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Thank you!

We’ve had a lot of help. I don’t want this edition of Mewsings to sound like we are not profoundly grateful to our loyal supporters!

In fact, on July 27, we will celebrate 20 years. When I began Thundering Paws it never once occurred to me—I didn’t have the TIME for it to occur to me—that we would be around 20 years later.

To celebrate our 20 years of operation and growth, we want to have a party. A lifelong Texan, I have no idea why anyone would throw a party in the hot, humid summer, so we will postpone it until the fall. But watch for our plans.

What Do We Need This Week?

 

This week we need two tables. Here’s a table that’s perfect for our use.

We’re having an in-person adoption event at Petsmart in Bee Cave and it’s going to be all kittens, kittens, kittens! Instead of putting them in wire cages, which look like jail, we are zipping them into kitten playpens, and we need tables to put the playpens on to display our little darlings.

Check out the tables!
Aspen (Pingo) is "the sweetest cat in the world" and loves his new home and his new dog pal.

“This Is the Sweetest Cat in the Whole World!

I hear this many times a day. I just spoke with a lady who borrowed a trap from us to catch a kitten. She was going to foster him and send him through our program to get adopted, but when she got him inside he turned into…yep…the sweetest cat in the whole world. He’s hers.

The lady also said something I have come to believe, that he is grateful. Of course, they know they are in trouble, which is why they come to a human for help. But trusting isn’t immediate: the human must earn their trust. And since the first thing we do is trick them into a trap, that’s not easy.

You may have heard the story of an Animal Protection Officer (APO) who, on her own time, tried for a month to trap a huge dog. When she finally got the dog trapped, she brought her home and let her out of the trap in her kitchen, only to receive a sweet doggie kiss on the face. That pup knew the trap was a trick: she just didn’t know what came next. When she found out, she was so grateful. Now she’s adopted to the APO’s friend. Of course, she’s the “sweetest dog in the whole world!”

The point is that they ALL are, even the feral kitties. They are all dear and they all deserve the best life we can offer them.

To that end, I am BEGGING for donations and for foster people! Please read on.

Support Our Mission

The Aftermath of the Pandemic

Clover, who was born during the pandemic, wasn't spayed and now has kittens of her own who were born in May. The impact of the pandemic has produced more kittens due to the closures of spay/neuter clinics. Now, we have to double our efforts.

I’m sure other rescues are seeing the same problem we are. There are so many MORE this year!

For six to eight months last year, we couldn’t get a spay or neuter appointment because of the pandemic. We had to let it go: we had no other choice. If we ever doubted that our efforts are making a difference, we have only to see what the lack of those efforts has done.

Every day I am offered cats, kittens, even dogs and puppies via email, phone calls, even texts from people who know us. We would LOVE to help all the animals who need us, but that’s just not possible. We need more fosters, more donations, more volunteers to manage this onslaught!

One of the most heartbreaking things I have to say is, “No.” I am asked, “Can you help me? Can you take this kitty?” I often have to say we cannot. The next question is usually, “Can you refer me to someone who CAN help?” I have to say “no” again. The shelters are full, our sanctuary is full, our fosters are full. And people are venturing out into the world, going on vacation, needing a break.

Please foster if you can. We have kittens, cats, older cats, all who need fosters and, eventually, adopters.

Become a Foster

Please donate if you can. We need donations to manage the vet care, spay/neuter and TNVR we are able to provide.

Donate to Thundering Paws

Please adopt from us! We know you’re going on vacation and planning for the reopening of school in the fall. But remember Thundering Paws when you want a kitty baby, or adult. We only have the sweetest cats in the world, so you’ll be sure to get one. 💖

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