Caring for an Orphaned Kitten
So you’ve found an abandoned/orphaned kitten(s)… what do you do?!? Before you scoop them up in your arms and take them home, there are a few things you should know. To better understand what to do in this situation, we suggest you take a look at our friends website at UC Davis. If you do end up needing to help a litter of kittens, you can also find a lot of information on care and other tips at the Kitten Lady’s Website too!
Our Partners
We receive bottle babies from local area rescue groups that are overflowing, here are a few of the places we intake from: Sacramento County Animal Services, Front Street Animal Shelter and City of Stockton animal services, local Veterinary Offices and good samaritans in the Greater Sacramento/Roseville areas.
These are some of the wondering veterinary hospitals that we work with.
Website: https://communityspayneuter.com Address: 3839 Bradshaw Rd., Sac., CA, 95827 Phone: (916) 368-7314
Here are a few of the shelters that we work with and intake from.
Address: 2127 Front Street, Sacramento CA 95818 Phone: (916) 808-PETS
Main Building: Wed – Fri 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm / Sat – Sun 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Reception Center: Wednesday – Sunday, 9:00 pm – 5:00 pm Closed on Monday, Tuesday, and holidays. Daily adoptions end 30 minutes before closing time.
FRONT STREET ADOPTION CENTER AT PETCO – 1878 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 Wednesday – Sunday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday, and holidays) Website: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Animal-Care
For services, shelter hours, and other important phone numbers visit their website: http://www.acr.saccounty.net/Pages/default.aspx
Adoption Center Hours | Wed – Sun: 11am – 6pm
Animal Intake Hours | Wed – Sun: By Appointment
Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic Hours | Mon – Sat: By Appointment
Website: http://www.sspca.org/ Address: 6201 Florin-Perkins Road, Sacramento, CA 95828 Phone: (916) 383-7387
Hours: Tues, Fri-Sun: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wed & Thurs: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. *Closed Mondays & major holidays
Placer SPCA Intake Center – 150 Corporation Yard Road, Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: (916) 782-7722
Hours: Tues-Sun: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Owner surrender by appointment only *Closed Mondays & major holidays
Placer SPCA Pet Adoption & Resource Center – 1482 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: (530) 823-7722
Open Daily: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. *Closed major holidays Website: http://placerspca.org/
These are a few other rescues in the greater Sacramento and surrounding areas.
ADOPTION EVENTS Every Saturday & Sunday – Noon to 4pm Fair Oaks Petco (Madison at Hazel)
Contact Info Website: http://www.fluffbuddies.org/ Email: info@fluffbuddies.org Phone: (916) 214-8020
Weekly Adoption Events: Every 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturday of each month from 11am – 3pm! At PETCO, 4207 Elverta Rd, Antelope, CA 95843. From 10am-2pm.(Between Winco & OSH)
Contact Information Website: www.sakrescue.net Mailing Address: P.O. Box 418233, Sacramento, CA 95841 Phone: (916) 491-1657
Contact Info Website: http://orphankittenproject.com/ Email: orphankittenproject@gmail.com Phone: (530) 752-9407
Adoption Center 6001 Folsom Blvd Wednesday – Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. 916-556-1155 PetSmart Adoptions Watt Ave & Arden Way Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact Info Website: http://www.happytails.org/ Email: purrball@happytails.org Phone: (916) 556-1155
Contact Info Website: http://animaloutreach.net/ Address: 6101 Enterprise Drive, Diamond Springs, Ca 95619 Phone: (530) 642-2287
We are a non-profit cat rescue specializing in adoptions based in Rocklin, Placer County CA.
Contact Info Website: https://www.missionmeowcats.org/ Address: Bark Avenue Rocklin, 4781 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA 95677
Contact Info Website: https://fieldhaven.com/ Address: 2754 Ironwood Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648 Email: info@fieldhaven.com Phone: (916) 434-6022
Kitten Central is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Federal Tax ID 45-4060879, that was founded by Penny Dougherty in January 2009, incorporated in 2010, and received non-profit status in February 2011. We are not a rescue, we do not intake kittens from the public, nor do we do adoptions. We are the only organization of its kind in our area that provides a comprehensive medical fostering program for orphaned neonate kittens under 28 days old.
Contact Info Website: https://www.kittencentralofplacercounty.org/ Address: 5130 Fruitvale Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 Phone: (916) 645-2217
Contact Info Website: https://www.fatkittycity.org/ Mailing Address: Fat Kitty City, c/o Cindy Minghelli 2201 Francisco Dr., Suite 140-564, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Phone: (916) 939-3418
Adoptions every Saturday from 10am to 2pm at Petco – 1917 Douglas Blvd, Roseville, California
Contact Info Website: http://kitsandkatsrescue.org/ Email: kitskatsrescue2@gmail.com Phone: (916) 991-2340
Contact Info Address: 4131 S Shingle Rd, Ste. 14, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Phone: (530) 676-DOGS(3647) Website: http://foothilldogrescue.org/
Contact Info Address: Petco Grass Valley, CA – 672 Freeman Lane, Grass Valley CA 95945 Phone: (530) 350-2099 Website: https://www.scooterspals.org/