Galway SPCA

Galway SPCA Working tirelessly to help abandoned, abused, and neglected animals in Galway since 1985

GalwaySPCA is a charity based in Galway city and Killimor, Co Galway with the aim to help, rescue, rehabilitate and re-home all animals to forever homes.

*Rehoming* Yuji and Nopawra are ready to find themselves their forever home!This bonded pair are the ultimate team and w...
25/07/2025

*Rehoming*

Yuji and Nopawra are ready to find themselves their forever home!

This bonded pair are the ultimate team and we will only be accepting applications for them to go together,

Overall they are confident cuddly boys but Nopawra will take a little longer to show that side of himself, but treats usually win him over 😸

The boys, like all our social kittens will need an indoor home,
where that can live as part of the family,
But supervised outside access once they are fully settled in or a catio would be a bonus!

Applications are available on our website gspca.ie

Thank you
https://gspca.ie/pages/pet/yuji-and-nopawra

*CheeseCake Update*SHE DID IT!!!We are so relieved to have recieved the news from Debbie and Danny that little Cheesecak...
24/07/2025

*CheeseCake Update*

SHE DID IT!!!

We are so relieved to have recieved the news from Debbie and Danny that little Cheesecake got through her heart surgery ,got through her recovery time and even got to have a little cuddle with dad just there ...and mum too.

The operation went very well even though there was a "moment" where little Cheesecakes heart rate dropped quite dramatically under anesthetic but thanks to the expertise and care of the amazing vets team working on her ,they managed to stabilise her and continue ....

Mum Debbie said ;even holding her this evening I can feel her heart beat is less eractic already ...

What a brave and heroic girl our baby Cheesecake is ...

All going well overnight she could be discharged tomorrow and be on her way back down home to Galway where her big sister Millie is waiting to welcome her home.

Looks like Cheesecake will get to celebrate her 1st birthday in style along with her siblings this September ...

No doubt Diva of the Day as always 🥰

Our thanks to our vets A Country Practice Vet Clinic for picking up on Cheesecakes diagnosis so early on ...

To Debbie and Paddy who adopted her knowing they may have a challenge and worry ahead and for loving our little girl unconditionally.

To the amazing,gifted surgeons and Staff at Northern Ireland Vet Specialists for taking such great care of Cheesecake through it all ....

And once again....to everyone who made this possible through their generosity.

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

24/07/2025

*Cheesecake Update*

Today IS the day and our brave little girl was admitted this morning at 9am for her life saving heart surgery ...

Mum Debbie and Dad Danny are waiting for the news that Cheesevake is through and out and in recovery . As soon as we hear we will bring you all another update .

But can we just say on behalf of everyone here at Galway Spca ...from Cheesecakes family the BIGGEST AND MOST HEARTFELT THANK YOU to every single person and doggie who donated to Cheesecakes surgery ...who left kind words and who offered their support.

To say we were completely blown away by such kindness,such empathy and overall love would be an understatement ...

We would have had to have done this without you but at a huge cost to our already limited finances but the fact that you all got behind Cheesecake ,us as a rescue means more to us than you will ever know ....

You have , by donating and expressing kindness given us all comfort ,hope and taken a huge weight from our shoulders .

Be proud of your achievement...because we are ...

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🩷

Much Love 🥰

*New Arrival*This cheeky ,fun loving adorable little chap is  now known as McCoy ..Found running around on a busy road n...
23/07/2025

*New Arrival*

This cheeky ,fun loving adorable little chap is now known as McCoy ..

Found running around on a busy road near our Sanctuary late one night last week ,he was spotted and picked up by kind people .

We then learned he had been with another dog but that dog had ran away terrified (see post below this one) .

Thankfully both are now safe .

McCoy is a young boy approx 12/14 mths old ,your typical terrier .....nosey,full of cheekiness,loveable,affectionate and up for whatever it is your doing !

Like his friend Piggott ,McCoy has no idea what a lead is so he will need a home willing to be patient and understanding in those early weeks as he learns ...

McCoy gets in well with other dogs and is always looking for a playmate ....if he can get the party going then that's job done in his mind 🤣🤣.

McCoy is looking for a home with or without another dog and we see no reason why his super happy character can't be around respectful children .

Someone at home would be ideal as like his buddy Piggott ,he does like to be in your company ...

Piggott is a super friendly boy who would love an active,outdoorsy ,adventurous family to share his life with ..

Please visit our website for our online adoption forms .

Thank you.

*New Arrival*This young (approx 7 month old) beautiful pups was seen running terrified on a busy road last week not far ...
23/07/2025

*New Arrival*

This young (approx 7 month old) beautiful pups was seen running terrified on a busy road last week not far from our sanctuary ....Despite passerbys best efforts to help him he was just too traumatised and quickly disappeared through fields . He had been seen earlier that day with another dog but they then must have been seperated ...(his friend was caught later that evening by our kennel manager after recieving a call )

The following morning our kennel manager recieved a call from a local lady to say a lovely dog had appeared at her house late the night before and she had kept him safe ...

As our kennel manager arrived to collect the dog she knew in her heart it was a possibility that it would be the dog from the night before that no one had been able to catch .

And it was ...

We have named him Piggott and on arrival back to our sanctuary we were able to reunited Piggott with his little hairy friend who we have named McCoy ....

No collars
No Chips

Piggott is a mixed breed and is just one of those dogs who has the best personality and the biggest heart . He just wants to be loved despite being let down by humans ...

He loves being in human company especially for cuddles.

He gets on great with other dogs and has the biggest smile..

Piggott has no idea of what a lead is but we will continue to work on that.

He is looking for a home where he can have humans around most of the day as he just loves their company ...

Humans who will show him what it is to be a part of a family and join in with most of their adventures and outings ...

He would ideally love the company of another dog to hel0 show him the way though not a deal breaker if his humans are willing to be there for him ..

He truly is one of those boys who will be your most loyal and loving best friend.

Piggott may still have some growing to do and will probably be a medium sized dog when fully grown ...

If you are looking for a new best friend then please visit our website for our online adoption forms.
https://gspca.ie/pages/pet/piggott

Thank You.

23/07/2025

*Update from PuppyVille*

With Inis babies now 3.5 weeks old we have introduced them to some puppy formula for the first time this morning .

With 9 babies to feed ,Inis has done a fantastic job for what we are sure is her first litter seeing she is so young herself but was very grateful for the helping hand ...

Soon it will be time to introduce them to everyone ...❤️

WE NEED YOUR HELP *Emergency Fundraiser* Many of you may remember little Blancmange who arrived into our sanctuary Septe...
22/07/2025

WE NEED YOUR HELP

*Emergency Fundraiser*

Many of you may remember little Blancmange who arrived into our sanctuary September 2024 from the streets and who gave birth a few days later to 8 babies .

They all grew into beautiful pups and found the most amazing ,loving homes as did mum Blancmange.

On one of the puppies routine vaccinations our vet detected quite a severe heart murmur in one of the babies...Little Cheesecake(now known as Pika) ...always the smallest since birth and even at that stage she remained less than half the size of her siblings .

Cheesecake was homed to the lovely Deborah and Danny with their dog Millie and of course ,as a responsible, honest and open rescue we informed them of Cheesecakes condition ...It was still too early to tell if the suspected hole in her heart would close over or not but we promised that we would bring Cheesecake back into our vets for another check up at 6 months old and that WE as a Rescue would stand over any treatment .

She was and would remain our responsibility.All 2kg of her and only 10mths old now.

We kept in touch and in June we decided it was a good time for Cheesecake to revisit our vets to see if there had been any changes with her heart.

Sadly it wasn't to be and now we all knew we had to step up our game .

A couple of weeks ago on our behalf Cheesecake was referred to and visited Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists who specialize in heart surgery on dogs for tests and scans to see exactly where the problem lay and how great a risk it was to little Cheesecake.

The results were as our vet had thought and without surgery Cheesecake now 8 months old and still only weighing 2kg would more than likely not see her first birthday without a life saving and a life changing operation .

BUT ....The prognosis was GOOD ...

A 95% success rate that will give Cheesecake a long and normal life.

Without it she will die and here at Galway SPCA we have and will never put a price on a dogs life.

Let us quickly explain Cheesecakes condition.

Cheesecake has a hole between her Aorta and Pulmonary artery that normally closes as puppies take their first breath ...that hasn't happened so unoxygenated blood is leaking into the oxygenated area causing an imbalance in her heart ,added pressure and low oxygen levels .

The operation she will undergo this Thursday the 24th has a 95% success rate of giving Cheesecake a long and normal life ,which we all agree is what she deserves ...

However her operation is costing a minimum of €5000 which we agreed to stand over at the time of her adoption should this day come ...

And now here it is ....

Cheesecake is of course our priority but we now have to find these funds ....

Her mum and dad are hard at work trying to Fundraise too their side as are we .

In order to raise the funds for Cheesecakes upcoming life changing operation this Thursday we will be running an extra special Auction in her name between Friday 1st August and Sunday 3rd August over on our Auction page https://www.facebook.com/share/157oxWKQpQe/ with some fabulous items up for grabs.

We have also added a Go Fund Me link to this post in the hope that anyone who follows our work ,reads this post will find it within their own hearts to donate whatever they can to saving Cheesecakes heart ....

We are as always forever grateful for any support you may be able to give ...and we promise to keep everyone updated...

Thank You

https://gofund.me/926e1e06

*Meet Goosie Loosie*This so timid but oh so sweet little Springer Girl arrived into our care last week after she strayed...
22/07/2025

*Meet Goosie Loosie*

This so timid but oh so sweet little Springer Girl arrived into our care last week after she strayed into the garden of a home ...

They very kindly allowed her to stay whilst they contacted us and drove her out to our kennels the next day .

No Collar
No Chip

Goosie is approx 12 /14 mths old but has already experienced neglect ... She is scared and untrusting but her heart tells her to let go of her fear and to trust us and thats exactly what she has started to do ...

And she has been taken under the care of a very special boy, our Quinlan who despite suffering immense neglect and cruelty himself,he is making sure to let Goosie know everything is going to be OK ...

They have become great friends and its so heartwarming to see them seek comfort in one anothers company .

Goosie is not ready for rehoming just yet but watch this Space..

She is going to make a wonderful,sweet and loving best friend to a lucky home.

Rescue Dogs ...Forgiving and moving Forward ...

*Meet Deeks*Young whippet boy Deeks has now joined our Heathlawn Family after waiting a few weeks in our County Pound fo...
22/07/2025

*Meet Deeks*

Young whippet boy Deeks has now joined our Heathlawn Family after waiting a few weeks in our County Pound for a kennel space to pop up ..

A gorgeous boy who is full of fun and joy at being able to run freely around our fields this morning .

Lovely natured,confident and very handsome...

Welcome 🥰🥰

*FOSTER APPEAL*We are looking for a foster home for this little 8/10 we old baby that was found on the road a few days a...
21/07/2025

*FOSTER APPEAL*

We are looking for a foster home for this little 8/10 we old baby that was found on the road a few days ago outside of Ballinasloe Town by kind people who took him home .

He will need a foster home where there is someone at home all day due to his very young age ..

A fully secure garden ..

Please visit our website for our online foster forms

www.gspca.ie

Thank You

*Elderpaw Update * From the mean streets to life of a king 🥰 Elderpaw has certainly landed on all 4 paws after he was ad...
20/07/2025

*Elderpaw Update *

From the mean streets to life of a king 🥰

Elderpaw has certainly landed on all 4 paws after he was adopted by Freddie and Simon, no strangers to our page and massive supporters of ours and very much fans of the older cats... but to be fair who could blame them!

At Freddie and Simons home and their wonderful Gregans Castle hotel, you can often spy former GalwaySPCA cats, all living their best lives and being treated like the royalty cats deserve ❤️

And Elderpaw wasted no time getting to know his new home and feline family, all whome seem to have welcomed him like an old friend!

To see him so comfortable, so relaxed and so At Home, really reminds us why we continue to do this day inand day out!

Massive thank you to Sherlie Elderpaws foster mum over the past couple of weeks, allowing him a break from the cattery while he finished his vet work !

And of course to Freddie and Simon, for once again opening your homes and hearts and welcoming Elderpaw into your amazing family X

We look forward to his updates 😍

*Update* The little family that arrived last week turn 15 days old today And they have been taking our team on an emotio...
20/07/2025

*Update*

The little family that arrived last week turn 15 days old today
And they have been taking our team on an emotional ride in just a few short days.

We sadly lost the smallest baby, Bonnie, after only two days.
Despite feeding well, her tiny body just couldn’t grow. It was heartbreaking to watch and incredibly frustrating to feel so helpless.
Fly high, Baby Bonnie. 🌈

After losing her, our focus turned to Chicka, who was also struggling.
She lagged behind her brothers, had trouble taking the bottle, and often seemed dehydrated despite extra feeds and fluids.

But in a difficult twist, it was Foxy
the biggest and strongest who declined next.
On Thursday, he stopped feeding properly.
Every bottle became a battle, and his small body began to waste away.
He started antibiotics and fluids at the vet on Friday, and we continued to support him through the night. Saturday meant another vet visit for more care.

Last night, we were still drip-feeding him every two hours, managing to get 5ml in each time, just hoping the next feed would be the one where he latches.

This morning, while he’s still not feeding normally, his weight has finally stabilised and he’s more alert, even showing signs of hunger. He’s far from out of the woods and things can still change quickly
but as long as he’s fighting, so are we.

Meanwhile, Freddie and Chicka are beginning to thrive.
They’re taking 10ml+ at every feed, their eyes are open, and they’ve started to play with each other. But we remain cautious. With babies this small and fragile, nothing is guaranteed.

Every feed is a moment of hope.
Every squeak and twitch as we open the carrier helps us breathe a little easier.

The hardest part of kitten season isn’t just the sleepless nights or even the losses
it’s the constant, gnawing worry.
For the ones in our care.
For the ones we’ve had to turn away or asked to wait….
For every tiny life depending on us.

We’ll keep you updated as things progress with this little crew.

Thank you for your continued support x

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