06/13/2026
is the purrfect day to share a profile of one of our adoptable pets at our Sharonville location. Meet Curran!
Back in February, we took in the sweetest boy—an unchipped Sharonville stray. Our neighbor, who found him, reported he had come to her house off and on, but she hadn't seen him for a few months when he showed up after midnight on February 4th. This kitty decided it was cold enough to finally let her pet him and bring him inside. No one claimed him through social media posts, and he wasn’t chipped, so with the approval of our manager, Lois, she brought him to Heartt on February 6th.
Since this charming boy needed a name, we decided to join in on the excitement that Sharonville had a resident in the Winter Olympics, and we named this cat Curran! On February 21, 2026, Connor Curran and his teammates, Chris Lillis and Kaila Kuhn, of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, took home GOLD, in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials! On March 12th, our very own ConnAIR Curran visited Heartt Animal Refuge and met his namesake Curran and autographed some stickers!
Curran has a lovable demeanor that instantly melted hearts at the shelter. At Heartt Animal Refuge, we isolate strays for 60 days to ensure the most accurate combo test results. Curran never became cage aggressive and happily accepted attention from our volunteers, whether we were moving him to clean his cage, petting and brushing him, and even dressing him up! We all eagerly accepted his nose boops.
On April 7th, Curran was neutered at Animal Care Center, and his combo test came back negative for FIV and FeLV. Based on his teeth, Curran was estimated to be 3-years-old. He was calm for both car rides, and he continued to charm everyone he met.
We transitioned Curran to a free roaming room, where he was happy to have access to more food, toys, beds, windows, and space. This is when we noticed that Curran kicked out a back foot when he sprawled out, and he wasn’t a fan of having his toe pads touched. He never hissed or cried, he just pulled his foot away.
On April 16th, Curran went back to Animal Care Center for x-rays. The results showed us that Curran was born without a toe on one back foot, but he definitely endured a trauma at some point in his life and that injury healed incorrectly. Dr. Corfman explained that there was no need to amputate, since Curran does move around with ease, but eventually, he will experience secondary arthritis due to that fracture and joint injury.
Curran has spent two months in free roaming room 2, and he has made it clear he prefers humans over his roommates. Unless he is napping, he will run up to a volunteer any time one of us enter the room. We have found him sleeping and hanging out in close range to some of his roommates, but he hasn’t bonded with any other feline. It seems Curran is easily annoyed at this point, because we have witnessed occasional aggression, in which he chases another cat away, but his confrontation is never physical, just intimidating to shyer cats.
Curran is ready for a permanent home with someone who will shower him with love and attention! He will be your best friend! Curran’s new owner will also receive a Connor Curran autographed sticker (original autograph) and action photo (copied autograph)!
Please consider making an appointment, at our Sharonville location, to see if Curran is the perfect companion you’ve been searching for! Our volunteers describe him as: friendly, playful, funny, affectionate, independent, curious, dignified, gentle, smart, quiet, and loyal.
*Sharonville location
**Must be 21 or older to adopt
***Our shelter has a policy to only adopt within a 50 mile radius so that if problems arise, the pet can easily be returned to the shelter.
****Vaccinations up to date, spayed/neutered
*****Our adoption fee is $100.00
