A Special Kitten
Thank You!
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Thanks to our generous donors we got a whole lotta boxes delivered filled with urgently needed kitten supplies! We put the call out for help and, once again, people opened their hearts to donate - we can't thank you enough!
Our kitten registry is still open - we constantly need food and litter.
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Valentino
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Feline Leukemia Positive (FeLV+) Kitties
We have three sweet, beautiful, playful, and magnificent FeLV+ kitties: Almond, Valentino, and G.W.
 Almond came to us pregnant. Unfortunately, her kittens did not survive. She has been spayed and fully vetted, and is ready for a home. She’s a shy, ladylike kitty who loves sitting and sleeping with her people.
G.W. is also shy but comes around quickly with head scratches. He is a majestic cat! If you want someone lovely to grace your home, G.W. is your man.
If you don’t have the patience to wait for G.W. or Almond to admit you to their world, adopt Valentino. This silly fellow is all play, love, and hanging out in high places.
Feline leukemia is contagious to other cats, but not to humans nor to any other animals. But it is contagious to ALL cats, bobcats, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and, of course, feral cats. Its method of transmission is via all bodily fluids, feces, urine, saliva, and sexual contact. In feral colonies, saliva and sexual contact are the only problems. Feral cats don’t use litter boxes, so they rarely interact with each other’s excretions, except in cleaning each other.
It takes prolonged, repeated, intimate exposure for a healthy cat to build up enough of the virus to contract the disease. Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) isn’t viable OFF a cat for very long. That is, if a FeLV+ cat has eaten from a communal feral dish and shed the virus onto the food, the virus will be non-viable after minutes.
 We know that FeLV often shortens the life of a cat. New research has shown that cats with a mildly reactive FeLV “snap” test, the usual test for the virus, have a statistically longer life span than cats with a strong positive test. Almond had a mildly reactive test. We need to retest G.W. and Valentino to see the strength of their reactions as their tests were done at a vet’s office, not the sanctuary.
Loving a Cat ... or Anyone Else!
Everyone wants health for those they love. We envision a long life, filled with happiness and good times. But there are no guarantees. One of the saddest videos I ever saw was that of a young African boy with AIDS who wanted to be a pilot. His chances of achieving his dream were minuscule. But the desire was keeping him alive and focused on the pleasure he would have if his desire was fulfilled. At the moment, seeing airplanes high in the sky, watching the jet trails, envisioning himself in the pilot’s seat, he was happy.
Sometimes that desire can help us and our loved ones rise above our circumstances, and sometimes it cannot. Sometimes, even with the most seemingly hopeless prognosis, our dreams can come true. But that really doesn’t matter if we are in the moment. Almond is happy and healthy for now. Valentino is being a goofy, happy cat. G.W. displays his regal self to any who are lucky enough to see. They are all in foster homes and are being loved. And whoever adopts them will love them, too, as long as they live. Isn’t that what we all want, to be loved as long as we live? One of Almond’s kittens lived 36 hours and was loved, fed, cuddled, and cherished his/her entire life. What more could we ask?
Please open your home and your heart to one of these kitties. We will be with you the entire time with information, advice, any kind of help you need. That’s what Thundering Paws does. Rather than adopt out a cat and we’re done with him, we continue to be available to ensure the happiness and health of our kitties, and the happiness of those lucky enough to live with a Thundering Paws cat.
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Meet Crawdad & Dragon
 A man drove up to a veterinary hospital Lakeway, put a box in front of the door, hopped back into his car, and sped off. This is never a good sign, but at least he got Crawdad somewhere he’d get help.
The hospital called us. We told them to call Lakeway Animal Control’s Officer, Andrea Greig, probably the most wonderful ACO in the world! A little while later, Officer Greig called to say that the kitten wasn’t latching on to the bottle and she didn’t know what to do. Crawdad came here, was fed with a syringe, and Head Veterinary Technician, Christina Ramirez asked to foster him. He’s now eating like a champ!
 Almost simultaneously, trapper Mike Meves drove up with a kitten who had raced up to him when he returned a feral cat. Dragon was crying for help, covered in fleas, and hungry. Mike brought him here, of course. Christina bathed him, fed him, and gave him to the screaming Crawdad. They both fell immediately to sleep. So she has two babies.
We won’t take any adoption applications for these kittens, or any other we show until they are fully vetted. Crawdad and Dragon will most likely be ready mid-to-late July. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to be the first to find out when the babies are ready for adoption or watch our website:
https://www.thunderingpaws.org/adopt/
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