Ship Your Cat to Us for Structured Stabilization and Rehoming Support
Some cats need specialized transition care that may not be available locally. Families outside Portland may reach out when a cat is medically involved, behaviorally sensitive, aging, overwhelmed, difficult to place, or at risk of surrender.
FELINE TRANSITIONS® may support select out-of-area cats through carefully coordinated travel, intake planning, stabilization, and structured placement evaluation.
This Is Not Standard Pet Shipping
This pathway is for carefully reviewed cases where structured stabilization, rescue intake, or placement planning may justify coordinated travel to Cats in the City Rescue.
Some Families Cannot Find Appropriate Local Support
Guardians sometimes contact us after local options have failed or do not fit the cat’s needs. This may include cats who are diabetic, medicated, fearful, shutdown, difficult to handle, elderly, behaviorally complex, or at risk of placement failure.
In these cases, the question is not simply whether the cat can travel. The question is whether travel is clinically reasonable, logistically safe, and likely to create a better long-term outcome.
We evaluate each inquiry individually, including medical status, temperament, travel risk, guardian goals, available records, funding capacity, and whether Cats in the City Rescue has appropriate space and staffing.
Out-of-Area Transition Planning
Cats Whose Needs Exceed Local Options
Travel Is Reviewed Carefully and Case by Case
Not every cat is a candidate for out-of-area transfer. Some cats may be too medically fragile, too unstable for travel, or better supported through local veterinary, behavioral, or shelter resources.
When travel is considered, we prioritize safety, medical readiness, stress reduction, appropriate timing, and whether we have the capacity to provide meaningful stabilization after arrival.
Help Fund Stabilization, Transition, and Safe Placement
Donations support FELINE TRANSITIONS®, surrender diversion, medical-aware care, behavioral stabilization, grooming intervention, and structured placement support for high-needs cats.
Explore Cats in the City care pathways
Use the links below to explore TANDEM Cat® authority pages, skin and coat care, transitional care, boarding, nervous-system-based boarding, medical and special needs boarding, TANDEM Cat® grooming, and location-specific cat grooming pages.
Cats in the City Home
TANDEM Cat® Authority Library
Cat Skin & Coat Care
TANDEM Cat® Transitional Care Model
New Level of Cat Care & Boarding
Boarding Built for the Nervous System
Medical & Special Needs Boarding
TANDEM Cat® Grooming
Powell Location
Beaverton Location