09/17/2026
And then we met Tiffany.
She checked us all in and took us on a full tour of the entire facility. Along the way, she dropped MAJOR medical knowledge and somehow knew the name of EVERY. SINGLE. KITTY. Tiffany is the Medical Supervisor and a Certified Veterinary Technician, and you could immediately tell this woman knows her stuff and genuinely cares about these cats.
And as she showed us around, we started to see just how incredible this place really is.
A completely cage-free sanctuary caring for 270+ cats across specialized spaces:
150+ general population catsοΏ½33 FeLV+ catsοΏ½23 diabetic & urinary-care catsοΏ½23 senior catsοΏ½7 allergy catsοΏ½30 kittens across 3 kitten roomsοΏ½Plus cats in the clinic, admin & adoption lobby
A whole sanctuary built around giving cats the care and space they need.
Huge shoutout to for helping connect Long Beach Felines with Hermitage and getting the conversation started. This whole thing wouldnβt have happened without that connection.
Why The Hermitage was such a perfect landing spot:
Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter & Sanctuary was started by Sister Theresa Seraphim, a Russian Orthodox nun who spent her life rescuing animals. And when I say animals, I mean EVERYTHING⦠cats, chickens, peacocks, dogs, even a donkey.
Today, The Hermitage is Arizonaβs only accredited cat sanctuary. Itβs a completely cage-free 9,000-square-foot sanctuary with 300+ cats, and they rescue around 700 cats a year.
And for us, the biggest thing was seeing firsthand just how much experience and resources they have to care for cats like ours with FeLV, as well as cats with FIV, FIP, diabetes, allergies, and all kinds of conditions. Theyβre fully equipped to take on a LOT, and you can see it in the way this place operates.
Check them out:
https://www.hermitagecatshelter.org/