Meet Dora.

Portland, IN · Adult · Domestic Short Hair / Mixed

Listed since Jun 23, 2025. Listing dates do not establish shelter intake or continuous availability.

First seen by Goodmorph Oct 30, 2026.

Rescue last updated: Oct 2, 2026

In the shelter’s words

Dora came to us last summer as a teenage stray from the Portland Forge — a pretty rough place for a cat, especially one with week-old babies in tow. She was friendlier than the mostly feral crowd out there, so one of the workers did the right thing and brought her to us. She and her kittens got the full Dora the Explorer treatment for names, and a few of her crew — Swiper, Tico, and Backpack — are still hanging around in the rescue.Dora herself decided cat room life wasn’t for her and appointed herself bookstore cat. Good call, honestly. She’s affectionate with most people, happy to share the couch or claim a lap, and has made her peace with Finley. She does prefer to be the only queen in the room, though, and has made that preference known.She’s tiny. She is also not remotely aware of this.A word to the wise: she’s sweet, but she has opinions, and she’s not shy about expressing them if you’re doing something she didn’t approve. Gentle visitors tend to be her favorites. Rowdy kids and sudden movements, less so.If you are interested in adopting this pet, please go to www.midwestpetrefuge.com/adopt to complete an application. Completing a questionnaire on any other website does not submit an application to our rescue, you must complete one on our website. If you have any questions, please email us at adopt@MidwestPetRefuge.com

RescueGroups record ID: 21619654

What this home needs

• Cats

  Mentioned by the shelter

  “Feed checkbox: Yes”

  Not a verified observation — ask staff about the context. A positive shelter report may support search results; it remains unverified and needs confirmation.

  Shelter statement ↗
• Still to ask the shelter

  other dogs · children · housing and stairs · medical and care. These details are not documented here; unknown does not mean no.

Roster last seen: Nov 2, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC
Goodmorph last synced: Nov 2, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC
Availability confirmed by a person: Not confirmed

Shelter staff and authorized volunteers: add a dated observation

This shared profile remains available for up to 90 days after it leaves the source roster, unless removal is requested sooner. Adoptions and applications are handled by the shelter.