I just started my Back of House position at the shelter, and I wasn’t planning on adopting another cat for awhile. Then a Love Train for kittens arrived, and that’s when I met Rio. I took a couple pictures of him and sent them to my boyfriend. We both fell in love with him, and the next day after his amputation surgery I put a hold on him. Once I got the all-clear to take him home, I did! He is such a loving boy – he loves his big brother Jacoby and he absolutely loves to snuggle in the
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  Puddles now Boogie I adopted Boogie in November 2021. On April 22, 2022, Boogie turned 2! The reign of the terrible twos begins! He was celebrated all weekend, receiving lots of love, gifts, snacks, and snuggles from his family. Of course, half of the fun was just playing in the box that his presents came in! Boogie has been enjoying life since I adopted him back in November. He travelled with me all the way from Michigan to Houston, Texas, where I am spending the semester working at an internship for school. His hobbies include helping me prepare and
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Gamma, now G Money Sparkles We adopted G (for short) in September 2021. When we adopted her HSHV said she had a heart murmur, and so many people loved her but no one wanted the responsibility. But when we brought her to a vet, they said she doesn’t have a heart murmur and she was so scared and shaking that it only sounded like one. Now April 2022, she is a perfectly amazing dog and I couldn’t have asked for better.  
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Bat now Piper My family wanted to adopt a new puppy, because my other dog was battling cancer and we knew her time was coming 🙁 We adopted piper a day after we put our other dog down. She’s brought so much new life and joy to us! I wish I could spend more time with her, as I’m at college right now.  
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We adopted our 5th (and only fur) child in January. She had been returned multiple times to HSHV due to her reactive nature/anxiousness/separate anxiety issues. She is loving and gentle, and although she is still reactive, she has greatly improved with a little time, effort, understanding and love. Most importantly, she is so wonderful and tolerant of our son who has ASD. It’s like she just knows he is different and even if he annoys her, she’s very patient and kind with him. It truly is heart warming. We love her so very much. She is not just our “dog”-
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The moment I first saw pictures of this tiny gremlin, my heart was completely won over. She was a tad under 2lbs and choc full of personality and spunk. Cheese (aka Bubby, Bubbins, Bubberino, Mary Bubbins, BubBub, Bubbedy Bub, Baby Cat, Bubby Cut, Bubberly, Bubberino Flash, etc.) loves to talk to everyone, watch the birds and squirrels from her cat tree, and roll on dirty floors. She enjoys playing with her favorite toys called “string-string”, “bun bun”, and “squidly”, can’t get enough of toilet paper and paper towel rolls, will drop everything for salmon treats, relishes in snuggles and belly
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  Tippy now Reese Peanut Butter Cat It was the fall of 2020. Besides the pandemic, many things were not well. Isolation was really taking its toll and I had been thinking about getting a cat. But it seemed tough to get in somewhere to even look at cats. A friend told me HSHV you could just walk in. So I went after work, and Tippy was super excited to see me. Although I had originally planned on getting an older cat, she was so excited. How could I say no? She was 8lbs and would barely eat, but once
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I adopted Echo in January after the loss of my beloved cat of 16 years. My previous cat could never be replaced, but I wanted a new furry friend to love. Although she took some time to adjust to her new surroundings, she quickly became very sweet and friendly. She loves to play with shadows or a laser pointer. She has an impressive vocabulary of murps and mews that she delights us with; she’s always chatting with us. She also loves to snuggle with us at night. We are completely enamored with her and couldn’t imagine our lives without her!
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I got Cooper when he was being fostered by my aunt. He was doing very poorly in the shelter and Julie convinced me to come out and meet him. He was a little shy and very skinny but I really liked him. Its been almost a year now and he spends his time hanging out with me while I work and chasing any and all tennis balls.  
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After several years of being furbaby-less we decided it was time to add to our family! After suggestions from coworkers we made the 45 min trip to HSHV. I am so thankful we did! Not only was the facility amazing, but they really set you up to be the best furbaby parents ever! We ventured out, not really planning on finding the perfect dog for us. We saw so many absolutely adorable dogs, with well-maintained and clear profiles on each one. We spotted our sweet Bunny boo. We were able to visit with her in the little dog park out
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