Paws & Pastures Animal Rescue

Paws & Pastures Animal Rescue 📍Springfield, MO
501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue dedicated to saving neglected and abandoned animals. Trying to raise funds to build a sanctuary 🙏🏼

Through rescue, rehabilitation and medical care, we give them the second chance they deserve.

I’ve been pretty quiet since Starboy’s passing. Truthfully, it’s hard to fake a smile when there hasn’t been much to smi...
06/18/2026

I’ve been pretty quiet since Starboy’s passing. Truthfully, it’s hard to fake a smile when there hasn’t been much to smile about. But as more lives are saved, it hurts a little less each day. Between work and rescue, I haven’t had much time to properly grieve, but I wanted to share some of the lives saved just yesterday.

🐾 Nesta, a black heeler puppy whose litter was being given away in a Walmart parking lot. A no-show adopter ended up being her lucky break, and she’s now safe with one of our fosters.

☕ The Caffeine Litter: Espresso, Mocha, Latte, Matcha, Chai, and Cappuccino. Sadly, several siblings were killed before I could get them to safety. It’s a heartbreaking reminder of why finding a new rescue property is so important.

🐾 Their red heeler mama was tagged for safety late last night and is now safe too. Unfortunately, the litter’s other mom was given away before placement could be secured.

🐾 A sweet beagle mama made a brief pit stop with me before heading to safety.

🐾 Poseidon, a beautiful Catahoula pup, was surrendered when his owner realized they weren’t prepared for puppy life. He’s currently at the vet getting neutered.

🐾 And finally, a tiny street kitten I found yesterday. No name, no confirmed gender, just goopy eyes, a full belly, and a safe place to sleep. After spending over an hour searching for siblings and mom, this little chicken nugget was the only one I found.

That’s multiple puppies, multiple moms, and one tiny kitten safe in a single day. And holy cow, that’s just animals moved yesterday. Not including our open cases.

The problem? We are vetting animals almost daily, and rescue funds are nonexistent. Without donations, I will be forced to close intakes very soon.

If you’d like to help us continue saying “yes” when these animals desperately need us most, please consider donating, sharing our posts, or sponsoring an animal’s vetting.

🐾 Ways to Donate 🐾

PayPal/CashApp: PawsandPastures2026
Venmo: AlyssaInce (last 4: 9448, picture is chocolate lab smiling)
Apple Pay: 417-630-9448

Every donation goes directly toward veterinary care, transport, food, and supplies for the animals in our care at Paws & Pastures Animal Rescue. 🤎

06/09/2026

I’ve been pretty quiet on social media the last 5 days after losing Starboy, but I wanted to hop on and show my face. While I’ve been taking some time to process, the rescue wheels haven’t stopped turning. Behind the scenes, we’ve still been fighting for animals every single day, just with some major restrictions now in place.

I’ve also been faced with a difficult decision, and for the sake of continuing rescue, I’ll be moving this summer since my current property has officially been closed to new intakes. Which honestly, I needed the push to get out of the city anyways 🙌🏻

As always, I appreciate every bit of support you’ve given us. Over the next few months, I’m going to be playing major catch-up and sharing just how much has been happening behind the scenes. Thank you all for sticking with us through the highs, the lows, and everything in between. ❤️

06/03/2026

Our final update on Starboy. 💔

Today, after spending awhile with him at the clinic loving on him and telling him he didn’t deserve this, I made the impossible decision to lay our sweet boy to rest.

Over the last few days of his nearly three-week battle, we discovered that Starboy had also been fighting Coccidia the entire time. Nobody knew. By the time we had answers, the damage was simply too severe and irreversible.

I don’t even know how to put today into words.

Days like today make me want to quit everything and walk away from rescue altogether. This poor puppy spent his life being passed around Springfield with the unhoused community like a stuffed animal before being found by a Good Samaritan. He deserved so much better than that. He deserved stability. He deserved safety. He deserved a family.

Instead, I’m the one sitting here with the grief.

I’m the one who spent my sleep waking up throughout the night to provide around-the-clock care when he was at my home. I’m the one who sat beside him during every setback, every hospitalization, every tiny victory that gave us hope. I’m the one who spent thousands of dollars trying to save his life when there was no money in my rescue account. And now, I’m spending even more money to bring him home in a wooden box.

This was not how his story was supposed to end.

I wish love was enough. I wish determination was enough. I wish sleepless nights, prayers, medications, fluids, hospitalizations, and every ounce of effort could have changed the outcome. But sometimes, despite giving everything you have, rescue still breaks your heart.

Run free, sweet Starboy. No more sickness. No more suffering. No more fighting.

You were loved until your very last breath, and you mattered more than you’ll ever know. 🌟

Starboy update 🩵🐾 (this pic was the day before our battle started, he is NOT this perky currently) 🐶I have a little bit ...
06/01/2026

Starboy update 🩵🐾 (this pic was the day before our battle started, he is NOT this perky currently) 🐶

I have a little bit of good news to share this afternoon.

My vet team looked Starboy over this morning and right now they believe a combination of Parvo and Coccidia has just absolutely wiped him out. The good news is that with help, he is able to stand, and his body temperature has been holding around 101.1° which is a HUGE improvement from where we were.

Right now Starboy is receiving fluids with dextrose and Vitamin B, a long-lasting antibiotic injection because his white blood cell count was elevated, Lixotinic to help build up and support his red blood cells, and canned food mixed with Nutri-Cal to try and get some calories back into his tiny body.

We are officially starting Week 3 of this fight. Three weeks ago, I never imagined we would still be here searching for answers. Every time I think we’re turning a corner, another obstacle appears. But Starboy is still here. He is still fighting. And as long as he keeps fighting, so will I.

Yesterday’s emergency vet visit alone was $908, and Starboy is now back at Marshfield continuing treatment. I am right under $400 short on the ER bill. I hate asking for help more than anything, but this nightmare has been financially devastating, and I truly cannot do it alone.

If you’d like to help Starboy continue his fight:

💸 PayPal/CashApp: PawsandPastures2026
💸 Venmo: AlyssaInce (last 4: 9448)
💸 Apple Pay: 417-630-9448
💸 Cash/Check can be picked up or mailed at your convenience
📞 Donations can be called into Marshfield Vet Clinic as we begin to rack up yet another large bill 💔 417-468-2533 under our rescue name.

Please keep the prayers, good thoughts, and positive vibes coming for our little guy. He needs every one of them right now. 🐾

Starboy update 💔 Update: $530 in current donations 🥹I just picked Starboy up from the Emergency Vet Clinic and we are he...
06/01/2026

Starboy update 💔 Update: $530 in current donations 🥹

I just picked Starboy up from the Emergency Vet Clinic and we are headed straight to Marshfield to re-hospitalize him.

Our bill at the emergency clinic came to $908. We have received $180 in donations toward his care, and for everyone who has donated, shared, prayed, or checked in on him or I, thank you. We truly appreciate every bit of support.

Our biggest concern right now is Starboy’s body temperature. It is still not where it should be, and nobody seems to have a clear answer as to why. The only thing we can come up with is that he does have coccidia, and maybe the effects of battling untreated coccidia on top of parvo have just been too much for his little body. At this point, that is really our best guess.

Today marks the beginning of WEEK THREE of Starboy being hospitalized.

Three weeks.

I genuinely do not have words anymore. I am exhausted. I am frustrated. I am heartbroken. I don’t know how much more of this never-ending nightmare I can take. Since Cedar became our first parvo-positive puppy, it has been one crisis after another with almost no time to breathe in between.

I am going to sit down and calculate exactly what this last 30 days has cost our rescue (& me filling the gaps) because honestly, I don’t even want to know the number. Between hospitalizations, emergency visits, medications, fluids, endless amounts of wet food, testing, monoclonal antibody treatments, and everything else, it has been relentless. And to top it off I have done SO much at home almost every single day to save as much as I can.

If anyone is willing to help us continue fighting for Starboy, we are desperate.

🩵 PayPal/CashApp: PawsandPastures2026
🩵 Venmo: (last 4 digits 9448)
🩵 Apple Pay: 417-630-9448
Cash or Check can be picked up or mailed at your convenience!

Most importantly, please keep Starboy in your prayers today. He has fought so hard for so long, and despite how defeated I feel right now, we are still fighting right alongside him. 🐾🐶

Starboy update 💙We finally got a little bit of good news — his glucose levels have come back up to a somewhat normal ran...
06/01/2026

Starboy update 💙

We finally got a little bit of good news — his glucose levels have come back up to a somewhat normal range. Unfortunately, his body temperature is still extremely low and they have not been able to get it to come up. Right now, the only treatment he is receiving is IV fluids and a warming treatment (whatever that means 😅).

The plan is for me to pick him up before they close in 7 hours and transfer him to our home vet at Marshfield Veterinary Clinic so we can continue trying to figure out what is going on.

I truly hate making posts like this, but I also want to be transparent. Our bill is currently sitting around $800-$900 and we have only received $80 in donations toward his care. Every dollar that comes directly out of my pocket is money that can’t go toward the next animal that needs help.

Today, amidst a long double shift at work and Starboy’s needs, I arranged another puppy into a foster home. Three more were supposed to be joining our rescue, but unfortunately escaped the night before transport and now that’s another case on my plate trying to get them back to safety. Rescue never slows down, even when we’re in the middle of a crisis.

If you’re able to help Starboy, donations can be sent to:

🐾 PayPal/CashApp: PawsandPastures2026
🐾 Venmo: AlyssaInce (last 4 digits 9448)
🐾 Apple Pay: 417-630-9448
Cash or Check can be picked up or mailed at your convenience.

Please keep praying for our sweet boy. We need a miracle.

💙 Fingers crossed The Emergency Vet or Marshfield can get us some answers for Starboy later today.

05/31/2026

UPDATES IN COMMENTS: DIAGNOSIS AND OUR BILL IS AT $866-916 TO START THAT WE DO NOT HAVE IN OUR ACCOUNT.

Starboy is still alive and still fighting, but we are now right at two weeks since he began parvo treatment. At this point, whatever is happening appears to be more than just parvo itself. None of this is making sense.

This is the best video I have of him that doesn’t show the true extent of the crisis he is currently in. The more disturbing videos, I am keeping to myself.

Overnight, Starboy was unable to stand and had to lay where he pottied. This morning, my brother rushed him to the emergency vet while I headed into another 15-hour work day.

So far, Starboy has been sitting at the emergency clinic for now over 2 hours with no treatment started. The veterinarian has noted that he is extremely cold, has very pale gums, and may be anemic, but right now we are still waiting.

I am frustrated. I am angry. I am terrified.

My biggest fear is that Starboy has fallen into sepsis. If that is the case, time is absolutely critical and his chances of survival decrease with every delay.

As of now, our bill is already $360 and no treatment has been administered. I had to cover a portion of the last $1300 parvo bill last week so if youre able to spare anything, I would be so extremely grateful because this bill will be 100% out of my pocket.

Please, if you’ve ever said a prayer for one of our rescue dogs, say one for Starboy today. He has fought harder than any puppy should ever have to fight, and he needs every thought, prayer, and bit of positive energy that can be sent his way.

We’ll update as soon as we know more.

05/31/2026

Starboy 1am update.

I got him back tonight after working a 15-hour shift so I could continue his overnight treatments. I am so incredibly grateful Tanya with Stop Parvo was able to step in this afternoon and not only take over his care, but get me refilled on some supplies I ran out of mid day today. 🙏🏼

I don’t even know what to say anymore.

Starboy is now mostly paralyzed and is unable to get up on his own. He is using the restroom lying down and requires around-the-clock care. In just a few hours, I’ll be back up to do another round of treatments, and honestly, my heart is broken. Listening to this puppy in so much pain just feet away is destroying me.

I am angry.

Angry that a puppy had to suffer like this. Angry that irresponsible people treated him like a prop and passed him around town instead of getting him the care he needed. Angry that by the time help was finally sought, the damage had already been done.

We’ve fought so hard for this little guy. He has fought so hard for himself. Starboy truly needs a miracle. 😭

05/30/2026

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