Mattie's Place

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Mattie's Place is a Toronto based dog & cat rescue focusing on medical & behavioural Canadian pets in need

We also offer a pet food bank to specific buildings in Toronto’s east end

We also assist pet owners with medical costs when financially able

[DRIVING HELP NEEDED]These girls need a lift.Either to Scarborough for 11:00 AM or Unionville between 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM...
08/28/2026

[DRIVING HELP NEEDED]

These girls need a lift.

Either to Scarborough for 11:00 AM or Unionville between 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

If you can help with a lift, please email: [email protected]

[DO YOU HAVE SOME GROOMING AVAILABILITY IN THE AREA?]Mattie's Place is still looking for a groomer to work out of our ne...
08/28/2026

[DO YOU HAVE SOME GROOMING AVAILABILITY IN THE AREA?]

Mattie's Place is still looking for a groomer to work out of our new location at 53 Mutual Street, Toronto, opening September 1, but in the interim, we have some dogs that need grooms again.

And if you're a groomer, looking for a location to groom out of full-time, that is already set up for a grooming location, reach out.

[WITH GRATITUDE]Thank you everyone for your support for our dogs & cats in foster care. Some of the items that came in ...
08/28/2026

[WITH GRATITUDE]

Thank you everyone for your support for our dogs & cats in foster care. Some of the items that came in did not have a gift card, so I apologize for not being able to personally acknowledge everyone, but I sure do appreciate the generous support you lend.

🛒 : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/2BI0U9H17GQ0N?ref_=wl_share

[CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!]This week, Kristyn & AJ celebrated their love on their wedding day.I so looked for...
08/28/2026

[CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!]

This week, Kristyn & AJ celebrated their love on their wedding day.

I so looked forward to sharing this magical day with them, but sadly, rescue got in the way when Shih Tzu Budd was rushed into emerge again with his collapse in his foster home.

Kristyn & AJ, you two prove that true love is real. Wishing you endless joy in this new chapter you've begun.

I wanted to see a wolf dammit and you both of course 😅. I'm sorry I couldn't be there to celebrate with you.

Congratulations again friends!

[KITTEN-KITTEN]May 15th, to get her and her babies to safety, we welcomed Mama Feta and her 4 kittens. The kittens were...
08/28/2026

[KITTEN-KITTEN]

May 15th, to get her and her babies to safety, we welcomed Mama Feta and her 4 kittens. The kittens were estimated to be 7-10 days old on arrival to Mattie's Place. They were known community cats with no owners, being fed by neighbours on the street.

The kittens were weaned from Mom 6 weeks ago and went into their separate foster home, with exposure to dogs and other cats and have done amazing settling in. The kittens have been working through their vet appointments to get their rounds of vaccines, dewormers and parasite prevention over the course of 3 separate visits, with their final appointment next month being their spays|neuters as they'll be age appropriate at that time.

Mama Feta was spayed and brought up to date medically and is currently available for adoption with a $99 adoption fee.

Yesterday, kittens, Blue & Brie had one final life change, from their foster home to their for-always home! And they are now officially adopted!

They have a huge home to roam around in with big bright windows everywhere to bring the beauty of the outdoors in. They have kids to call their own, that they can grow up with and be perfect kitten playmates to them. They have adults with a lifetime of cat experience to guide them through life and keep them safe for many years to come.

Congratulations Brie & Blue on your adoption day.

ADOPTION FEE: $250 per kitten = $500
MATTIE'S PLACE COST (2 kittens): $993
[3 rounds of vaccines | 3 rounds of dewormer & parasite prevention | spay-neuter | wet & dry food and litter | litter boxes, toys and kitten supplies]

Thank you Heather for initially fostering Mama Feta & Kittens and still fostering Mama Feta. Thank you Sam for taking over foster duty of the kittens when weaned from Mama Feta.

Littermates: Cheddar & Edam are also still available for adoption along with Mama Feta.

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 26 TOTAL ]August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical ...
08/27/2026

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 26 TOTAL ]

August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical cases with a $47,226 medical debt. All invoices and links to invoices posted.

August 22 we raised: $1,455
[covered Mister Sim-Sim]

August 23 we raised: $1,020

August 24 we raised: $385

August 25th we raised: $2,028
[23, 24 & 25 covered Banjo]

August 26th we raised: $750

🦸 THANKS TO YESTERDAY'S SUPPORT HEROES🦸

Kathleen C
Jennifer L
Gwen F
Anonymous

[ AUGUST 22 WE WENT ON AN OFFICIAL INTAKE HOLD FOR A WHILE ]

I have one dog I agreed to intake before the hold, that is arriving this weekend.

Mattie's Place currently has over $47,000 in residual medical debt, from the past couple months of medical cases.

I have to be responsible and go on intake hold for a while so I can focus on fundraising and work on a good chunk of the 36 dogs currently in care and 5 cats, to get them adopted.

🟢 WAYS TO DONATE: www.mattiesplace.ca/donate

INVOICES LINKED IN THE COMMENTS

We have some giveaways, that everyone that donates, from August 22nd until we reopen, will be entered to win!

More giveaways to come, as I work through other prize offers.

Please help. It's a really bad time to halt intakes, so the sooner we can get caught up, the better it will be for dogs & cats relying on Mattie's Place to say yes, so we can begin showing up again for them.

ℹ️ PRIZE DRAW DATES ℹ️

Ten Spot - Beaches 🏆 WINNER ANNOUNCED WHEN WE RE-OPEN FOR INTAKE

Mirvish | Hell's Kitchen 🏆 WINNER ANNOUNCED: SEPTEMBER 25 AT 9:00 PM

[EXACTLY 2 MONTH LATER ....]June 27th I received a 3:00 AM phone call from an emergency clinic that they had a 9 year ol...
08/27/2026

[EXACTLY 2 MONTH LATER ....]

June 27th I received a 3:00 AM phone call from an emergency clinic that they had a 9 year old Pomeranian that was left struggling to birth puppies that were far to big for her to birth naturally.

Her puppies were already deceased, still in utero, from the birthing struggle and now her life was in jeopardy unless she received an emergency caesarean section

This sweet senior girl was not spayed. She lived in the home with an unneutered large breed dog. There was also an unneutered smaller male dog. What exactly did we think would happen here with an unspayed female?

It's not believed the smaller dog was the impregnator.

The owners did not have the funds to support her life saving needs.

Mika was surrendered to Mattie's Place. Had her caesarean section to remove the deceased puppies. She received a spay so her life was never put at risk again. She spent a few days hospitalized to recover from the trauma and was discharged into foster care.

It was discovered Mika also had a left, seriously impacted a**l sac that was impossible to express manually.

Mika had another clinic visit to be sedated, have an IV catheter placed for safety and then have all impacted material flushed and removed. She's been feeling like a million bucks since her full recovery of both issues without further concerns.

With her medical behind her, it was time to move forward with adoption and her foster Mom went ahead and fell in love and Mika is now officially adopted!

A great outcome for a dog that has been through so much. Retirement life looks good on you Ms. Mika! Go live it to the fullest!

ADOPTION FEE: $875
(they kindly sent $1,000)

MATTIE'S PLACE COST: $6,514
$5,914.89 (emergency stay) + $600 (further medical and supplies)

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 25 TOTAL ]August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical ...
08/26/2026

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 25 TOTAL ]

August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical cases with a $47,226 medical debt. All invoices and links to invoices posted.

August 22 we raised: $1,455 [covered Mister Sim-Sim]
August 23 we raised: $1,020
August 24 we raised: $385
August 25th we raised: $2,028 [23, 24 & 25 covered Banjo]

We recovered the cost for Banjo's boarding from July & August, through to end of September. And Matcha's newest braces & prosthetics and upcoming surgery in a few weeks has a donation on the board in honour of Aunt Martha.

🦸 THANKS TO YESTERDAY'S SUPPORT HEROES🦸

Jennifer and Martin K
H Escallon U
Soojin K
Bobby K
Inna G
Prashant S
Julia B
Nicole G
Andrea L
Olina M
Christina S

Taylor DHT (toward Matcha’s care in honour of Aunt Martha Turner who was a lifelong animal lover and rescue advocate.)

[ A 2 MONTH HEALING JOURNEY ]June 18th, senior girl Charlie joined Mattie's Place from a Canadian shelter.Her eyeballs w...
08/26/2026

[ A 2 MONTH HEALING JOURNEY ]

June 18th, senior girl Charlie joined Mattie's Place from a Canadian shelter.

Her eyeballs were bulging out of her sockets - inflamed, infected and causing her an immense amount of pain. They served no purpose as she had no vision in either eye.

On arrival she was immediately admitted into emergency care at Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital - TVEH for pain management and further medical discovery.

She required a dental. Had grade 2 luxating patellas (but not a surgical candidate). Had skin issues from her ears to the tips of her toes. And of course, the eyeballs.

She remained hospitalized and the following day had both eye globes removed. We sent them out for testing and they thankfully came back cancer free as she had off the chart numbers for hyperglobulinemia. With the eyes removed, those numbers dropped dramatically.

This week Charlie had some leg trauma and started to limp. I was worried it was her patellas, but a vet exam and x-rays determined they were intact. Some pain medication and anti inflammatory and she's already doing so much better.

FAST FORWARD TO YESTERDAY: From the moment Charlie arrived, she had someone very special fall in love with her. My dear friend Dana B. Dana is a multi dog Mattie's Place adopter and friend to companion pets and animals around the world. She has supported more animals and rescue missions locally & around the world, than I think anyone even realizes.

She is an absolutely stellar human and dog Mom, and I'm thankful she's welcomed one more Mattie's Place dog to her family; Charlie. No dog is luckier and Charlie has hit the jackpot being able to call Dana Mom.

By my choice and it wasn't an easy argument to win, Charlie's adoption fee was waived.

Congratulations sweet Charlie. This is where life gets really, really, really amazing for you!

ADOPTION FEE: $0
MATTIE'S PLACE COST: $7,920
(multi medical and extra supply purchases to support her)

Special thanks to foster Mom Megan, who has fostered nearly 20 Mattie's Place dogs to date and is a multi Mattie's Place dog adopter. I appreciate you stepping up so often over the years for the more challenging cases.

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 24 TOTAL ]August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical ...
08/25/2026

[ FUNDRAISING UPDATE AUGUST 24 TOTAL ]

August 22, Mattie's Place launched our fundraiser to help with our recent medical cases with a $47,226 medical debt. All invoices and links to invoices posted.

August 22 we raised: $1,455
August 23 we raised: $1,020
August 24 we raised: $385

We didn't raise enough to fully support another dog the past 2 days, but we'll cross another dog off the list soon, I'm sure, as more support comes in.

🦸 THANKS TO YESTERDAY'S SUPPORT HEROES🦸

Christina V
Victoria A
Tracy C
Linda J
Ina W
Heather L

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M1N2V2

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416.551.7005

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