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Our organization is a 501c3 non-profit private animal rescue shelter located in Chesapeake, OH. Pitiful Paws is a 501c3 Non-profit animal rescue organization.

PPR started in 2013 as a foster based rescue but grew quickly, we now have a facility and a full team dedicated to our cause. We have a small facility ran by our amazing staff and volunteers! We believe that every dog deserves a chance regardless of breed or age and will do whatever we possibly can to rehabilitate a dog physically and emotionally. Our focus is on dogs that need to be removed from

bad situations, dogs that are in bad shape and in need of medical care, and strays that are in need. After the dogs have been rehabilitated, they will be looking for their forever homes. We also take in cats and small animals such as ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, sugar gliders, as well as chickens and the occasional farm animal/livestock if we are able. To adopt one of our animals there will be an application to fill out and a home visit. Each dog will be spayed/neutered and up to date on shots before adoption. **We reserve the right as a private organization to refuse/deny anyone the ability to adopt an animal from us if we deem that a home or owner is not the best fit or for other reasons on a case by case basis.**

Adoption fees cover spay/neuter, vaccines, microchipping, heart worm testing for dogs, FIV/FeLV testing for cats, deworming, and any other vetting needed while in our care. Please message us for an application if you’re interested in adopting. If you are interested in being a foster/volunteer or adopting one of our dogs please email [email protected]. Donations are always welcomed! We can always use sheets/towels/bedding, dog food, dog treats, dog houses, crates, or money can be directly donated towards out vet bills. Each of our rescue dogs will also have their own amazon wish list and set items that they will need. You can email at [email protected] or send a message via Facebook!

26/11/2025

SANTA PAWS CATS THAT NEED SPONSORS!

Our cats list is a little different this year, instead of doing individual wishlist's for each cat we have broken them down into different litters and then we do have a few singular cats, as well as our feral colony kitties that we care for! I will list how many kitties are in each group and their names so that you know which of the ones in the photos below are in which litter, etc. So, here are the different groups and individuals that need sponsored! Please comment below on this post to choose an set of kitties or an individual cat to sponsor for Santa Paws! Just let us know which kitty or group you'd like! The groups would benefit from multiple sponsors as well:

Groups:
1.) Car Kitties - (Kirby, Phantom, Ivy & Blair)
2.) Feral Kitties
3.) Fire Kitties - (Socal, Jane & Alyson Hannigan)
4.) Halloween Kitties (Girls) - (Hocus, Pocus, Shade, Grimoire & Magic)
5.) Halloween Kitties (Boys) - (Ghoul, Grimm, Mort(uary) & Doom)
6.) Pasta Kitties (Lasagna, Rigatoni, & Marinara)
7.) Denny's & Truckstop

Individual Cats:
8.) Elwood
9.) Ghost Pepper
10.) Habanero
11.) Quazi
12.) Queso
13.) Roswell

Their Santa Paws Wishlists are in the captions under each photo, but I will list the links below as well:

Car Kitties Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1II503KXH558V?ref_=wl_share

Dennys & Truckstop’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/17II46RC07TEP?ref_=wl_share

Elwood’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3TSLUSW4UOS04?ref_=wl_share

Feral Kitties: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2EHYVFCH16NDO?ref_=wl_share

Fire Kitties Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3EV9JA0CS7OOD?ref_=wl_share

Ghost Pepper’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Q3J34GRKKC9B?ref_=wl_share

Habanero’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J7IOS65NNNL8?ref_=wl_share

Halloween Kitties (Boys): Halloween Boys Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3G3BC7HHQQBM5?ref_=wl_share

Halloween Kitties (Girls): Halloween Girls Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/L2TS54E26CWJ?ref_=wl_share

Pasta Cats Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/10AQM222TH5KC?ref_=wl_share

Quazi’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2EVQNVBWMYQUW?ref_=wl_share

Queso’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2NQTECHK1IZV6?ref_=wl_share

Roswell’s Santa Paws Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3BPS6R9GKI1QV?ref_=wl_share

26/11/2025

IT'S TIME FOR SANTA PAWS! Are you guys ready to choose who you want to be Santa Paws for this year?!

We started with THIRTY FOUR dogs needing sponsors this year for Santa Paws and since we posted this yesterday we now have just TWENTY dogs left in need of sponsors! The dogs below are still in need. We have cats as well but they will be in a separate post shortly, so if you are holding out for cats just keep checking our page.

Here is all of the information that you need to know to be Santa Paws for one of our animals:

- Animals CAN have more than one Santa Paws sponsor, but we do try to get ALL of the animals sponsored first before duplicates. If you just really fall in love with one particular dog or cat though and they already have a Santa Paws sponsor and you still want to sponsor that one, that is totally fine!

- PLEASE go to the Santa Paws event page and follow it or hit "interested/going" if you are sponsoring an animal so that you can stay up to date on all announcements and updates. Here is the link to that event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GeaLxd7K5/

- Comment on THIS POST below with the dogs name to let us know which dog you want to be Santa Paws for. We will reply to let you know that we have seen it and will mark that animal as officially sponsored.

- Each dog has an Amazon Wishlist linked in the caption under their photo. So if you click on their photo, there should be a visible link to their Santa Paws Wishlist there for you!

- In regards to the Santa Paws Wishlists that we made for the animals, you do not have to purchase every thing on the list or anything from our wishlist at all if you don't want to! You can pick out things locally or from where ever you want. These wishlists are just a guide for you so that you know what size things they need and what kind of stuff they really like as well as if they are on any meds or supplements that would be helpful. Some dogs in particular (Like Ember) have more needs than others and could probably benefit from multiple sponsors.

- Do you have to sponsor an animal to attend Santa Paws? NO! You can bring donations of dog food, basic cleaning supplies, or basically anything dog/cat related and drop it off during our event as well or just stop by to say hi!

- Our Santa Paws event will be at our facility in Chesapeake, OH on December 20th between 11-4. You can stop by and drop off the goodies for the animals, grab some hot chocolate and cookies, and if the dog you brought goodies for is available at the time we will bring them out to meet you! (Some of our dogs do not do great in large crowds with lots of new people, etc.)

- IF you are not local to us you can still participate! You can still sponsor an animal for Santa Paws by using the Amazon Wishlists! You can also just send items from multiple wishlists if you'd prefer rather than choosing one singular animal to sponsor. Or if you want to send other goodies from other places you can ship anything to 1020 County Road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619 - please just put the name of the animal you'd like it to go to on the shipping label or packaging!

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GOOOOO! Start choosing your Santa Paws pups now!

25/11/2025

IT'S TIME FOR SANTA PAWS! Are you guys ready to choose who you want to be Santa Paws for this year?!

We have THIRTY FOUR dogs this year that need sponsors for Santa Paws. We have cats as well but they will be in a separate post shortly, so if you are holding out for cats just keep checking our page.

Here is all of the information that you need to know to be Santa Paws for one of our animals:

- Animals CAN have more than one Santa Paws sponsor, but we do try to get ALL of the animals sponsored first before duplicates. If you just really fall in love with one particular dog or cat though and they already have a Santa Paws sponsor and you still want to sponsor that one, that is totally fine!

- PLEASE go to the Santa Paws event page and follow it or hit "interested/going" if you are sponsoring an animal so that you can stay up to date on all announcements and updates. Here is the link to that event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GeaLxd7K5/

- Comment on THIS POST below with the dogs name to let us know which dog you want to be Santa Paws for. We will reply to let you know that we have seen it and will mark that animal as officially sponsored.

- Each dog has an Amazon Wishlist linked in the caption under their photo. So if you click on their photo, there should be a visible link to their Santa Paws Wishlist there for you!

- In regards to the Santa Paws Wishlists that we made for the animals, you do not have to purchase every thing on the list or anything from our wishlist at all if you don't want to! You can pick out things locally or from where ever you want. These wishlists are just a guide for you so that you know what size things they need and what kind of stuff they really like as well as if they are on any meds or supplements that would be helpful. Some dogs in particular (Like Ember) have more needs than others and could probably benefit from multiple sponsors.

- Do you have to sponsor an animal to attend Santa Paws? NO! You can bring donations of dog food, basic cleaning supplies, or basically anything dog/cat related and drop it off during our event as well or just stop by to say hi!

- Our Santa Paws event will be at our facility in Chesapeake, OH on December 20th between 11-4. You can stop by and drop off the goodies for the animals, grab some hot chocolate and cookies, and if the dog you brought goodies for is available at the time we will bring them out to meet you! (Some of our dogs do not do great in large crowds with lots of new people, etc.)

- IF you are not local to us you can still participate! You can still sponsor an animal for Santa Paws by using the Amazon Wishlists! You can also just send items from multiple wishlists if you'd prefer rather than choosing one singular animal to sponsor. Or if you want to send other goodies from other places you can ship anything to 1020 County Road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619 - please just put the name of the animal you'd like it to go to on the shipping label or packaging!

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GOOOOO! Start choosing your Santa Paws pups now!

21/11/2025

It’s that time again! Pluto and Izzy need their medications refilled and they just so happen to be a little pricey. Pluto’s Apoquel is $95.70 for a 30 day supply and Izzy’s anxiety meds are $59.77 for a 30 day supply. Both dogs rely on these medications daily, but they are not the only animals we have to care for. So we need your help! Please consider donating towards the cost of their medications today!

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕

💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

20/11/2025

We have a very small update on Panko! We got some of his initial biopsy results back yesterday, but they do not really give us the answers we need. We are still waiting on special staining of the biopsies and the fungal cultures to come back - which those will take an extra week to three weeks so we will get more info as it trickles in.

So far what we know is that the initial biopsy shows some sort of vasculitis, meaning that there is an issue with the blood vessels and blood flow in his feet. Why is this happening? We have no idea. Our Dr. from Medvet said those results are basically like saying hey, you have a runny nose but we aren't sure why and it could be one of these hundred things causing it essentially.

She said sometimes this can happen in dogs with poor kidney function, but his kidneys are functioning perfectly. Sometimes it can happen in dogs with lyme/ehrlichia, but hes negative for all of those. There are some other things that can cause it but for the most part they don't fully make sense for him. So, we are hopeful that the special staining of the slides or the fungal culture will give us more answers to the why this is happening and what is causing it.

As of now, Panko is healing SO well. He is feeling so much better since the biopsy and since she was able to debulk his paws and paw pads. His paws honestly look almost normal right now. The Dr. from Medvet is adding a medication to his daily routine that is a human drug that is usually used for reducing leg pain caused by poor blood circulation and tries to help improve blood flow to the extremities.

We do not have the new medication just yet as it has to be scripted out, but we are working on that now and will see how he does on it while we wait for the rest of the info to trickle in as it becomes available to us. We have no idea how much this medication will cost as it has to be ordered by a human pharmacy, etc. but as per usual please consider donating to help us cover the continued care of Panko and any other needs he may have that arise! This time of year donations usually fall off and become basically nonexistent so if you can help please do!

Thank you for your continued support, kindness and generosity!

P.S. We will be posting photos of ALL of our animals and their Santa Paws Wishlists by TUESDAY! So, get ready to choose who you want to be Santa Paws for this Holiday Season! If you haven't already, go to our event page link here to follow along for Santa Paws 2025: https://www.facebook.com/share/1PEp1eqinm/

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕
💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

14/11/2025

WE ONLY HAVE 13 DAYS LEFT UNTIL TURKEY DAY AND WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GOODIES TO MAKE SPECIAL LUNCHES FOR ALL OF OUR ANIMALS YET!

We have received a lot of treats, sweet potatos, and green beans for the animals special turkey day lunch but we have not yet received any canned food or dry food that we use as the base for our special meal! We have thinned the list down to the basics of what we need to make this happen now and removed anything that we have enough of, so please check out our wishlist below and consider sending some goodies off of it or donating monetarily for us to purchase the items! We want to make sure the animals have a special day as well like we do every year. They get SO excited for their Turkey Day lunch!

AMAZON WISHLIST ---> https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2L0F3IKEQYAIO?ref_=wl_share

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕
💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

13/11/2025

Panko wanted to remind everyone that we still need canned food and some other goodies for Turkey Day at Camp PPR! We have had a lot of goodies come in but I don’t believe we have had any canned food or dry food come in and that is what we use as the base for our turkey day dinners for the babies! Please check out our Amazon Wishlist below and consider sending some goodies if you can!

TURKEY DAY IS APPROACHING AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! Or maybe you don't, but we are about to tell you!

Every year here at Camp PPR we make a special Amazon Wishlist (linked below) that has a bunch of extra special treats, turkey canned dog food/cat food, green beans, carrots, pumpkin, and more on it so that we can make each animal here a special Thanksgiving lunch. Katrina always makes the dogs individual mini pumpkin pies, we warm up the turkey patties, we put whip cream on top, we sprinkle their bowls with extra special treats, etc to give them a super special day. That means each year we ask YOU, our amazing community to come together and send some of these goodies our way to make this possible.

We know that this year is especially difficult for some, and we understand that so if you cannot help this year, we get it and we are trying to share all of the info on different food pantries available in our area that can help. If you are fortunate enough to be able to help with our Turkey Day lunch for the animals, we truly appreciate you. We have roughly 37 dogs and 36 cats in our care currently that we will need to feed for Turkey Day!

✨AMAZON WISHLIST✨ --> https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2L0F3IKEQYAIO?ref_=wl_share

If you would rather donate monetarily for us to purchase these items you can do so one of the ways below:

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕
💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

12/11/2025

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT DONATED TO HELP PANKO! We are on our way back home with him from Columbus. You all came to our rescue and and covered his entire MedVet bill! We could not be more thankful and appreciative of your kindness and generosity to help this sweet boy. His bill ended up being $1,485.38 and you guys donated that and more which will help so much with not only his MedVet bill but also the travel expenses to get him there and back.

Panko had his surgery to get the biopsies and while he was under anesthesia they also cleaned up his paws a loooot! They were able to use a dremel to get most of the paw pads that were crunch and overgrown off so that hopefully his paws will heal back somewhat normally.

What we learned today: We managed to stump/confuse pretty much the whole dermatology department there…and we explained that unfortunately we are really good at doing that with weird cases. The vet that we saw said that she had never seen anything obviously presenting the same as what is going on with Panko. Her only guesses are that it could be some weird version of ringworm or a fungal infection, or it could be something like papilloma virus. However, we simply won’t know until the biopsies come back. She did say that it is not the autoimmune disease that was suspected as she has dealt with that a good bit.

Panko was still quite high when we picked him up after his procedure and refused to walk so he was carried to the car. He’s been SO good for all of the testing. He only had a teeny bit of stranger danger with their staff and did so well with them. We are very proud of this boy!

Thank you again for donating and helping him! We should get some biopsy results in about a week. ♥️

12/11/2025

Guys we need your help ASAP! Panko is in surgery at MedVet as we speak having biopsies done of his paw pads and those biopsies will need sent out to a special pathologist that specializes in dermatopathology. We had almost a 2 hour appointment ruling out other things and the medvet doctor does not believe it is autoimmune disease. So, fingers crossed that all goes well with his biopsies and that we can get this figured out. She said it’s nothing obvious that she’s ever seen before. Our current estimate is $1,245-$1,781 but that doesn’t include roughly $300 for the initial appointment and testing. So we are looking at anywhere from $1,500-$2,000 for this visit.
Please, please, please consider donating towards his care and this visit! You cannnot run a tab at MedVet so we do have to pay all of this today.

We’ve raised roughly $1,000 for him as of now so we need to keep the donations coming for this sweet boy!

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕

💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
✨ You can donate simply by clicking on the donate button on this post as well!
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

12/11/2025

We have arrived at Medvet with Panko! ♥️ Please send all the good vibes and donate towards his care if you can! We will update when we can!

💕DONATE TODAY! 💕

💕 PayPal.me/pitifulpawsrescue
🌈 Venmo (profile pic tie dye)
✨ You can donate simply by clicking on the donate button on this post as well!
💕 Mail to P.O. Box 690 Ona, WV 25545
🌈 You can ship any supplies, dog food, etc to 1020 county road 35 Chesapeake, OH 45619
💕 You can also simply click the donate button on this post!

12/11/2025

We are about an hour out from MedVet Columbus now with Panko! Please keep donating as we have no idea exactly how much this will cost but we know that it will be costly. We will update with a quote when we have one. ♥️ Thank you all for donating and sharing! We truly appreciate you!

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