June 8, 2021

We Need Fosters!

THE FONT KITTENS

Want to foster five rambunctious, seven-week old boys? How about two or three of them? They’re all eating, using the litter box, playful, and friendly.

Calibri, Roman, and Palatino (the gray tabby kittens), or Menlo and Monaco (the red tabby kittens.) Or take all five. They are loads of fun!

We trapped a cat we though was their mom, but we’re pretty sure she’s not. Helvetica is probably their aunt. (Everyone loves her name.) She’s going to be spayed next week and put back into her territory. She’s feral.

THE HENLY KITTENS

Too much? Maybe sister and brother Rosemary and Sage, eight weeks old but itsy bitsy? They’ll stand on your shoes and ask to be picked up, then purr at you. Like the Font kitties, they’re eating and using the litter box—very low maintenance.

MAYBE A TIME-LIMIT FOSTERING—YURI AND HER BABIES

Yuri came to us from Johnson City where an elderly gentleman with Alzheimer’s was trying to pick up the pregnant, petrified cat to keep her safe. His family appealed to us for help so that no one got hurt. A wonderful lady from Blanco County Cat Coalition trapped her and brought her to Thundering Paws. She gave birth to three kittens at the sanctuary.

Although we think this was Yuri’s first litter also, unlike Clover, she knew exactly what to do. A more devoted mother we have yet to see! Lavender, Aster, and Lilac will be 13 weeks old next week and will be off to be spayed/neutered, and then adopted. Their mom will, too.

Apply to foster here!

April 15, 2021

A Special Mom & Son Pair

Thyme is a momma cat who has been through a lot. Back in September, we saved her from a kill shelter where she’d had four kittens. All were adopted out, except for Thyme and her boy, Peppermint.

These two just adore each other, and they are now a bonded pair. They both love to be around people, and Thyme is a calm balance to Peppermint’s youthful energy and playfulness.

If you’re looking for the perfect pair of loving kitties, look to adopt this sweet bonded mother and son pair!

Meet Thyme

I AM: A Sweet Girl, A Shy Girl, A Momma

Thyme is a momma cat who has been through a lot. Back in September of 2020, we saved her from a kill shelter, where she’d had four kittens. All were adopted out, except for Thyme and her little boy, Peppermint. They are very attached to one another and are a bonded pair.

Unlike her wild child Peppermint, Thyme is a sweet but subdued girl who doesn’t need a lot of attention. She’s a shy kitty who likes to watch the world from a distance but with a patient and experienced adopter, she warms up quickly and sweetly comes in for pets.

Thyme loves her little boy, Peppermint, and loves to be around people. She’s a calm balance to Peppermint’s high energy and playfulness. If you’re looking for the perfect pair of loving kitties, look to adopt bonded mother and son, Thyme and Peppermint!

Meet Peppermint

I AM: A Playful Boy, A Sweet Boy, Bonded To My Mom

Peppermint has been through a lot in his young life. Back in September of 2020, we saved his mother, Thyme, from a kill shelter, where she’d had four kittens. All were adopted out, except for Thyme and Peppermint. They are very attached to one another and are a bonded pair.

Unlike his shy mom Thyme, Peppermint is a high-energy and outgoing young cat who loves to play, chase, and run after his turbo ball toy! A little shy with strangers at first, it takes very little time before he will seek attention, pets, and cuddles.

Peppermint loves Thyme and being around other cats and people. He’s an energetic and playful foil to his shy and calm mom. If you’re looking for the perfect pair of loving kitties, look to adopt bonded mother and son, Thyme and Peppermint!

Fill out an application to adopt these two!

February 18, 2021

A Bunch Of Black Cats Some Old, Some Cantankerous

Spirit came from a shelter that is trying to be no-kill, but needs our help. Suffice it to say he was on Death Row.

We suspect he has “only kitten syndrome.” An “only” kitten doesn’t learn from his siblings how hard is too hard when biting or scratching. Spirit really wants to be a good kitty, and he is improving, but he still…well…forgets.

He’s a lap cat. He purrs. He’s young, 1 1/2 to 2 years. He’s a big guy!

As sometimes happens here, Spirit fell in love. His sweetie, Phoenix, is a beautiful blue kitty with three legs, and she came to us feral. She’s doing so much better with Spirit by her side! We won’t put a three-legged, one-eyed, or other physically compromised feral cats back outside if we can help it. You saw our newsletter last week on bonded pairs. We must keep these two together.

Spirit and Phoenix were fine on the cat run/catio, cuddling together, getting into their heated kitty house, and snuggling up to their heated disks. But now it’s just too cold and they are in an inside cage together. It’s not their ideal situation but it’s better than freezing. Phoenix, while not inviting pets, is letting people reach in and stroke her. I think she could get to like it.

Anyone want a gorgeous, huge, black cat who might scratch you and who comes with a gorgeous, three-legged recovering from being a feral-ish girlfriend?

Meeta was kicked out of her home and abandoned, unspayed, at an apartment complex. A kind man who lives there fed her and appealed to us to take her.

Meeta may also have “only kitten syndrome.” She is on Rescue Remedy for cats and is getting better about scratching. She’s a kitty who needs to be told “No” firmly until she gets it, and she’s getting it.

A beautiful, black, medium-length-haired kitty who could use a gym membership, she is young, maybe only a year, and energetic!

Right now, she is in a cage while she gets used to her kitty roommates and, at least initially, to protect her human caretakers. We have a schedule for letting her out to bounce around the room—no kidding! She plays, purrs, asks for pets, but sometimes reacts with a scratch.

Does anyone want a gorgeous, medium-to-long-haired, sorta scratchy, young, playful, energetic kitty?

Sanslli came from Kerrville Pets Alive (KPA). Named “Trouble,” and thrown out of her house, she was rescued by a neighbor and taken to the Kerrville shelter, which is trying to attain no-kill status but needs a lot of help to achieve that.

She was also bitey and scratchy, but upon evaluation by a vet, was found to have pyelonephritis, a painful kidney inflammation. She is now on pain and antibiotic medication. We anticipate a much happier kitty soon.

Sansli is about 11 years old. She is on medication and improving in her foster home. We will keep you informed of her progress.

Fievel’s story you’ve read about. Snatched by a sweetheart on the way to a kill shelter, he made his circuitous path led to Thundering Paws. He was fostered with a couple with kitties, and they discovered that Fievel hates cats. Now he is with a couple who recently lost their kitty. Hopefully, he is getting, and giving, the love they all deserve. He’s about eight years old and would love his own human or humans.

Sweetie is at least 10 years old. For most of her life, she has been a yard cat of a wonderful man in East Austin. However, he noticed a few weeks ago that she wasn’t eating and seemed listless. He rushed her to a vet.

Sweetie was given IV fluids and many treatments to get her back to her darling self. She’s doing great in a foster home. She’s a purring, cuddling delight. If you’d like a snuggling happy cat, Sweetie would be all yours.

Stitch came from a Temple, TX rescue who couldn’t afford her care. She has a skin condition that is improving. She also has a broken leg which, while it has healed somewhat, is giving her pain. It cannot be mended and she is scheduled to have an amputation.

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