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!

Before you pick up a kitten…

UC Davis Orphan Kitten Project

Education Resource…

Kitten Lady

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

Website: https://www.drycreekveterinarycenter.com/ Address: 1090 Pleasant Grove Blvd. Suite 130, Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: (916) 781-0110
Website: https://greenbackhazelah.com/ Address: 8875 Greenback Ln, Orangevale, CA 95662 Phone: (916) 277-8996
Website: https://marqueenanimalclinic.com/ Address: 9205 Sierra College Blvd #120, Roseville, CA 95661 Phone: (916) 757-6600
Website: https://marqueenanimalclinic.com/ Address: 10530 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Phone: (916) 961-8683

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

Low-Cost Vaccine & Wellness Clinic Hours | Mon – Tues: 11am – 3pm

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

Placer SPCA Adoption & Education Center – 200 Tahoe Avenue, Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: (916) 782-7722 | (530) 885-7387
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.

Fluff Buddies is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group of dedicated volunteers. Our purpose is to provide shelter, food, medical care, and love to homeless felines until we find them loving, forever homes. In addition to adoptable pets, we also have barn cats who want to live outdoors, but still require a safe and warm place to sleep and some food and water. They can help with rodent problems. As funding permits, we have spay/neuter vouchers for owned, stray, and feral cats.

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

SAKrescue is a not-for profit organization dedicated to the rescue, care, sterilization and rehabilitation of orphaned and abandoned kittens, cats and the subsequent placements of these animals into safe, permanent homes. We also provide ongoing education to the community regarding such matters to help reduce the impact of pet overpopulation in the Sacramento Area. SAKrescue undertakes other efforts that meet these goals such as veterinary assistance for spaying and neutering for low-income persons and the trapping, sterilization, and safe re-release of feral cats.

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

The Orphan Kitten Project is an entirely student run rescue organization based out of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Our mission is to rescue kittens that are too young to be taken into shelters (less than 8 weeks of age) and raise them in foster homes until they are old enough to be adopted. We also aim to educate veterinary students on caring for young kittens through hands on learning. OKP covers all housing and medical costs for kittens in the program and every kitten is vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and micro-chipped prior to adoption.

Contact Info Website: http://orphankittenproject.com/ Email: orphankittenproject@gmail.com Phone: (530) 752-9407

Founded in 1993, Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary is an animal rescue group dedicated to protecting and improving the lives of homeless and abused animals throughout the Sacramento area.

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

Provide community service for animals in need through low-cost spay and neuter and vaccination services to help eliminate pet overpopulation and euthanasia of adoptable animals. Provide a safe and caring haven for our shelter animals until adopted. Provide, through education and training, responsible pet ownership. Provide a fiscally-responsible organization so that the funding available benefits as many animals as possible.

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

FieldHaven Feline Center, a progressive, non-profit animal welfare organization, believes that for every cat in need, there is a solution. FieldHaven is recognized as the Greater Sacramento area’s leading cat and kitten specialists, supporting the health and safety of the animals in our community and the people who care for them. We offer cats and kittens for adoption, and provide programs, assistance and services like 2nd Chance Feral Ranch, SNAP (spay/neuter assistance), and Pet Food Pantry.

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

Nestled among a twenty acre tree-studded park-like setting outside Sacramento, California, the Fat Kitty Sanctuary is a new concept in animal sanctuaries, providing much more than just a “warehouse” for rescued animals crammed into small cubicles in a warehouse building. Our furry friends receive the proper room to run and play, climb and jump, chase and explore. They roam in a spacious enclosure which allows them to go indoors and outdoors, as they wish, and to be placed in an environment similar to what their new “forever home” will be like, when they are adopted.

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

Kits & Kats Rescue, a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization’s mission is to rescue abandoned, neglected, abused & homeless cats and kittens, and place them into loving, permanent homes. We specialize in bottle babies & also take in cats & kittens with special health needs & disabilities. We strive to to match you with your best feline fit for your family & to educate the community about the importance of spaying & neutering, how to be a responsible pet owner & to answer any pet related questions.

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

Foothill Dog Rescue is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to re-homing dogs from high-kill shelters and dogs from owners who can no longer care for them. Our committed volunteers work with local veterinarians, trainers, groomers and boarding facilities to prepare our dogs to transition to their well matched forever homes. We also provide after adoption support, information and training services for our new owners. Our goal is to reduce the number of healthy, adoptable dogs, including pregnant dogs and those with puppies, whose time has run out at the shelter and place them in loving forever homes. We believe there are far too many wonderful dogs that end up in shelters through no fault of their own, and there are many wonderful people in our community that support our mission.

Contact Info Address: 4131 S Shingle Rd, Ste. 14, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Phone: (530) 676-DOGS(3647) Website: http://foothilldogrescue.org/

Scooter’s Pals provides, as our resources allow, foster and forever homes for abused or abandoned dogs scheduled to be killed in local and nearby shel­ters.

Contact Info Address: Petco Grass Valley, CA – 672 Freeman Lane, Grass Valley CA 95945 Phone: (530) 350-2099 Website: https://www.scooterspals.org/