Meet Shakula.

Portland, IN · Young · Domestic Short Hair / Mixed

Listed since Dec 24, 2025. Listing dates do not establish shelter intake or continuous availability.

First seen by Goodmorph Oct 30, 2026.

Rescue last updated: Jun 9, 2026

In the shelter’s words

Shakula is a petite young adult black cat with golden-green eyes and a story that’s a little hard to summarize briefly.She came to us after being pulled from another shelter – she had arrived there very young, already pregnant, and in labor. One of our foster homes took her in immediately. Her kittens didn’t make it, lost one by one despite everyone’s best efforts.Her name is Hebrew. Shakula (שְׁכוּלָה) means “a mother who has lost her child.” It fit when she was named. What happened next is the rest of the story.She still had milk, and when two tiny kittens named Gloria and Rosanna needed a mother, Shakula stepped up without hesitation. She raised them well. They’re all still together in the same room, and the bond shows.She also came in with an injured tail – bent completely back on itself about halfway down, forming a hook that had a habit of catching on things. When she was spayed, we had the affected portion removed. She now has a tail that’s roughly a third the normal length, and it suits her.Since her spay she’s been coming into her own as a sweet, attention-seeking cat. She has a fondness for rolling around dramatically on the floor, which looks very inviting. We’ve admired it from a safe distance and are not yet committing to the belly rub situation. She gets along well with all the cats in her room, and has a particular soft spot for Gloria and Rosanna – which, given everything, makes sense.Shakula is spayed, vaccinated, and will be microchipped. Adoption fee is $75.To apply, visit www.midwestpetrefuge.com/adopt.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: 22148871

What this home needs

• Cats

  Mentioned by the shelter

  “Feed checkbox: Yes”

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• 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, 6:07 AM UTC
Goodmorph last synced: Nov 2, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC
Availability confirmed by a person: Not confirmed

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