The Goathouse Refuge

04/26/2025

https://www.goathouserefuge.org/donate/
The $50,000 Matching Campaign has reached 76%!
Two generous donors have together pledged $50,000 toward for the Matching Campaign. Help us reach our donor goal and give us the means to be the custodians and friends for all the wonderful creatures who have been neglected, thrown onto the streets, or into kill shelters. They need love and care as we all do, you included. Thank you for holding us in your hearts, being with us, and helping with your good thoughts and generosity.

04/26/2025

Katty (aka Fluffy Tail) is a beautiful, ear-tipped tabby with a gorgeous, flowing tail. She arrived at Goathouse Refuge on April 14th and is looking for her forever home. She was a friendly stray that made great process in trusting the humans that took to feeding her. She also made friends with all the neighborhood cats and could even been seen taking an interest in the possums and raccoons at night, so she would do well in a home with other animals. She is a sweetheart that enjoys neck scratches and playing with balls and stuffed toys. She is still shy and would need time to warm up, trust and learn to be a lap cat, but she was well on her way to becoming a loving house cat. Come meet this sweet girl and be mesmerized by her beauty!
DOB 4/1/2020

"Sponsored" means that Katty's adoption fee has been covered in full by a generous donor. That means you can take her home for free, and spend that saved adoption fee on more food, litter, and toys for your new friend! Or you can pay it forward and sponsor another cat or donate the fee to the Goathouse!

04/25/2025

Happy Friday Friends!🎉
We have a Happy Tails Update on Miss Midnight!😻
Her family writes:
Good Morning!
I hope you're all doing well at the goathouse! I wanted to provide you with an update on our adoption from this past September!
Miss Midnight (we call her Sparkle!) has been doing wonderful since we brought her into our apartment in September! She fit in right away and has gotten along great with our other cat Jake! They are great buddies now and love to play! We just wanted to let you know that she's doing great, and wanted to thank you again for helping us adopt her into our family! ❤

04/25/2025

Beautiful, shy Camille would like to ask a favor! Some of her furry friends at the refuge are not as clean and neat as she is 😉 and are in need of some cleaning supplies. We use a lot of bleach, Laundry powder, dish soap and trash bags. If you would like to donate, you can drop them off at the refuge during visiting hours, Sat and Sun 11 AM-3 PM or ship to 379 Goathouse Rd Pittsboro 27312. Thank you so much in advance!

04/24/2025

This cutie is Cupid! She is bonded to Love so they must go as a pair. They are both currently at Siglinda's house so just ask a volunteer to take you there to meet them! They are such sweet girls and are around 9 months old.

04/23/2025

So many good books, so little time! 😻

04/23/2025

Garland came to the Goathouse just after the Christmas holiday in December 2017. The staff and volunteers at the refuge have worked hard to help her build trust and positive associations with people, and slowly but surely, Garland has begun to come out of her shell. She still has a long way to go, though, so we'd love to find a long-term foster to provide more individualized, one-on-one care and help Garland continue to bloom. If you're interested in fostering or adopting one of our more shy adult cats like Garland, come for a visit and a meet & greet volunteer can introduce you to Garland and other great candidates!

APPROX DOB: 12/31/2016

Garland is one of our FIV+ cats, and while there is no cure for FIV, with proper veterinary care, cats can live normal lives for prolonged periods of time. Please read more about managing the symptoms of FIV by visiting https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-immunodeficiency-virus

04/22/2025

04/22/2025

https://www.goathouserefuge.org/donate/
The $50,000 Matching Campaign has reached 74%!
Two generous donors have together pledged $50,000 toward for the Matching Campaign. Help us reach our donor goal and give us the means to be the custodians and friends for all the wonderful creatures who have been neglected, thrown onto the streets, or into kill shelters. They need love and care as we all do, you included. Thank you for holding us in your hearts, being with us, and helping with your good thoughts and generosity.

04/22/2025

How well are you doing?? 😻 If #1-6 pertains to you, come out to the refuge during visiting hours, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 AM-3 PM. You will be doing well indeed!!😉

04/21/2025

Anna is an orange tabby cat with a white bib; she came to our refuge all the way from Gwinnett County, Georgia when she was still just a kitten in the spring of 2021. Anna had surgery to remove her right eye due to an injury-related infection, but she has since recovered from the procedure and is now gradually learning to trust humans. She is still extremely shy and not fond of being touched or petted. Anna wants to be loved but is just too scared. She would love nothing more than to find a forever home with a kind & loving, patient family.
Approx. DOB: 10/18/2020

04/20/2025

Happy National Cat Lady Day!😻🚺 You know who you are. 😽

Today is National Cat Lady Day, and I feel that deeply! ❤️

To share life with cats is to be reminded daily of the beauty of quiet connection. Of knowing when to stretch. When to rest. When to just be.

If you’re someone who’s ever been called a “cat lady,” I hope you wear it with pride. It means you love fiercely and let love come to you softly. 🐱

Sending love to all the cats (and the humans they’ve adopted) today!

04/19/2025

This handsome boy is Donnie, one of mamma Diamond Lucy's litter of kittens born in 2017. Donnie's mom and siblings all have found homes of their own, and Donnie is patiently waiting to find his purrson, too! Donnie loves to explore and play, and he's completely content just doing his own thing most of the time. He enjoys receiving attention from people, too, and loves to flirt with visitors. Due to some food allergies, Donnie requires a raw food diet, which we make especially for him here at the Goathouse. We know that special someone is out there for our sweet boy Donnie, so come meet him and see if he's the one you've been waiting to find! DOB: 05/08/2017

04/18/2025

https://www.goathouserefuge.org/donate/
The $50,000 Matching Campaign has reached 72%!
Two generous donors have together pledged $50,000 toward for the Matching Campaign. Help us reach our donor goal and give us the means to be the custodians and friends for all the wonderful creatures who have been neglected, thrown onto the streets, or into kill shelters. They need love and care as we all do, you included. Thank you for holding us in your hearts, being with us, and helping with your good thoughts and generosity.

04/18/2025

Meet Gambit: a lovable tabby cat who would enjoy a family of his own. Gambit was declawed by his former owners, unfortunately. When his owner had to go to a nursing facility the Goathouse was able to take him in, and in an even luckier twist of fate, our regular veterinarian examined Gambit and found that he’s in remission for diabetes! While it’s true that some cats may again become diabetic and require insulin at some point later in life, our hope is that by following the vet’s guidance, this will not be the case for our Gambit. Right now, that just means a wet food diet only. Gambit has love to give but can also be a little temperamental and may not be best fit for families with children or other pets. He deserves a family who will cherish him and commit to providing him with any medical care he may need so that he will have a long and healthy life.

Approx DOB: 02/04/2013

04/17/2025

Salem was a shy but very curious kitty when he came to the Goathouse. Now, Salem isn't shy anymore. He is very friendly and will follow you all around the Goathouse for attention. He loves to play with wand toys and loves snacks. Come meet this boy and see if you would love to be his forever family.
Approx. DOB: 07/11/2021
Sponsored means his adoption fee has been paid already. If the adopter would like to pay it forward to help another kitty get adopted, that would be welcomed, or they can use the savings to buy more toys and supplies for Salem.

04/16/2025

KEEP EASTER LILIES OUT OF YOUR HOME IF YOU HAVE CATS! 🐈
Lilies are so dangerous for cats and there's a high risk of death if they're ingested, it's best to not bring these plants into your home if you have a cat! The entire lily plant is toxic: the stem, leaves, flowers, pollen, and even the water in a vase. Eating just a small amount of a leaf or flower petal, licking a few pollen grains off its fur while grooming, or drinking the water from the vase can cause your cat to develop fatal kidney failure in less than 3 days. Putting the flowers up high also does not eliminate the risk because the pollen can fall to the ground and end up in your cat's fur or on their feet resulting in accidental ingestion and toxicity when grooming their coat. ☠
PREOTECT YOUR FURRY FAMILY MEMBER AND KEEP LILIES AWAY!
NO LILIES WITH KITTIES! 😻 Have a happy and safe Easter.