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Providing Love Is Our Paw-ssion
Even a single act of kindness can save an animal’s life.
Always & Furever advocates not just for the lives of pets, but for the quality of their lives. We go beyond most shelters, offering our rescues a chance to experience kindness, comfort, and joy while they wait for their furever home to find them.
From critical medical care to daily moments of comfort and love, every animal in our care is treated with dignity while they wait for their furever home.
Whether you adopt, volunteer, or give, your compassion becomes their second chance.
Providing Love Is Our Paw-ssion
Even a single act of kindness can save an animal’s life.
Always & Furever advocates not just for the lives of pets, but for the quality of their lives. We go beyond most shelters, offering our rescues a chance to experience kindness, comfort, and joy while they wait for their furever home to find them.
From critical medical care to daily moments of comfort and love, every animal in our care is treated with dignity while they wait for their furever home.
Whether you adopt, volunteer, or give, your compassion becomes their second chance.
What Makes Us Special
Patience
Unlike other shelters, we refuse to give up on any of the animals that enter our doors. No matter what, our team devotes as much of our time, energy, and funding as possible to keep our animals healthy and safe.
Protection
Even after our animals find their furever homes, we vow to help you take care of them, if necessary. We conduct frequent follow ups and can help connect you to resources as needed. One day, we hope to reduce barriers between adopters and essential pet care, including veterinary costs and food purchases.
Positivity
Plans change and mistakes happen, but it’s our job to persevere and to learn. What began in Spring Hill, Kansas, has grown into a life-saving mission serving animals across Osawatomie, Kansas City, Wichita, and beyond. We’re here to be the model of forgiveness that these animals need, which helps us become better, kinder people.
Adoption Process
If you’re ready to join our community of adopters, we’re glad to have you! Before you bring your furry friend home, though, there are a few steps you’ll need to follow. Start by filling out an application and then we will begin:
- Reference Checks – This helps us understand you as a pet owner. If this is your first pet, don’t worry—this step helps us match you with the right animal.
- Virtual Home Check – The size of your home isn’t important, as long as it meets your pet’s needs.
- Background check – We need this information to check for any past animal-related incidents. All animals deserve secure, happy homes.
- Medical Team Consultation – Ensuring the health of you, your new friend, and any current pets you have is essential.
- Meet-and-Greets – We’ll repeat this step as necessary to verify that you and your desired companion are compatible.
Future Plans at the Homestead
A fortunate turn of events led Always & Furever to purchase 40 acres next to our original Little Red Barn. What began as a simple letter to the landowners is now a dream come true! Our main focus will be on building smaller facilities for puppies, cats, reactive animals, and on-site medical care. Then, we can shift focus to hosting community-centered activities on the property that encourage kind humans to adopt animals in need. This could include puppy yoga, pancake breakfasts with dogs, bingo nights with cats, and more.
Our mission continues to grow. Today, we proudly serve pets and people across the region, with key locations in Wichita, Osawatomie, and our soon-to-be Homestead East in Kansas City, MO.
Hulk, Tweety and Ruby doing good sits for me! 😁❤️
Hulk-
🐸 Terrier Pit mix
🐸 6 years old
🐸 playful
🐸 good with dogs
🐸 good with people
Tweety-
🐣 Cattle dog mix
🐣 About 3 years old
🐣 playful, strong
🐣 Good with people
🐣 Good with dogs
Ruby-
🦘 About 10 months old
🦘 Shepherd, Anatolian mixed breed
🦘 Playful
🦘 Good with people
🦘 Good with dogs
All 3 of these pups are beautiful and waiting for their furever 🥹
It is super easy to volunteer and come meet them! Just click the link below!
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🌧️🌸 April Showers Bring May Flowers… and the Barn pups have something blooming just for you! 🌸🌧️��Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift or just have a pup you love but can’t take home? Something sweet, meaningful, and guaranteed to make anyone smile? You’re in luck, because our pups have been busy creating their very own paw print flower bouquets! 💐 Each bouquet is as unique as the dog who made it, no two are the same, just like our pups waiting for their second chance. 💛🐾 These flowers will never wilt and come with a story your mom will never forget. This is the perfect way to support our very much deserving pups while they wait for their forever family or to send a little extra love to an amazing dog mom in your life!��💌 So how does this work?�Click the link below ⬇️, check mark all your favorite pups, enter your information, and for $20 (per pup) you’ll receive a special delivery! (Available until the end of May) ��Each order includes:�🌸 A one-of-a-kind paw print flower bouquet made by your chosen pup(s) &�📸 A photo of your furry little artist!!��🌼 Because every little bit of love and sunshine helps these pups bloom—and makes this Mother’s Day even more special. 🌸🐶💐 ��https://MayFlowers.auctria.events��Want to help support by getting the supplies needed to make this possible please see the link below! �https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/21NF7VEQKIPH7?ref_=wl_share��Please ensure all supplies are sent to the Little Red Barn address: �23595 W 223rd St�Spring Hill, KS 66083 ... See MoreSee Less
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Sweet boy Hercules 💕 has been waiting far too long — 5 whole years — for a family to finally call his own. Through it all, he’s never stopped hoping that someday the right person will walk through the door and see just how special he truly is.
Hercules is a handsome 7-year-old Pit Bull Terrier mix with a big heart and so much love to give. He may take a little time warming up to new people, but once he trusts you, his loyal and affectionate side shines brightly. He’s potty trained, enjoys structure and routine, and would thrive in a calm, adult-only home where he can feel safe and understood.
Because of his needs, Hercules would do best as the only pet or with very careful introductions. He needs a home without cats or small animals and is selective with other dogs. What he truly needs most is someone patient, compassionate, and willing to give him the chance he’s been waiting years for.
After 5 years in rescue, Hercules deserves to know what it feels like to curl up in a home of his own, surrounded by love, comfort, and stability. Please help us share his story and find the forever family he’s been dreaming of. 💕
Breed: Terrier, Pit Bull
Sex: Male
Weight: 65.4 lbs
Age: 7 years old
Location: Little Red Barn
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5-19 update Totter is still fighting. We dont have any new photos because shes still in isolation at the hospital.
After another transfusion, this tiny little girl continues battling parvo with everything she has. She still needs more time in the hospital on IV fluids, medications, monitoring, and supportive care while her body tries to stabilize and recover not only from the virus itself, but also from everything the drugs and intensive treatment have put her through these past several days.
One of the biggest moments today was that Totter started eating small amounts on her own after previously needing a feeding tube, which gave all of us a little bit of hope.
Right now doctors are watching closely to determine whether she can continue improving enough to eventually come home, or if she still needs continued hospitalization and ICU-level support.
After being dumped starving in a field and losing her brother before help could save him, this little girl just keeps refusing to give up. Please continue praying, sharing her story, and believing in her.
All in its over $14,000 and continues to climb any donation truly does make a difference
12 pm 5-18 update Totter is still fighting.
And today, for the first time, this tiny little girl took a few bites of puppy food on her own.
After everything she has been through… starvation, being dumped in a field, losing her brother before help could reach them, parvo attacking her fragile body… that small moment felt huge.
Her bloodwork showed one improvement today: her neutrophils are finally starting to come back up, meaning her body may finally be trying to rebuild the white blood cells she desperately needs to fight.
But she is not out of danger.
Her albumin has now dropped critically low to 1.3, which means her body is losing important proteins and fluids faster than she can replace them. Because of that, doctors recommended a plasma transfusion, which she is now receiving tonight.
She still requires ICU hospitalization, NG tube feedings, IV fluids with dextrose to stabilize her blood sugar, antibiotics to prevent secondary infections, anti-nausea medications, and around-the-clock monitoring.
The good news is her blood pressure and cardiovascular system are staying stable right now, and her organs are still holding on.
The hard part is that with parvo, sometimes there is no miracle treatment left. No magic shot. No instant turnaround. At this point, it is supportive care, time, and whether her little body decides it wants to keep fighting.
And right now… she is trying.
Totter has to remain hospitalized another night, and we are now a little over $11,000 into trying to save her life.
We know that is a staggering amount of money.
We know rescue is asking a lot.
But this puppy deserved better than dying hungry in a field forgotten by the world.
If you can help us continue fighting for her, every donation matters right now.
Please keep praying.
Please keep sharing.
Please don’t stop believing in her.
alwaysandfurever.org/donate
Venmo: @AlwaysAndFurever (charity only)
PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
Zelle: Zelle@alwaysandfurever.org
23595 W 223rd Street
Spring Hill, KS 66083
6 AM Totter Update
Totter made it through another night, but there still has not been significant improvement.
This morning doctors informed us she now needs a blood transfusion as her tiny body continues struggling to fight through the damage parvo has caused. She remains in critical condition and still requires constant ICU level monitoring, glucose support, tube feedings, medications, fluids, and around-the-clock care just to keep her stable.
The hardest part is not knowing yet if her body is truly starting to recover or simply trying to hold on.
We are now looking at another roughly $4,000 for one more night of hospitalization and care, bringing Totter’s total medical costs to nearly $14,000. So far we have only raised around $2,000.
We know that number is overwhelming. It’s overwhelming to us too. But after surviving starvation, abandonment, and watching her brother die before rescue could save him, we cannot give up on her while she is still fighting.
Please keep praying for this little girl.
Please keep sharing her story.
And if you can help even a few dollars toward her care, it truly matters right now.
alwaysandfurever.org/donate
Venmo: @AlwaysAndFurever (charity only)
PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
Zelle: Zelle@alwaysandfurever.org
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