Kitten Central NorCal

CELEBRATING our 10,000th Kitten Intake in February 2024!!!!!!!!!

Kitten Central NorCal is a growing medical foster facility specializing in the care of neonatal kittens.  We are unique in that we focus on partnerships with local shelters, e.g., Placer County Animal Services, Citrus Heights Animal Control, City of Sacramento-Front Street, Happy Tails - Sacramento and small rescues in the Northern California Region.  We limit our intakes to kittens 0 to 28 days old, primarily orphaned, though sometimes with a mother cat, and near-term pregnant feral cats.  Most of these kittens are euthanized in shelters due to a lack the monetary and human resources to provide the 24/7 critical care they require.  Our partnership with Placer County Animal Services, which began in 2010, has resulted in a successful reduction/elimination of euthanasia for these vulnerable neonates to 0% (except in cases of medical necessity) for their organization.

Under the direction of our veterinary Medical Directors and managed by Registered Veterinary Technicians, our program follows a strict UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine protocol, providing administration of medical services including vaccines, parasite control, blood tests, screening and treatment for ringworm, microchips, specialized outside veterinary services as needed, and coordination of spay/neuter services. Kittens are cared for and reside in our 65+ trained, loving foster homes.  Many of the kittens we receive are in critical condition and require additional 24/7 care from advanced-care ICU fosters to stabilize them.  Upon completion of our program, the kittens return to their sponsoring shelter or rescue for a happy and healthy adoption.  

By providing relief to shelters and rescues, our program also benefits the communities we serve by providing the populous, who are often told shelters are full and cannot take more animals, with a positive solution if they find kittens or pregnant cats, rather than leaving the free-roaming cats to continue the feral breeding cycle.  

There is a demonstrated need for a facility that can care for the critically needy 0–28-day old neonates that are our specialty and the medical foster services we provide. Kitten Central is that facility.  We are small and run out of our Founders home. There we utilize every inch enabling us to cater to the large number of intakes each spring through December.