Goat Berry Trails

13/02/2025

Blizzard on his way to recovery and is doing well considering his circumstances.

He just wants attention and to be held. Just like the car ride to the vet appointment this week showed me how determined he was to be up front with me by my side. There wasn’t any surprises at his vet appointment, other than he had signs of frostbite on his ears that has started to heal. He was so well mannered and just a true gentleman. He was very affectionate to our vet as he showered her with kisses. He is scheduled to go back in a month after he gains some weight.

It’s just really sad that such a kind soul had to endure a lifetime of neglect in his first year of life and to then be dumped on an expressway off ramp at night, in freezing weather while it was snowing. Luckily he was not hit as cars were getting on the expressway. I was able to pull over in time to pick up this skinny sweetheart out of the road and get him in my car as other cars just drove around him and didn’t stop to help.

Blizzard has signs of being malnourished and housed in a small cage his entire life. His legs have deformities and sores to show for it. We hope the deformities will get better in time now that he is getting the proper nutrition. He is getting stronger and starting to show his lovable personality as he learns how to be a normal dog in a loving environment. He is frightened to go outside and won’t go to the bathroom at this time when we take him out. But he is using training potty pads inside. Hopefully in time he will be able to forget his nightmares of past experiences. He has been slowly introduced to cats and other dogs under supervision and has responded well. Things are looking very positive with him.

Fortunately we are blessed with a team of rock stars that will insure Blizzard a successful recovery. Blizzard and I spent the first weekend hanging out and getting to know one another as he was able to relax and decompress. Jamie and Carole from All Shook Up Nutrition-Toledo are also playing a big roll in getting him used to a real nurturing environment as his experiences his first sleep over tonight at their house after he spent the day playing with their dogs. We also want to thank Kayla at Scally-Wag Grooming LLC, for offering a doggie daycare spot for Blizzard during the week to continue to help with a well rounded experience of socializing with other dogs and people.

A big thank you to Greater Good Charities and all of the companies that donate supplies to their goods program. They provide the supplies to rescues like us that are necessary in helping us provide the care needed to help animals in need.

Please consider in donating to Goat Berry Trails to help cover the cost for Blizzard's recovery and the other animals in our care.

Sincerely,
Aaron Bailey
Founder - Goat Berry Trails

09/02/2025

He enjoyed some of his Royal Canin Recovery food.

We’re thinking of naming him Blizzard since it was such crappy weather when we picked him up on the on-ramp of the expressway.

09/02/2025

09/02/2025

I picked this pup up on the first on-ramp (Erie) into Michigan last night around 8 pm. I was getting on 75 heading towards Ohio. Looks like he was dumped at the bridge construction light. He was between the cones at the light. What is really sad, there where three cars stopped at the light and had to see him walking around next to their cars and of course, didn’t do anything . I noticed him as he started to walk onto the on-ramp. I swerved to miss him and immediately pulled over. Two other cars behind me, swerved to miss him and just kept going. People just suck.

I have reached out to people we know that run dog rescues for placement.

He couldn’t been outside long because it was snowing and him and his collar was basically dry.

He is not neutered or microchipped. He is malnourished and has sores from what looks like being held in a small dog crate for an extended time. 

We did have him posted last night on some of the lost and found pages in the area.

He is super sweet, warm and resting now. We have him quarantined and will get a f***l test first thing in tomorrow morning before he has an appointment with our vet later in the day to be checked out. He will be moved to my office at home after he is check out by our vet.

We are looking at possibly fostering for one of the rescues that we know if we can’t find rescue placement.

Please donate if you would like to help cover his medical cost.

16/01/2025

Clinton had a vet appointment last Friday and is doing well. He weighed 2.5 lbs. The only issue that was found is, he has some scar tissue where the umbilical cord was, likely from it being infected. It doesn’t look like the are any issues with it now.

He is still a little shy, but loves to cuddle and is very well mannered.

He will be available for adoption soon.

04/01/2025

Even though we are full and really can’t take in anymore cats until we get more adopted out. Sometimes we still have to get involved.

Yesterday was one of those days. I had to stop at the rest stop just outside of Port Clinton, Ohio.

When I came out I heard a kitten crying in the bushes. They just seem to find me. At first he was scared but with some cat food, I turned into his best friend.

I didn’t find any others around the building, so I would assume he was dumped based on his condition.

It’s sad this little guy was outside in that weather.

Everyone meet Clinton! He is now warm and won’t ever have to worry about going hungry.

Any donation would be appreciated to help this little guy.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

26/12/2024

Merry Christmas!

11/11/2024

We’re so proud of our grandkids and we love watching the next generation of cat rescuers grow up.

10/11/2024

Princess is wiped out after eating and taking her pain medicine from the amputation.

Everything thing you see was donated by Chewy through the Greater Goods Charity Goods Program. They rock and make our life so much easier at our rescue.

08/11/2024

Princess’s tail amputation surgery went well yesterday. She is on pain medication and has been mostly resting. If you would like to help with her medical cost. Donations can be made by PayPal, Venmo and CashApp.

07/11/2024

We now can accept donations through CashApp.

07/11/2024

Princess & Wobbles Update

We are asking for donations for Princess & Wobbles.

Wobbles has CH and is a year old now. We rescued her last year as a feral kitten and is Princess’s Buddy. We would like to have here spayed by our Vet and need help covering the cost.

Princess has came a long way since last fall when we rescued this beaten cat who was truly knocking on death door. She was a year old feral who had been severly beaten and by far the most critical cat that we have ever rescued. She only weighed 3 1/2 lbs and somehow was still alive with multiple injuries that included broken bones. She still has one of the BB’s lodged in her neck. Up until recently she was only using a grass puppy pad trainer for the bathroom. Last month she started using the litter box. Which she still struggles with due to her not able to use her front legs properly.

Over the last month Princess has been struggling with phantom pains in her partially amputated tail. She was attacking her tail and after weeks living with a cone on and being on pain medication as we tried to let it heal, it has came to the point that it needs to be completely amputated. She will be going to the vet this morning for the procedure and we are asking for donations to help cover the cost.

Sincerely,
Aaron & Donna

01/11/2024

Happy Halloween!

15/10/2024

A big thank you to Kayla at Scally-Wag Grooming LLC for giving these 4 kittens a bath for us.

23/09/2024

Kittens at play!

23/09/2024

Snack time for these little ones that we took in over a week ago and waiting on our foster to have room for them.