Help for cats
Found Kittens Outside
What do I do?
First, contact us at (844) -336-2287 or send us a message using the form below. We will guide you on how you can help the kittens and suggest the measures to take, depending on the specific situation.
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If you need help immediately, our diagram below shows what you can do to help now.
Found a kitten outside and not sure what to do?
This diagram will help you decide what you can do to help them.
Are the kittens 5
weeks or older?
Yes
No
No
Are the kittens
with Mom?
Are the kittens
handleable?
Did the mom come back
for the kittens a
few hours later?
No
Trying to grab them is
difficult and dangerous
for you and them.
Get a humane cat trap.
No
Yes
Yes
Kittens rely on mom to care
for them. Without mom these
kittens need your help!
Take them to your nearest
shelter as soon as possible.
They need to stay with their mom.
It is better and safer for them
to stay with her. Once the kittens
are walking on their own trap
them and mom. Take the kittens to
your local shelter and take
mom to get spayed, vaccinated
and return her to where
you trapped her.
Kittens 2 months and
older can not be socialized,
but they can live long
and healthy lives if they get
TRAPPED, NEUTERED,
and RETURNED to where
you trapped them.
Take them to your nearest
shelter, so they can
get socialized and adopted
into loving homes.
Click on image above for a PDF of this flowchart.