Cottage Paws Rescue

🚨HERE THEY ARE 🐈🐈🐈🚨
Our Adoptable Kittens

Kitten Season 2026 was just a wee bit crazy this year.
What we will say, is much thanks and praise belong to their FABULOUS fosters - Marla, Sara, Breanna, Katianna, Stephanie & Mindy - because of all these fosters and all their hard work, ALL of these kitties are well rounded kittens that are very social.
You all did a wonderful job ❤️

Please note if you have already put in an application, we will be looking at ALL THE APPLICATIONS starting Wednesday of this week.
If you have not put in one yet, here is the application link 👇
https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

Please note 👇
*Char & Chloe have been spayed and vaccinated and are recovering right now. They will be available for immediate adoption in the next week.
*The rest are being booked over the next 4-6weeks depending on their ages- we have some younger litters.
We will not spay/neuter prior to 16 weeks of age. Once they are recovered from their surgery, they will be available to go to their forever homes 🏠
*We are pre-approving and pre-adopting now :)

Aren't they freaking adorable🥰 ❓

🚨THANK YOU 🙏🏿🚨

For those of you that have been following, you will know that we took in our first CH/wobbly cat syndrome.
It was quite by accident that she came into our care. Our foster was at a farm to pick up kittens 🐈 and the owner pointed to a cat that she said didn't walk right and could we take it. A quick decision was made and there was no way that the cat was going to be left behind. No way would this cat survive on a farm outside 😭

So Oopsie Daisy joined Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 and she has been a favourite for sure ❤️. Her Cerebellar Hypoplasia is mild. She is the sweetest girl.

Of course she wasn't spayed 🤦
Arrangements were made at our vet clinic. Special care has to be taken when CH kitties wake up from anesthesia due to their ch unsteadiness.
All of the kittens and Daisy were sick with uri so their spays and vaccines were delayed to make sure that they were all healthy..

We would like to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU 🙏🏿 to Shelly who came to our Bake Sale 🥧to meet us in person.
She presented us with a cheque and some cash that paid in full for Oopsie Daisy's spay.
The cheque was from the sale of Annaleise's handcrafted jewellery.
The legacy of Annaleise is still giving back to animals-i hope she's smiling down and seeing the lives she has changed 🐾
Thank you 🙏🏿 Shelly for choosing us to support and keep Annaleise's love of animals alive ❤️
We appreciate it.

Oopsie Daisy's surgery was a success. During the spay surgery it was found out that she had pyrometra - it can be fatal if not caught in time ⏰
We are still all in shock over this as this is primarily something that happens to unspayed senior cats & dogs ? Daisy is under a year old ?
Daisy wasn't showing any signs of pyrometra and we are thankful it was caught before it became life threatening - thank you Cottage Country Animal Clinic for taking such good care of our sweet girl.
She was sent home 🏡 with antibiotics and she is recovering well.

🚨JUST ANOTHER DAY IN RESCUE 🚨

Yesterday, Friday August 21 was A LOT...A WHOLE LOT ‼️
There is a whole lot that goes on in behind the scenes in a rescue and yesterday was an exceptionally busy day that ran high in emotions throughout the day.

Long post below 👇 but please read through it and you will get a glimpse of a "day in the life" (this one is way busier than we'd like)
We appreciate our team & our fosters ❤️
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1) It started out with Oopsie Daisy & Gryphon being scheduled to be spayed & neutered at Cottage Country Animal Clinic - we got a phone call after both Daisy & Gryphon were both doing well, HOWEVER, it was discovered that Daisy (our wobbly/CH kitty) had pyrometra!!!!!! No one could believe it ! She was showing no signs of anything (yet) and she's less than a year old so this is a new one :( Pyrometra can be fatal if not caught in time - this mostly happens to senior female cats & dogs so again, this was very unexpected.
She is going to be ok ❤️
We are forever thankful🙏🏿for the staff at Cottage Country Animal Clinic for having the extra staff on yesterday and taking such good care our Oopsie Daisy during surgery and post -op. CH kitties need the extra care after anesthesia.
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2) Chloe, Char, Matcha & Freyja were ALL booked at our spay & neuter clinic in Barrie yesterday.
Thank you to Nancy for keeping Matcha & Freyja overnight so that they could be collected at 630am ⏰by our foster Marla to take everyone to Barrie. Thank you Marla for making the drive 🚗 and hanging out all day in Barrie waiting to pick them up and drive them back to Parry Sound.
Ohhhhh and FREYJA was picked up in Barrie and went straight to her NEW HOME 🏡 to recover.
*Stay tuned... adoption post coming ‼️
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3) Our Pearl gurl who is still waiting for her forever home with Betty, hadn't been well since Wednesday evening. I noticed Wednesday night she wasn't coming out to eat or to see me when my other cats were fed. Pearl is a social butterfly and the greeter, so this was unusual for her. Thursday morning was the same but I was able to get her to reluctantly eat a churru. Which again is not Pearl, she loves churrus (cat crack) The vet was called and an appointment was made for first thing Friday morning.
So while Daisy & Gryphon were getting sterilization surgery in the back at Cottage Country Animal Clinic, Pearl was also getting looked at.
Pearl had a high fever.
Blood work 🩸was done and she was kept there for a few hours while the tests were run.
Pearl was sent home after having sub Q fluids and with antibiotics,an appetite stimulant and some supportive wet food. Checking in again on Monday to see if there is improvement. Thank you Dr Jen for being so throrough with our Pearl gurl.
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4) Esme is a gorgeous black 🖤 🐈‍⬛ panther she officially joined Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 on Friday.
She's a lovely girl, and of course she isn't spayed and of course she doesn't have her vaccines 🤦.
She is sweet and gentle and a purr machine - stay tuned, she will be up for adoption real soon.
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5) And for the final adventure of Friday.....and it's doozie‼️
We were made aware of a terrible hoarding situation. The owner wanted to get rid of the kittens (there are 15 kittens all 3-4 months old ) and then they didn't want to and then they wanted to and then they didn't want to. The kittens were indoor /outdoor kittens in a city that were being fed chicken necks for their meals ? Of course there was bylaw putting pressure on. They were going to dump them on a farm.
The owner finally said to come pick them up and then proceeded to change the time⏰ for pick up multiple times.
Foster care had already been secured and stepped up.
All 15 kittens were secured easily at the owners home. There were 3 kittens put in each carrier. These kittens are friendly (thankfully!!) They are ALL lovely.
When they were being unloaded, one of the carriers broke (yes, the carrier came apart) and three kittens🐈🐈🐈 went running😭. Two kittens were immediately secured and the third one went missing. This all happened at 11:15pm⏰last night. Messages wee sent to secure live traps and enlist people to help find the little guy (he is a tuxedo)
It was a very long long sleepless night.
**Happy to report he was found safe and sound at the neighbours home 🏡 this morning.
Thank you 🙏🏿 to Breanna & Mindy for spearheading this and spending the whole night looking.
Stay tuned - more info on this crew coming soon.
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Thank you to our TEAM and our FOSTERS and for all that YOU do.
You are appreciated ❤️

Thankfully we don't have too many days like this‼️

🚨MURPHY UPDATE🚨

Had a nice visit last night with Murphy 🧡.
This boy has adjusted well into his new home 🏡 with 2 other Cottage Paws Rescue alumni (Parker 🐈‍⬛and Freyja🐈‍⬛)
*Pictured with Parker below 👇
Murphy is enrolled in one on one training classes and I was thoroughly impressed with his new leash manners and walking skills.
Murphy gets to go to work with Dad a few days a week.
This boy has come so far in a very short time. He's such a good boy!

Thank you 🙏🏿 Eryn & Kris for opening your hearts ♥️ and home 🏡 to these 3 Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 animals.
Thank you for having the patience and putting the time ⏰and effort into each and every one of them.

🚨ANOTHER VET DAY FOR CHARLIE🚨

Our Charlie boy had another vet day today - his polyp removal was 5 weeks ago.
He also was on antibiotics for 4 weeks to try and beat his chronic ear infection (caused by the polyp).
The surgery so far is a success - no growth back of the polyp.
Good news.
Charlie's snotty sneezing has stopped 🛑.
Also good news.
The ear infection is another story :(
The meds were not 🚫 successful with killing the infection 😭in his right ear.
So we are back to square one. Swabs were taken and are being sent out to diagnose what medication can combat this ear infection.
So for now we wait.
We should hear back in 7-10 days.
This poor boy can't seem to catch a break.
Charlie is honestly one of the best cats 🐈‼️
Of course he is ginger 🧡 so he has personality plus ➕!
He is quirky and he's like a bull 🐂 in a china shop.
He loves people, loves cats, loves dogs and he has the BEST personality. He always makes everyone smile 😁

Thank you Dr Victoria for taking such good care of Charlie at Verzijlenberg Veterinary Hospital.
Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this ear infection really soon!

🖤HAPPY BLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY 🐈‍⬛

It's no secret that WE LOVE BLACK CATS at Cottage Paws Rescue 🖤
We have had many many many black cats 🐈‍⬛come into our care and be adopted over our 10 years of existence as a rescue.

Did you know that black cats are the most overlooked colour of cats in shelters. It's a well documented fact 💔. They also have the highest rate of euthanasia at shelters..not because of behavioral issues but because they just don't get adopted :(

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 👇
At the moment we have 4 adult black cats🐈‍⬛ :
NOEL
LADY DI
BETTY & PEARL (bonded pair)
AND
5 black kittens 🐈‍⬛ :
MOCHA
ESPRESSO
JAVA
CINNAMON
MICHAEL

Apply : https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

Fun Black Cat🐈‍⬛facts:
While some people think black cats are bad luck, sailors and fishermen once believed black cats brought safe travels and good luck to their ships.
In places like Japan, Scotland, and Ireland, black cats are considered very lucky. Folklore says they can bring prosperity to your home and attract romantic suitors for single women.
Ancient Egyptians worshipped all cats, including black ones, and associated them with the protective goddess Bastet.

Show us your beautiful black 🖤 panthers in the comments :) 👇

🚨FOSTERS NEEDED🚨

In rescue, there are many components that are needed to make it "work"
As they say, "it takes a village".

FOSTERS are a very important part of our rescue.
We do not 🚫 have a facility, kennels or sanctuary.
We RELY FULLY on FOSTERS to welcome into their homes 🏡the animals 🐾that we take in.

Not gonna lie, we've been blessed with A-MAZING FOSTERS ♥️
But here's the thing ...every dog🐕, every cat🐈has their own personality....it's not 🚫 a one home 🏡 fits all foster dogs & cats. We place the animal in the environment we best feel it would thrive while we get to know the animal 🐾

Fosters are the LIFELINE 🛟in our rescue.
Fosters literally save lives. 🐈🐕

To foster, please apply 👇
https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

We are looking for a foster home for this handsome chonky boy , THOMAS.
*We do not 🚫 know how he is with other cats or with dogs. He sure LOVES humans and of course he's a ginger 🧡boy, so personality plus is guaranteed 😹
There haven't been any applications in for this boy :(
We need to change that ‼️
Let's get this boy a foster home 🏡

🚨SHARING AGAIN 🚨
We shared a few weeks ago that our beloved Pops (Papa) got into the garbage and ingested some cobs of corn 🌽
He required immediate life saving surgery and an overnight stay in the vet clinic‼️
He has since recovered and is doing well:)
This is a well written post 👇and since people are starting to have corn roasts and purchase fresh corn 🌽 on the cob, thought it would be worth the share.
Knowledge is key !

🚨⚠️ WARNING: CORN COBS CAN KILL DOGS. ⚠️🚨

‼️ BBQ & CORN 🌽 COB SEASON IS HERE ‼️

⚠️ 🌽 A CORN COB IS NOT A TREAT. IT IS A FOREIGN BODY.

While plain corn kernels are safe in small amounts, the hard, fibrous Corn cobs are INDIGESTIBLE. They do NOT break down inside your dog’s digestive system. If swallowed whole or in pieces, they can become lodged in the stomach or intestines & cause a LIFE-THREATENING BLOCKAGE.

⚠️ Choking
⚠️ Intestinal obstruction
⚠️ Damage to the digestive tract
⚠️ Emergency surgery
⚠️ ☠️ DEATH IF NOT TREATED ☠️

🚨IF YOUR DOG EATS A CORN COB, DO NOT WAIT. 🚨

☎️ CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN OR NEAREST EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY‼️

❌ DO NOT WAIT FOR SYMPTOMS.
❌ DO NOT ASSUME THEY WILL PASS IT.
❌ DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS A VETERINARIAN TELLS YOU TO.

⏰ TIME MATTERS. If caught early enough, your veterinarian may have options to remove the corn cob before it travels farther into the digestive tract & causes an obstruction.

Your dog can appear completely normal while a serious obstruction is developing.

🔥 BBQs, garbage cans, compost bins & leftover plates are easy places for dogs to grab discarded cobs. THROW THEM OUT SOMEWHERE YOUR DOG CANNOT ACCESS THEM.

🌽 CORN COB + DOG = VETERINARY EMERGENCY.

DELAY CAN BE DEADLY. Sharing this can help save a life as many people are not aware.

🚨FOSTER NEEDED🚨

We have been asked to help with this jovial ginger boy 🐈
Approximately 5 years old.
Our best guess is that he's weighing in around 16-18 pounds, so he's a big boy ‼️
We don't know history if he ever lived with other cats/dogs or not...definitely hasn't lived with either in the last few years.
Vetting will be completed as soon as we have a foster home 🏡 secured. His people had to move into assisted living and could not take him.

For anyone who knows gingers 🧡, they will know that gingers 🐈are pretty dang special. They have personality plus and I can guarantee you if you've had one in your lifetime, you will never forget that cat...they will be in your heart forever.
*This is coming from a ginger cat mom of 3 plus my foster cat Charlie 🧡

If you can foster Thomas please apply at :
https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9