Serenity Sanctuary Rescue & Rehabilitation of Texas

04/08/2025

I'm going to go ahead and share this particular post today, because it sums up so much of the emotional upheaval that the general public never has to be exposed to. The country, and the world, is finally seeing a raw glimpse of what the Rescue Community deals with on a regular basis. I didn't know Chris Arsenault, but I have been a fellow rescuer and rehabilitator for many years. The sacrifice he made, is one which many of us would perform without question. The sorrow, sacrifice and long days, nights and cost, are all outweighed, by the jubilation when a lost, injured and salvaged creature is turned into a beloved pet for their new family. The adoptions, the medical and emotional miracles, those are our pay-off. I've been bombarded by the emotional grief during this experience, because of my own deep empathy and the constant fear that I could experience a similar situation.
All Sanctuaries should be re-evaluating their emergency preparedness plans and keep an adequate number of crates and carriers on hand to quickly facilitate handling the number of residents in their care. We keep a large number of crates and rarely have a cat contained in a crate or stand that can't be moved, quickly. Always have fire blankets, extinguishers and a centrally located plan for exits. I am updating all of our supplies here and doing a new inventory to ensure we remain capable of quick evacuation of the house, if necessary.
All of this is just to say, Rescuers are a rare breed. We care, deeply. We really don't need to be told how horrible we are, or chastised for the level of our commitment. We take each win, as well as the losses. When I'm gone, I just want my memory to include the phrase, "yeah, she was a little bit salty, but she sure did care for those animals..." I'll take it. God Bless the Rescuers. My spirit has been there with you, grieving for the absolutely incredible amount of spiritual and physical pain you have been going through during this disaster. 😢💔
That Rainbow Bridge has been too busy. We have to keep trapping and performing spay/neuter education to stop the madness of unintentional births. We can not continue to do this, without our own community helping us to remain effective.🙏😔🐈‍⬛❤️

04/07/2025

PALS is kickstarting our spay/neuter clinics back up after our big move! 🤗 Just a reminder all future spay/neuter clinics will be at our new address at 8401 Ranch Road 12 in San Marcos! ❤️ Only 15 mins from our original location! You can use the QR code for directions. So if you have an upcoming spay/neuter—it will be at our Ranch Rd 12 location!

We will still be utilizing our original clinic in downtown San Marcos for pet food pantry, trap loan, office hours, community outreach and more!

01/31/2025

I haven't personally 'fact checked' that they are the only college doing this, but I KNOW there are still veterinarians performing this heinous procedure on cats. It needs to be stopped...EVERYWHERE! Declawing a cat is unnecessary amputation and causes lifelong issues that can affect the physical and mental health of cats. Please do the right thing and help stop the butchery.😢💔🐈‍⬛🙏

Breaking news!

There is only ONE veterinary college in America that is performing declawing in their Veterinary Health Center.
Yep, all the others have done the right thing and stopped performing this inhumane, cruel, mutilating, and unnecessary amputation procedure in their animal hospitals!

PLEASE send a polite email to KSU's Dean and ask her why KSU is still declawing cats. Dr Bonnie Rush- [email protected]

Also ask them on their Instagram and pages why they are still declawing cats when all the other vet colleges have stopped! (Make sure you take a screenshot of your polite comment since they are deleting all of them.)
Instagram- (They blocked City the Kitty on Instagram.)
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/KSUCVM

Here's our story about all the vet colleges and declawing. https://citythekitty.org/why-is-kansas-state-university-so-backwards-compared-to-all-the-other-veterinary-schools-in-the-world-ksu-still-performs-the-inhumane-procedure-of-declawing-cats/

Let us know what they say if you get an answer from them! [email protected]

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01/18/2025

It's taken me a bit to post some updates, so please, bear with me.🙏🤷‍♀️😔 This has already been a difficult year to start with. I lost a very sweet, kind friend on the eve of the New Year and have been trying to help her husband deal with not only losing his beloved of over 45 years, but one of their cats is suffering also. Since traumatized cats are one of my special projects, I offered to help get this sweet, elder cat the intensive care she needs. Baby Girl is 18 years old, has been spayed, but needed intensive care right away.😪😿
We took her to Canyon Vet in Canyon Lake this week and she not only has an upper respiratory infection, she has tested positive for high glucose and probably has had diabetes for some time now. She has lost pretty much all of her teeth, but had been eating a grain-free kibble and wet food. For right now, she is on antibiotics, supportive sub-Q fluids, and will require a strict, prescription diabetic diet that is pretty pricey for us. She will be on this for two weeks and will return to have her glucose levels rechecked in two weeks to see if she is going to require insulin support.
If anyone has extra canned, diabetic care cat food (pate) that they no longer need, or the Delectable Senior Bisque pouches, that would be great! I am also wanting to find a glucose checker for her, if anyone has an extra with available strips. In the meantime, we are addressing her matting with small, short grooming sessions to keep her stress levels down and giving her plenty of affection and private exploration time occasionally.
The day before Baby Girls appointment, we were also planning on taking Nils, our other rescue that we took in last year for her annual appointment. When I went to feed her Wednesday, I discovered she had passed away, laying on her blanket in her room.😭💔😿 No symptoms, she had just been checked on a couple hours earlier. My heart is hurting.
I have to keep going to ensure all the cats in my care are staying as healthy as possible and maintain their psychological well-being as well. Please keep myself and my helper Sara Herrera in your thoughts and prayers.🙏💜 We struggle when we lose one, especially when we don't have the answers we want, so badly.
Please share, comment and like our posts, to help us reach more people with our mission to help traumatized, injured, abandoned and abused cats. Most places do not have the time to commit to these very deserving animals and I operate on my disabled veterans income and very few donations. Thank you SO MUCH to so many who have helped with supplies, materials and heartfelt support over the past six years!🙏🤗❤️😇

12/26/2024

Just get with the program and you will learn to accept a little feline domination 🤣👍🤷‍♀️🐈‍⬛🐈😻

12/18/2024

11/09/2024

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