Shelter cat was adopted then tossed out ‘like garbage.’ Now she gets overlooked
A shelter in Altoona worries that a laid-back cat is being ignored due to medical issues and wants everyone to know she deserves all the kindness in the world.
Meet Phoebe, an adult cat with piercing green eyes and a dot of black on her pink nose. She’s been at the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society for years due to her epilepsy, which is being treated.
“I was adopted from the shelter and then thrown back outside like garbage,” the shelter said in a July 22 Facebook post, speaking as Phoebe. “I don’t know what I did to deserve to be tossed out, but at least I’m safe again here at the shelter.”
The cat was discovered outside the shelter a short time after she had been adopted in 2023. Since then, she has been overlooked by potential adopters.
“I am on daily medication for my seizures, adopters see me as a burden because of this. I didn’t choose to have Epilepsy, so why am I always looked over? It just doesn’t seem fair,” the post said. “I’m a 5 year old girl who enjoys lap time and a nice snuggle with my people, although I prefer to come to you. I am not a big fan of being picked up by new people. Overall I’m fairly laid back and enjoy a nice snooze in the sunshine.”
Phoebe would do best in a home with other cats, but absolutely no dogs.
“A calmer household would do me some good as my seizures seem to be triggered by stress. I do enjoy children as well, but older children in the home are preferred so that they understand my needs,” the shelter said.
For more information, visit the shelter’s website.
Altoona is about a 95-mile drive east from Pittsburgh.
This story was originally published July 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM with the headline "Shelter cat was adopted then tossed out ‘like garbage.’ Now she gets overlooked."