In Memory of Rose      2/5/2010 – 4/6/2024 Our sweet Rose joined Shadow Cats in January of 2022 in critical condition. Her fur was matted, she was mostly deaf and blind, and had terrible wounds on her legs. She was also feline leukemia positive, which made her prognosis guarded. But Shadow Cats and all of our incredible supporters rallied around Rose. With time, patience, and lots of love, Rose was slowly nursed back to health. She really lived up to her name! She was so, so soft, soft as a petal, and she often smelled as sweet as a flower. A timeless beauty, our senior girl gre ..read more

In Memory of Toomy      2/14/2020 – 4/6/2024 Turmeric, affectionately dubbed Toomy, started his life in an alley in Puerto Rico with his 3 siblings: Pepper, Mandarin and Ginger. All of the “Puerto Rican Four” were found and TNR’d by a local rescue, Save a Gato, in 2020. These spunky kittens were neutered, vaccinated, and ready to start their brand new lives! But all four ran into a bump in the road we’re all too familiar with: they tested positive for feline leukemia. Without the necessary resources to house these cats, Save a Gato reached out to Shadow Cats, and we blessedly ha ..read more

In Memory of Poppy      5/7/2022 – 3/11/2024 Our Poppy came to us in May of 2023 from a small rescue group in Dallas, Texas. She was found during TNR efforts with a local cat colony, but how could Poppy be returned outside when she was so incredibly sweet? She loved people! They knew this girl deserved a forever home, but it just wasn’t meant to be…at least in the conventional sense, as she ended up testing positive for feline leukemia. They reached out to us, and we simply couldn’t turn down those big, beautiful eyes…and the cutest, tiniest hint of a blep she had at any given ..read more

In Memory of Macaroon      7/26/2007 – 3/10/2024 This sweet girl was found wandering the streets of downtown Houston, but we are not sure how this little senior girl ended up that way. She was found by a very kind person who scooped her up from the sidewalk and took her home. She was meowing for help; she was barely surviving and who knows how much longer she had left living on the streets. She was infested with fleas, her coat all matted. No microchip. Her rescuer looked after this frail tuxie girl, weighing just 5lbs. After visiting the vet, she was found to be hyperthyroid bu ..read more

In Memory of Newt       6/10/2022 – 3/6/2024 Newt’s life started under the deck of a family home with a colony of ferals and a whole lot of kittens! The family reached out to our friends, Ferallife Guards, and they got to work on trapping and neutering those in the colony. In foster care, Newt met another kitten named Mouse. They immediately became attached at the hip and were so close that they were going to be potentially adopted out as a bonded pair. Unfortunately, Mouse was diagnosed with feline leukemia and taken into the care of Shadow Cats. As fate would have it, Ne ..read more

In Memory of Calypso       5/6/2009 – 2/20/2024 Like many that come through the doors at the Sanctuary, they have been rescued from the streets. Calypso was one such girl in 2009, a girl on the streets who found her way to us. But, good news, she was adopted fairly soon after arriving at Shadow Cats. She was in a loving home for many years, but circumstances changed and she returned to Shadow Cats in 2017. Never judge, things happen in life and as you know our doors are open to any past Shadow Cats. ‘Once a Shadow Cat always a Shadow Cat ‘ Calypso was a quiet little girl a ..read more

In Memory of Remy       1/3/2023 – 2/20/2024 Some cats come into our lives for a short time, but the imprint their little paws leave on our hearts lasts a lifetime. Remy is one such cat. She was found wandering the streets of Tyler, TX by a good Samaritan who fell in love with this spicy tux’s bunny butt and spunky attitude. She had hopes of keeping her, but Remy wound up testing positive for feline leukemia. She knew that if she took her to the shelter there was a good chance she’d be euthanized, and she knew Remy deserved a chance. We are so grateful she gave her that cha ..read more

In Memory of Elsie       2/7/2009 – 2/19/2024 There will never be another like our Elsie. Elsie was found many years ago lying by the side of a dumpster. Half her body was paralyzed but she was alert and desperately needed help. Found by a wonderful person in the rescue world, she was rushed to what was then Central Texas Cat Hospital. Back then the amazing Dr Smith cared for her and determined that her paralysis was permanent. Shadow Cats believes every cat deserves a chance at life, so with the help of Central Texas Cat Hospital, we figured out how to give this brave gir ..read more

In Memory of Purrsephone       8/24/2023 – 2/17/2024 When a kitten is found during TNR efforts, the usual protocol is to socialize them and try to adopt them out…except when they come back positive for feline leukemia! Purrsephone joined us here at Shadow Cats in December of 2023 after one such situation, where the person who took her in needed a place for her and her sister, Penelope, to land. We were in desperate need of some kitten energy in Cookie’s Place…how could we say no to such a sweet Christmas miracle? These kittens defied all the odds, surviving where some of th ..read more

In Memory of Ozzie       1/12/2016 – 2/17/2024 Ozzie was a street cat before he was ever a Shadow Cat, wandering the rough and tumble kitty streets of Kerrville, TX. He clearly got in a scrape or two as he tested positive for both feline leukemia and FIV in the care of Freeman-Fritts Vet Clinic & Shelter. This limited our Ozzie’s options, but thankfully for him (and mostly for us) we simply couldn’t resist his tomcat cheeks and sweet disposition when we were asked to intake him in December of 2021. Our sweet Ozzie’s fight did not end on the streets though, as he later ..read more