Serenity Sanctuary Rescue & Rehabilitation of Texas

04/18/2026

From March 13th, a few years ago. Angel is a love sponge and a tiny calico that is FOCUSED on treats and food. She is available for our foster to adopt program. Reach out if you would like to apply and add an amazing Angel to your family!
Please support and encourage your local Rescuers and Sanctuaries. 😻🙏❤️💯🐈‍⬛

03/13/2026

Awesome memories! Angel is such a love sponge!❤️💯🤩🐈

03/03/2026

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Those toe beans tell a story… he came in for limping and knuckling his right forelimb.

One paw has perfect bubblegum pink toe beans. The other? Darker. Dusky. A little “one of thes things is not like the others.” And if that paw belongs to a painful, non weight bearing cat… your brain should go to…

Arterial thromboembolism. ATE.

We all think saddle thrombus first. And we should. The distal aorta is still the most common landing site.

But the second most common?
The right forelimb!

Why?

Most feline clots form in the left atrium, usually from cardiomyopathy, especially HCM. When that clot launches into the aorta, the first big branch it meets is the brachiocephalic trunk, which feeds the right subclavian artery. So anatomically, the right forelimb is sitting right there, just waiting to be chosen!

But if that is the first branch, why is saddle thrombus still more common?

Cus science… specifically physics.

Most blood flow continues straight down the big, high velocity highway that is the descending aorta. Emboli tend to follow the bulk flow and momentum. Many are also large, so they do not easily slip into smaller branches like the subclavian. They keep traveling until they hit the distal aortic trifurcation, where the vessel narrows, flow divides, and velocity drops. That spot is basically a mechanical trap.

So:
First branch = anatomically early.
Distal aorta = hemodynamically perfect ambush site.

Clinically, right forelimb ATE can masquerade as “just a lame cat.”

What you may see:
• Acute non weight bearing lameness
• Marked pain
• Cool distal limb
• Weak or absent pulses
• Pale or purple toe beans

That color difference in this kitty? That is perfusion you can see. Pink means flow. Dusky means ischemia.

When you suspect ATE:
Check pulses.
Compare limb temperature.
Consider lactate from the affected limb compared to normal flow sample.
Assess the heart.
And PLEASE, analgesia first!! These HURT, a lot!!!

So next time a cat walks in with one dramatic paw and suspicious beans, do not just reach for radiographs. Feel. Compare.

Sometimes the beans are louder than the murmur (or gallop 😉)!

01/21/2026

PALS is hosting February TNR Clinics on February 10th and 23rd! 💕 You can signup for spots and trap-loan at preventalitter.com/tnr!

All TNR cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and eartipped! ❤️ All TNR cats must come in traps. You can borrow tru-catch traps from PALS if you don’t have your own. It’s $16 for the required rabies vaccine and the spay/neuter is an optional donation of your choice. All proceeds go to this life-saving program!

01/08/2026

01/05/2026

If your cat is unfixed, and roaming outside...it is AVAILABLE for trapping to Spay/Neuter/Vaccinate and return! THAT is our MISSION! We are COMMITTED to slow the endless cycle of inbreeding, feral kitten births and the injuries and illnesses that result from fighting among unsterilized Community Cats!!💯😻 There are countless resources for residents to seek help in caring and feeding their pets. If you acquire an animal for a pet, it is YOUR responsibility to provide for their health, safety, and well-being!! PLEASE Spay/Neuter/Vaccinate/Microchip your pets! They rely on you and are an incredible way to teach your family the importance of animal stewardship and foster bonds of love and responsibility to your children.❤️😻💯🙏

We don’t seek out friendly cats for spaying/neutering, but if your unaltered pet ends up in a trap at a scheduled location, we seize the opportunity to give them a better life! ❤️

We understand that some people may disagree, but we’re committed to doing what’s right and responsible for every cat. The law is on our side, and we believe spaying and neutering is crucial for their well-being.

What happens next depends on our available resources, space, and time. If we think the cat is adoptable and feel that is the route we want to take, we look for their owner first. If no one claims them after the legal stray hold period, we try to find them a forever home.

If rehoming isn’t possible, we release the cat back to its original location, ensuring the finder will continue to feed and monitor. Or the cat is free to return home, if she/he has one.

Some people may feel we’re overstepping by spaying/neutering friendly cats without permission, but we see it as a kindness. You can either sterilize your own cat or be grateful someone else has done it for you.

12/25/2025

Many times, the general public has NO CONCEPT of the expenses involved in saving kittens and abandoned pets, getting them healthy and ready for adoption. It's not just the financial aspect either! We COMMIT to reducing over-population and helping the community cat population so the inbreeding and increasing genetic deficiencies can be addressed. PLEASE! Spay/Neuter/Vaccinate and Microchip your pets!🐈‍⬛🐕🙏💯 Support your local Rescuers, Sanctuaries and Humane Society's efforts to improve Animal Welfare.

I'm looking for a free kitten because shelter prices are a scam!

Annie posted this on Nextdoor because she wanted to adopt a kitten for her 8-year-old daughter for Christmas. She had just returned home from a local shelter and was horrified to see the adoption fee of $100. "Shelters shouldn't be making money by selling pets. Those adoption fees are ridiculous!"

You can guess how this turned out. Annie found a free kitten in November but didn't have any place to hold the kitten until Christmas morning. You can't wrap them and hide them in a closet. So, her daughter received a very early Christmas present. Her daughter fell in love with the cute little striped tabby. She slept with her at night and rushed home after school so she could play with her new baby. It was perfect.

A week after adoption, the kitten stopped eating, was vomiting and wasn't playing any more. She rushed her to the emergency vet and had x-rays and other tests. It appeared to be panleukopenia, so the vet kept the kitten so they could monitor her, give her fluids and provide other supportive care. Three days later, she was still punky but on the mend. She was lucky to survive! Annie, however, wasn't so lucky. The vet bill was over $3,600!

When the kitten was older, she put a note out to find a "cheap vet" to get the kitten vaccinated and spayed. She'd called a few clinics and it was going to be over $600. Isn't there a cheaper place?

When she contacted us, we gave her links to our local low-cost clinics. The cheapest one was going to be $120 for the spay, rabies, FVRCP, parasite treatments and a microchip. That is a great deal, but $20 more than the shelter's "scam" price. And she would still need another vet visit in a month for booster shots. By the time the tabby was fully vetted, she was a $3,750 kitten. Worth every penny of course, but it will months before Annie can pay off the credit card bill for the emergency room visit.

There is no such thing as a free kitten. If you adopt from a shelter or rescue, you are getting a kitten who is vaccinated, altered, microchipped and treated for parasites. A free kitten has not even been checked for common diseases or birth defects. It is a bargain compared to the prices you will pay to do this all yourself.

12/22/2025