The Orphan Kitten Project is a non-profit program run by the Feline Medicine Club at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Orphaned and abandoned neonatal kittens under 4 weeks of age are taken in from the community and given a complete physical exam by the project coordinators. These kittens are then fostered by veterinary students who bottle raise them in their own homes. The Project is an excellent way to train future veterinarians in kitten neonatal husbandry techniques. None of our foster kittens are involved in medical research and no healthy kittens are euthanized because a permanent home cannot be found.
All kittens remain in the program until they are adopted out.
Call our Orphan Kitten Hotline at 752-9407 and leave a message on our machine. Calls are usually returned within 24 hours. Potential adopters are interviewed by the foster parent . The adoption fee actually does not fully cover the cost of raising kittens which also includes formula, food, medications, bottles, carriers, and other supplies. We rely on other Feline Medicine Club fundraisers to help defray the costs.