Thundering Paws

Adopt an Adult Cat This Valentine’s Day

This Valentines Day adopt an adult cat. Adult cats make companions! They tend to be calmer and have an established personality. They are more independent and are often happy to sleep the day away while you are at work. Fill out an adoption application here!

Lily K.

Lily KI AM: A Dog-Friendly, Chatty, Lap Kitty

Lily K uses her beautiful eyes to mesmerize not only humans but her canine cousins as well! She is a sweet little girl who loves playing with dogs and cuddling with her family.

Lily K enjoys spending her day climbing on her cat tree, chasing her feather wand, and telling you about her adventures. She is a chatty girl who loves having a family to talk to and curl up with. She is affectionate, cuddly, and will seek out attention. After a day of playing, Lily K wants only a loving lap to call her own.

For all her outgoingness, Lily K doesn’t enjoy the high energy of young children but would be fine with older kids who know how to respect boundaries. She will make a great companion for a calm household looking for a young and loving cat to bring an abundance of kitty cat happiness!

Date of Birth: March 14, 2020

Watch Lily K on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/Obu2bB85BPI

 

Lily H.

I AM: Shy, Super Sweet, Stealer of Socks

Lily H is a gorgeous girl with mesmerizing green eyes and beautiful fur markings. She’s a super looker, who’s also still super shy around people.  She likes to take it slow when meeting new people, taking her time to warm up, and not rush.

During the day, Lily H will find a sleepy corner of the house while you’re at work, but she will come out to play, snuggle, and meet you with love when you come home. At night, she loves to fall asleep on top of you. She’s a sweetie girl who will bloom when she feels safe and confident.

Lily H is perfect for a calm and quiet home, and gentle people who want a sweet and loving little girl to love and who will love you back. She doesn’t enjoy the high energy of children but seems to like dogs. She loves affection and attention, and stealing your socks!

Approximate Birth Date: September 29, 2018

 

Kitty

KittyI AM: Big-Hearted, Mellow, Wise

For one so young, Kitty is a boy who is wise beyond his years. We’re pretty sure this little fella has a degree in “Kitty Stress Relief”!

If you’ve had a bad day, Kitty will sit in your lap, let you hold him, and listen as you vent about your day. Nothing fazes this little boy – he is super mellow and unflappable! He just wants to snuggle and be there for his people. Look into his big, beautiful eyes and your day will feel better!

Kitty will thrive in a home with people who are gentle, quiet, and willing to be patient with him while he takes the time to adjust to his new surroundings. If you’re looking for a fluffy boy with a big heart and is wonderful with children, put in an application to adopt this sweet boy today!

Date of Birth: October 30, 2019

 

 

Sammie

I AM: An Outgoing, Playful, Lovebug

Sammie is a cute little Siamese girl who is an absolute lovebug. She loves to love and receive love!

Not one to be a needy girl, Sammie is happy to quietly sleep most of the day but is always ready for a love- snuggle. However, when she wants to play, this girl loves to play! Her favorite playmates are other cats and older children. Whether running around the house or roughhousing, she isn’t a shy kitty at all!

If you’re looking for a perfect companion to your current kitty, Sammie is your girl. She gets along so well with other cats and will bring an injection of playfulness and joy to any household. Put in an adoption application today for this lovebug girl!

Birthday: January 4, 2017

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The Love Story of Kittens Porkchop and Lambchop

Porkchop and Lambchop: Soulmates

The trip from intake to adoption for a kitty can have a lot of twists and turns, like all good love stories. But here’s the story of a typical adoption experience with two cats that are anything but!

Last September, we were contacted by a kind-hearted person who had been feeding and caring for two friendly stray cats behind a restaurant where she worked. She was concerned that they were not receiving all the care they needed, and there was “something funny” about their eyes. The kittens were bonded pair and needed each other.    

Porkchop and Lambchop cuddled up together.

We trapped the cats and brought them into our care. The “something funny” turned out to be one case of extreme cross-eyes (Porkchop), and another case of badly scarred corneas (Lambchop). Their vision may not be perfect, but they took care of each other, and it didn’t stop them from playing, purring, and becoming pretty darn adorable and adoptable.

Porkie and Lambie went into a great foster home while we determined their medical needs and published their story, hoping for just the right adopter to come along, who would take them both and love their special faces.  

Enter Pelin!  She saw our posts and opened her heart. We introduced the kittens to her on a Zoom call, which is our new covid-safe (and better than before) process for introducing cats to potential adopters. It is a great way to see cats behaving normally in their natural environments, not stressed or scared as they often are in a cage at an unfamiliar adoption event. It’s also a chance to ask questions to the people who know the kitties best – the fosters. Pelin was quickly overcome by the abundant cuteness of these two goofy kittens, and we approved her application to adopt.

Once approved, we made delivery plans. We provided complete information about Porkchop and Lambchop’s dietary and medical needs, and they were delivered to Pelin using covid-safe protocols. Pelin welcomed Porkchop and Lambchop into her home and her heart, and now they are pretty much the bosses of the house! We, and they, couldn’t be happier!

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What Happens to Bonded Pair of Cats

Hansel and Willow, best friends and bonded pair
Hansel and Willow, best friends and bonded pair.

Last year, we took in a brother and a sister, six-week-old kittens found in a barbecue pit. Since they were found in an oven—sort of—we named them Hansel and Gretel. They seemed very connected and we adopted them together as a couple. They didn’t stay bonded: Gretel glued herself to the man and when the humans broke up, he took her.

However, they had already adopted another kitty, whom they named Willow. Willow and Hansel became best friends, grooming, cuddling, and purring. At the time of the breakup, the woman had no job and moved in with relatives. She couldn’t take her cats.

Hansel was ours. We have a policy that any cat we adopt out can be returned to us at any time during their life. Of course, we would take Hansel back. But what was to become of Willow? If Hansel and Willow weren’t BFFs, we might not have taken her. But they were, and we did. They’re now adopted and will live happily ever after together.

Feline leukemia negative (FeLV-) Rooster and feline leukemia positive (FeLV+) Moses are not brothers, yet they arrived together. We didn’t know their FeLV status when they arrived. We did know that Rooster could see very little with his one recessed eye and the other cloudy eye.

WheneverRooster  we would take Moses out of the cage, Rooster would cry pitifully until his best buddy was returned to him. Once they were tested, we had a dilemma. We solved it by vaccinating Rooster against FeLV. He had been vaccinated against FeLV, and received a booster, before he came to us, but we were afraid he was too young at that time for the vaccines to be effective. So we re-did the FeLV vaccine series.

Their fosters took extra precautions to ensure the kittens remained healthy. They were adopted together and of course, all of this was explained to the adopters.

How do we know kitties are bonded? It was easy with Rooster and Moses. Rooster was frantic without Moses and calmed down as soon as Moses was returned to him. Hansel and Willow aren’t velcro kitties, but you can see the happiness on both faces when they’re cuddled together.

Sometimes it’s quantifiable. Phoenix is a feral kitty who befell some tragedy resulting in a leg amputation by our vet. She has a territory, but we won’t put a three-legged kitty back out unless she’s miserable. She ate and used the litter box here, but we worried for her happiness.

Then Spirit arrived. He was put into the same area as Phoenix. They sleep together and hang out together. But most noticeable is the change in Phoenix toward humans. She comes out of hiding and she will present herself for treats if Spirit is with her. She has even allowed a sneaky pet on occasion.

Even when it’s not obvious, sometimes we just know. I don’t know how we know. We just do. An unbreakable love is something you just know.

I firmly believe that the lessening of fear is equivalent to an increase in happiness. This has been true in my life. And the lessening of fear has come, for me and from what I can see for many of these cats, from connection, sometimes to furry animals, sometimes to human animals. Reduced fear and increased happiness is what Thundering Paws is all about.

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