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Thundering Paws Thundering Paws is a No-Kill, Non-Profit 501(c)3 Animal Sanctuary located near Austin in Dripping Springs, Texas.

This week we’re asking for litter again. We had a great response last time, but we’re critically low once more — the cat...
09/30/2026

This week we’re asking for litter again. We had a great response last time, but we’re critically low once more — the cats have been busy.

For Amazon shoppers, we have two kinds of unscented clumping clay litter on our Amazon registry. For those who prefer Chewy, the exact same two kinds are on our Chewy wishlist. And if you’re an H‑E‑B shopper, their unscented clumping clay litter is the best deal of all. If you’re able to bring it directly to us, just email [email protected] and we’ll share drop‑off details.

Thank you for helping us keep every litter box ready for duty.

Visit these adoptables on or any time Tomlinson's is open.Allandale Shopping Center, 5716 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756;...
09/29/2026

Visit these adoptables on or any time Tomlinson's is open.
Allandale Shopping Center, 5716 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756;
Lakeway, 2009 Main St A-110, Lakeway, TX 78734;
South Lamar, 4211 S Lamar Blvd Ste A-23, Austin, TX 78704.

on THUNDERING PAWS 2.0All the Mojo, More Room to ShineThis August, we celebrated two years since the sanctuary moved o...
09/29/2026

on THUNDERING PAWS 2.0
All the Mojo, More Room to Shine

This August, we celebrated two years since the sanctuary moved out of our founder’s home and into our 2 1/2‑acre property with our sanctuary facilities. While many changes were made before the cats came, we have also made a lot of changes since the cats arrived!

We have added two catios to our Main Room and to Meow Manor (our smallest room). The cats spend a lot of time lounging on the catios, chasing crickets, and chattering at birds. The resident cats use their catios all day, every day.

“The Dougout,” which houses the Director’s office and our quarantine space, was built and is fully in use. We have been able to recover multiple litters with sick kittens and several sick cats in our quarantine room.

To give foster families a break (before the next kittens need them), we turned the former caretaker suite into a kitten wonderland called the Thunderdome. Kittens can come hang out together and play all day once they have been spayed and neutered and before they head off to a Tomlinson’s to be adopted.

We had a generous donor help us have a water tank installed to get us through the days when water is at low pressure or there is no water at all.

We now have a memorial garden that lights up at night with solar lights and memorial stones that were decorated by volunteers. These memorial stones represent Thundering Paws who cats have passed.

We have an awesome feral cat colony shelter that our colony cats love to hang out in (and on) that was built for us by a local Eagle Scout.

A lot of these changes and upgrades were possible because of your donations and the hours volunteers spent helping, and we are very, very grateful. We still have changes and updates we want to make to the sanctuary while also continuing to grow our TNVR program that runs out of there. We have done TNVR on almost 150 cats in Dripping Springs this year! These cats have a quiet and calm space to be before and after their spay or neuter surgery in our Annex building. The Annex was completed in 2024 before the cats arrived, but it gets used daily, and we don’t know what we would do without it!

Thank you for supporting us and all of the cats we try to help.

✨Adoptable Spotlight✨MAE: Sweet, Silly, Social, & Searching for Her PersonMae’s story began in outdoors, where she and h...
09/27/2026

✨Adoptable Spotlight✨
MAE: Sweet, Silly, Social, & Searching for Her Person

Mae’s story began in outdoors, where she and her sister Daisy were abandoned on a rural property — hungry, itchy, and clearly accustomed to surviving on their own. We met them while finishing a TNVR project, and p**f — two young moms appeared, desperate for help. Mae had bald, bruised spots on her hips from flea allergy dermatitis, and both sisters were so food‑insecure that they would eat until they regurgitated. They were frightened, starving, and exhausted… but they were also ready to trust.

And Mae? She bloomed.

Once safe indoors, Mae revealed her true personality: sweet, silly, social, and absolutely delighted by the comforts of indoor life. She’s a dainty little brown tabby with sunset‑orange splashes, healed hip spots, and a right ear‑tip from her TNVR past — a tiny badge of survival on a cat who now fully embraces being an indoor girl.

Mae loves being held, snuggling beside you while she grooms, and chatting about her day. She’s fast, energetic, and smart — wand toys, bouncy toys, automatic toys, tall scratchers, boxes, packing paper… if it moves or crinkles, Mae is ready to investigate. Every new toy or flavor is met with enthusiasm and gratitude, as if she’s still amazed that life can be this good.

After everything she survived — the Texas weather, the hunger, the medical issues — Mae has chosen joy. She has chosen people. She has chosen indoor life. Now she’s ready to choose her forever home.

If you’re looking for an affectionate, interactive, playful companion who brings sunshine, silliness, and nonstop charm into your home, Mae is ready to meet you. She’s healed, she’s happy, and she’s ready for her next chapter — with you. You can visit her at Tomlinson's South Lamar anytime the store is open.

KAIA & JOVIE: Two Little Beans, One Perfect FamilyJust over a month ago, Abbie walked into Thundering Paws and realized ...
09/26/2026

KAIA & JOVIE: Two Little Beans, One Perfect Family

Just over a month ago, Abbie walked into Thundering Paws and realized she wanted all the Beans. Every last one. Unfortunately for her, her family had a firm limit of two — and honestly, Refried and Magic are a hard pair to beat. Between their looks, their charm, and their wildly mismatched names, they were destined to be someone’s perfect duo.

On the day of the adoption, Abbie's excitement was unmistakable. She was already planning updates, already imagining their future, already fully smitten. The whole family was, really — a doting household ready to spoil these girls exactly the way we like to see.

Huge thanks to Jessica, who first fostered the Bean litter, and to the Thundering Paws staff who showered them with love while they waited to go to Tomlinson's or straight home. These kittens were ready for their next chapter, and Abbie’s home is exactly the kind of place where they’ll thrive.

Abigail wasted no time giving Refried a glow-up — she is now Kaia, a name that suits her sweet, petite, lap-crawling self perfectly. Magic’s new name is still under consideration, but the frontrunner is Jovie, and honestly… it fits her happy, playful vibe like a glove.

Both girls have been adjusting wonderfully. They’re playful, affectionate, and already showing off their personalities. Their new cat tree has become the center of their universe — climbing, napping, snuggling, repeat — and they love curling up together just like they did with their littermates.

Something tells us these two are going to be the stars of their household.

THUNDERING PAWS 2.0 - ALL OF OUR BELOVED MOJO, JUST IN NEW SPACES - Thundering Paws marks two years in our permanent hom...
09/25/2026

THUNDERING PAWS 2.0 - ALL OF OUR BELOVED MOJO, JUST IN NEW SPACES - Thundering Paws marks two years in our permanent home. Mae may be the cat for you. Adoptables are full of beans again, and more https://mailchi.mp/thunderingpaws/thundering-paws-20

Ripley has reviewed your recent wish list donations and would like to report that they are, in fact, excellent.Thank you...
09/24/2026

Ripley has reviewed your recent wish list donations and would like to report that they are, in fact, excellent.

Thank you to everyone who answers our calls for help — you make moments like this possible, one joyful kitty at a time.

The kitties are hoping for catnip this week.The people... they know we really, really need clay litter.Both can be found...
09/23/2026

The kitties are hoping for catnip this week.
The people... they know we really, really need clay litter.
Both can be found on our Amazon registry.

Pop on over to one of our Tomlinson's adoption centers this and make a new friend, or two, or three!
09/22/2026

Pop on over to one of our Tomlinson's adoption centers this and make a new friend, or two, or three!

on some of the cutest little pop stars you've ever seen! FROM CULVERT TO CENTER STAGEMeet the Popstars LitterWhen a st...
09/21/2026

on some of the cutest little pop stars you've ever seen!

FROM CULVERT TO CENTER STAGE
Meet the Popstars Litter

When a staff member from our partner, Tomlinson’s reached out to us with a TNVR situation involving kittens, we jumped in to see how we could help. She did the hard work, brought them inside, got the mom spayed and returned, and found a rescue who could take in the kittens.

After intake exams, their names were given, and they still make us laugh. Ricky Meowtin (DSH orange and white tabby male), Olivia Pawdrigo (DSH silver tabby female), Whitney Mewston (DMH tabby female), Alanis Meowisette (DMH tabico female), and Dolly Purrton (DSH tabico female) are ready to find their forever families!

Before going to foster homes, what we thought was transitional stress diarrhea ended up being a super stubborn bout of coccidia. Everyone was treated and recovered. They are all now 4.5 months old, friendly, social, and have perfect litterbox manners. Dolly, Whitney, and Alanis are big-dog friendly too!

Olivia and Ricky have started receiving adoption applications, and we know it won’t be long before Whitney, Alanis, and Dolly do too! It takes a village, and from the compassionate human who found them to the Thundering Paws staff who treated them, the fosters who truly saved them and taught them “all the things,” to the Tomlinson’s staff and our volunteers who will help transition them into the catteries and help them find their forever homes, thank you!

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