if he survived at all, his chances of kidney failure were certain. He would never get back to normal kidney functions and would never be a candidate for hip surgery even if we could keep him with us a while longer.
ChocoTaco managed to be both very injured and very sick in the same weekend. His injuries were so obvious and extreme that all of his symptoms (lethargy, loss of appetite, upset stomach from medicines) matched the injury. We had no reason to suspect another disease and our vet didn’t either. He could have been sick first and then injured or his injury and complications could have weakened his immune system. Or he could have had a bad immune system his entire life - another symptoms of his poor genetics.

We have sent off samples to confirm his suspected diagnosis and will confirm when we are sure. Since the results won’t get back until next week, we have preemptively began all his siblings on antibiotics, even though thankfully none are showing symptoms. We are also scrubbing and disinfecting the facilities, and watching everyone he was near for symptoms. If our suspicion is confirmed, it would be the first case of this particular disease we have seen since the rescue began over a decade ago.

We always want to be honest about the good days, and the terrible ones, and especially honest about where your hard earned money goes. Any donations made for ChocoTaco (or any made in his memory now) will go toward his emergency vet bill, the testing to confirm diagnosis, and the preventative treatment for his siblings.

‼️MISSING‼️From Ecru area. If captured or seen, please contact Cynthia at 662-317-8046.
03/06/2025

‼️MISSING‼️

From Ecru area.

If captured or seen, please contact Cynthia at 662-317-8046.

🚨CODE RED EMERGENCY🚨Choco Taco will be the FIRST dog since our founding over a decade ago that we euthanize due to lack ...
03/05/2025

🚨CODE RED EMERGENCY🚨

Choco Taco will be the FIRST dog since our founding over a decade ago that we euthanize due to lack of funds without your help. He was born with defects in both of his hips and managed to pop BOTH hips out of place while playing with his siblings over the weekend 😞. A double femoral head operation will fix the issue for life but he is in immense pain until he gets that operation. And I can’t bear to watch him suffer for weeks while we fundraise so it’s either immediate surgery or immediate euthanasia. Because he needs both sides fixed, surgery will cost around $4,500. Yeah, we could just kill him for a LOT less money. But it literally just might be my breaking point to have to drive him to his death sentence, especially after losing my Natchez this week.

No, I don’t adopt out the numbers I used to. And I don’t save the number of dogs and cats I wish I could. It hurts my heart and I think about it constantly. But I still have an obligation to the ones I have in my care and I have to fight for them as hard as I can. Please help me continue to be able to say money has never meant more than an animal’s life to my rescue. Not even once.

https://venmo.com/u/secondchancesms

https://www.paypal.me/secondchancesms?locale.x=en_US

🦴NATCHEZ🦴He didn’t even make it through the night 💔. The kidney failure or the cancer must have progressed further than ...
03/04/2025

🦴NATCHEZ🦴

He didn’t even make it through the night 💔. The kidney failure or the cancer must have progressed further than we thought 😞. Mama knew something was wrong. I guess he was meant to be one of mine forever. See you on the other side, sweet boy 🌈.

🦴NATCHEZ🦴Well. Today wasn’t a good day. Natchez was already scheduled to have the lump on his throat examined/removed an...
03/04/2025

🦴NATCHEZ🦴

Well. Today wasn’t a good day. Natchez was already scheduled to have the lump on his throat examined/removed and we woke up to this face 🫠😣. We rushed to the vet and our best guess is he was bit by a spider during the night. The swelling is now down and he’s doing much better but we got further bad news during our visit. He is in early stages of renal failure 💔 and possibly has cancer. His white blood cell count was elevated and other numbers were off on his bloodwork. Overnight hospitalization was recommended so he could receive IV fluids (I can only do sub q fluids at home) to help regulate his bloodwork. I was really pushing to find him an excellent retirement home who could give him everything I can’t. With these recent health discoveries, it looks like he’ll with me on hospice care for what time he has left 🥺.

Nothing will ever brighten my day quite like a happy update on one of my previous foster babies. Moose took a little tim...
03/03/2025

Nothing will ever brighten my day quite like a happy update on one of my previous foster babies. Moose took a little time adjusting to his new home but looks to have finally settled in. Patience from a loving family and guidance from his older brothers have worked their magic 💕🥹🥰.

02/28/2025

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹

As a mother, you can’t have favorites. And I don’t. But the love I get from Reynolds just hits different. He’s so intuitive. Somehow, he knows when I need a reminder that life can get tough but we have to power through. The joy he gets out of the simplest things can brighten my day more than he’ll ever realize. I wish I had the strength to fight for anything as hard as he has fought relentlessly to fully regain use of his legs. I think the phrase “who rescued who?” is super cheesy…but I know he rescued me.

⚾️CHIPPER⚾️Chipper Jones LOVES to play ball! He will fetch it as many times as you will throw it. Chipper has been in fo...
02/23/2025

⚾️CHIPPER⚾️

Chipper Jones LOVES to play ball! He will fetch it as many times as you will throw it. Chipper has been in foster care for about a year and would love a home of his own. He gets along with dogs, cats, and people.

If you’re interested in adding Chipper to your family, email us at [email protected].

Please help share!!Gina is still looking for a foster or home in Vermont. She has made so much progress with her current...
02/22/2025

Please help share!!

Gina is still looking for a foster or home in Vermont. She has made so much progress with her current foster, but still gets anxious with new people. She needs someone who can give her time and love to adjust and then she promises to be your best friend and loyal companion. Her adoption fee has been sponsored. If you are in Vermont please share and help us find this amazing girl a home. She loves the snow and does not want to come back to MS.

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❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 😐😤🫠 Misbehaving is his middle name!

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 “How does a paralyzed dog get away from you?” 🤷🏻‍♀️ He’s quick! 🏎️💨

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 Good or bad, we’re all just doing our best 🤷🏻‍♀️.

👑KING JULIEN👑 His foster dog brothers ate an entire couch cushion in the 30 seconds it took me to run out to my car. Now he’s playing with the stuffing instead of his toys 🤦🏼‍♀️🫠🥲. You just gotta keep livin’, man. L-I-V-I-N.

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 As a mother, you can’t have favorites. And I don’t. But the love I get from Reynolds just hits different. He’s so intuitive. Somehow, he knows when I need a reminder that life can get tough but we have to power through. The joy he gets out of the simplest things can brighten my day more than he’ll ever realize. I wish I had the strength to fight for anything as hard as he has fought relentlessly to fully regain use of his legs. I think the phrase “who rescued who?” is super cheesy…but I know he rescued me.

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 A day late, but one of my favorite little Valentines. Not bad for a dog who will “absolutely never walk again” 😏😼.

🦆HUEY, DEWEY, LOUIE🦆 (and a tiny glimpse of somebody’s behind) I watched this video probably 15 times trying to decide on what music to put with it before I realized that Dewey is sitting on another dog at the end 😂🥲🫠!

🚨 Foster or Forever Home Needed for Sweet Gina! 🚨 Meet Gina, a beautiful 2-3-year-old Lab mix who recently made her way up north to Vermont from our rescue at Second Chances. She’s made incredible progress after her big journey but needs a new place to crash or, better yet, a forever family before she gets too attached to her current foster home. 🐾 What Gina Loves: • Playing in the snow — it’s her happy place! • Having other doggy friends to romp around with • Cuddles and affection once she knows you’re her person 👶 Kid-Friendly (with a Note): Gina adores kids but got a bit overprotective in a previous home. We believe she’d thrive best in homes with older children who understand her need for space at times. 🧘 Helping Her Feel Safe: Meeting lots of new people makes Gina nervous, so having a crate available as her cozy, safe spot can help ease her anxiety when things get overwhelming. If you or someone you know can open your home and heart to Gina—either as a foster or forever family—please reach out! Let’s help this snow-loving sweetheart find the stability and love she deserves. ❤️ #AdoptGina #SecondChancesRescue #FosterNeeded

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 WHY does he bark like this, though?! 😂😂😂

❤️‍🩹REYNOLDS❤️‍🩹 What I would give to have the same outlook on the world as Reynolds… He’s just out here living his best life without a single care.

👑KING JULIEN👑

👑KING JULIEN👑 Our nightly ritual - I work in a puzzle book and he continuously messes me up.

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