Chuck                                  Born 12/12/08

Sometimes it’s not what you know, it’s who you know that really counts. Chuck was struggling to make a living in the wild around Bulverde, north of San Antonio. From the look of his whiskers, several of which are missing or very short, it must have been a bit tough at times. Someone found him and took him to a vet, and things got even tougher – Chuck turned out to be feline leukemia positive, which sends potential adopters running for the exits.
 

  
But the vet from whom Chuck’s rescuer sought help just happened to be an acquaintance of Dr. Smith and called Central Texas Cat Hospital. He knew that Shadow Cats is just about the only place around that rescues FeLV cats – and we fortunately had a spot available for Chuck at the sanctuary in Cookie’s Place.

Chuck is a really sweet guy, and not a street fighter at all – he didn’t venture out of the condo cage where new arrivals start out for several weeks, and then only began to explore the room very hesitantly. He’s friendly and affectionate, though – especially if you’re distributing plates of Fancy Feast! Now he can often be found on a cozy corner pillow, and he also likes to sit on the window shelves and watch the birds on the feeder just outside. And he finally discovered the door to the outside enclosure, so his world just got a lot bigger!