Cats about Town Society

I have adopted two kitties from Cats About Town and have had two kitties who came to my back door one night fixed by them. Unfortunately, one of the males we had fixed has been trying to dominate one of the females we adopted. We really love Rascal, as he is otherwise sweet-​tempered and very handsome. I was in PetSmart today buying some Nature’s Miracle (needed because of the issue noted above) and noticed that Cats About Town was having an adoption day. I went over to talk to them about possibly having Rascal fostered out and hopefully adopted. I talked to a very nice volunteer about it, and she said that it was a good time for it, but that I needed to talk to Andrea, who was somewhere else and would be back in a few minutes. When Andrea came back, the volunteer went to talk to her about it. I was shocked and embarrassed when Andrea said in a very loud voice «I don’t want to talk to HIM (yes, she emphasized HIM). YOU talk to him.» Not only did she say it in a very loud voice, she said it in front of a large group of people. Admittedly she appeared to be in the middle of some kind of public meltdown, but it certainly wasn’t my fault! When the volunteer came back, I told her just what I thought of Andrea’s behavior, indicated that I would no longer support the organization, and left. Further, I went to one of the PetSmart managers. I said that I was a very good customer of PetSmart, dropping a lot of money there, and that I shouldn’t have to experience being treated so rudely by someone there. I also said that if I ever saw her there again, I would go to a different store. A bit of an extreme reaction, I’ll admit, but really! Cats About Town has frequent adoption events there, and I always like to come by and look at the kitties. I’ve noticed several times in the past that Andrea has seemed out of sorts. Please note that two other reviews below mention Andrea being rude, unhelpful, etc. Message to Cats About Town: You might want to choose a more even-​tempered public representative.

Such a great experience! This is my first cat, and I’ve never done this before. But this organization made every step so easy! The process itself took about 2 weeks from my initial contact with them. And was suuper affordable. I had my kitty spayed yesterday, and she’s already running around and being herself this morning. Now, she’s not the nicest when meeting new people but the CATS society handled her very well. I am extremely thankful for Suna and her excellent team. Thank you guys!!!

I feel very fortunate to have heard about Cats about Town Society (CATS) and the low cost dental service that they work to provide! My chihuahua had some swelling on the right side of her face and our vet said it was likely an infected tooth. Since our dog already had bad teeth the vet suggested removing all the teeth because chances were just treating the one wasn’t going to be the last one. I was quoted a range of $ 1,200 to $ 1,500 for the procedure and there was no way I could afford that. Even opening a Care Credit account wouldn’t have been much help because they offer 6 months of interest-​free financing but if you don’t pay it off then they tack on interest at 20+ percent.
Upon hearing about Cats about Town, I went online and saw that they mainly treat cats but will treat dogs under 30 pounds. I reached out, got a call back and was able to have an appointment within about two weeks. I’d say the hardest part for me was driving out from Elk Grove to the drop off spot in Natomas by 7:45am because of heavy traffic. I was almost 10 minutes late and very worried that I’d miss my appointment, but the staff was ok and understanding. (Thank you, Suna!)
As you’ll see on their website, the maximum amount you’ll be charged for a dog’s dental procedure is $ 475, and lab work may be required by the vet so that will add another $ 50 or so, if needed. Still, this is nearly ¼ the cost that my vet wanted to charge.
In the end, my dog had seven teeth removed. The vet who treated my dog prefers not to remove all teeth unless absolutely necessary and I like that policy. The vet also conducted an oral exam and even clipped my dog’s nails and treated her anal glands.
Believe me, from now on I will take care of the teeth my dog still has! The procedure fee was $ 321.50, plus the $ 75 that CATS collects.
Upon picking up my dog at the end of the day, I received a copy of the vet’s notes which was very helpful in seeing what all was done and understanding what was going on with my dog’s oral health. You’ll also receive meds for the post-​care and instructions on what to do. It’s very easy to understand.
I highly recommend Cats about Town if you have a cat or small dog that needs dental work. Suna and her team of volunteers are doing amazing work and I am so appreciative of what they did for me and my dog. Thank you!

It’s been 2 weeks now since my Cici had her dental procedure. I was previously quoted $ 900-​$ 1000 at another vet, yet I ended up paying just a little under $ 250 for her procedure through C.A.T.S! Suna, who coordinated all the details of Cici’s visit, also took the time to explain the vet’s notes and even went through aftercare procedures when we came to pick her up. I can’t thank C.A.T.S enough for what they have done for me and my dog — she’s happier and healthier because of the amazing people that are a part of this organization!

This group of volunteers is amazing and they give all of their time to saving these abandoned animals. All the animals are well cared for and happy. Clean facility and helpful and knowledgeable help.

The volunteers who run the shelter are very helpful and kind. I had my cat’s dental extractions done through CATS and it was a painless (at least for me) and incredibly cost effective solution to my cat’s expensive dental needs. Saved almost $ 800 from what I was quoted from my vet. They provide all the info and medications that your kitty needs post-​op, and my cat is happier than ever now that his teeth are fixed! The easiest part was that drop-​off and pick-​up is before/​after normal biz hours, so I didn’t have to take any time off work. Thank you CATS!

This is an amazing group of extremely knowledgeable and awesome people.
I got two quotes for my cat to have a dental. One quote was $ 800-​$ 900 the other was $ 2,200!
I Love my cat… BUT that is crazy! So when I found Cats About Town I thought it was too good to be true. I paid $ 262.50 to the Vet and $ 75 to Cats About Town to cover their costs.
The process is easy, quick, and organized. It takes two visits, one for paper work and then the drop off and pick for the vet.
I highly recommend their services to anyone who loves their pet, and wants the best treatment for them.

Last week I adopted my Kitten from here, I was going to go through the SPCA but stopped by PetSmart to see CATS, I’m so happy I did. They have been absolutely amazing to work with, Suna, their executive director is there to guide you and help you through any questions. Their volunteers have been amazing, Andrea and Juni I think the name was. If you’re looking for a cat, go here.

I thank god for Cats About Town Society!!! Without them I don’t know how I would be able to afford my dog’s dental procedure!!! They were able to do blood work, pull 3 teeth, clean the others, and give him Antibiotics and it only cost $ 319!!! This is an incredible organization and I am blessed to have been helped by them!
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We just adopted a cat that the shelter said was 1 years old. Well, my vet said they were very off and that our precious Merlin was actually around 10 years old and he needed at least 1 tooth pulled and they gave me an estimate between 777‑1250 dollars. Needless to say this was an unexpected shock, but I had bonded with him and refused to bring him back to the shelter because he was a senior – he can’t control his age and still deserved a home to love him for his remaining years. Anyway, I researched lower cost dentals and to my delight I found this wonderful non profit volunteer grouo whose website quoted 300 – 375 for kitty dentals which include extractions! I could fet 3 – 4 dentals done through CATS with the amount I was quoted by my vet. Suna was wonderful, nice and very understanding, thorough and quick at responding. We just picked out kitty up after his dental and he had 4 teeth pulled for a total of 300!!! I am so impressed and would recommend this group to anyone who needs dentals done for their companions. You get quality care for a super reasonable price! Thank you Suna and the rest of the CATS volunteers!

My 6 year old Chihuahua needed deep dental cleaning. He’s had multiple deep cleanings and extractions over the years which have added up to several thousand over the years. He’s just been unlucky enough to have bad genes. We were so happy to have found C.A.T.S. who provides affordable dental cleaning and surgery for dogs! Yesterday, he had his teeth deep cleaned (luckily he didn’t need any extractions) at a fraction of what we were quoted by other veterinarians. We paid under $ 300 for what was quoted to be up to a $ 1,200 procedure. They also clipped his nails and drained his glands while he was under which was a nice surprise! It was easy to get set up and his appointment was scheduled within a month of my initial inquiry. The work and time they put into my pet was top notch. C.A.T.S. and the Vets at Cherokee veterinary hospital in Lodi made the experience wonderful. I highly recommend them and if my dogs need any dental cleaning in the future this is the first and only place I will take them!

Good people who are trying to do the right thing in a very difficult situation. Unfortunately, not every cat can be saved but these folks are providing foster homes for cats and adoption services in the Natomas Pet Smart. We just adopted a cat who had been in a terrible accident (car fan belt, you can imagine) and we were very pleased with the service and care that Cats About Town provided.
For anyone who is thinking about adopting a cat I would suggest you check out Pet Smart in Natomas on the weekends… that’s where Cats About Town sets up shop.

My cat Aslan needed some dental work done. We had taken him to a vet and the estimate they gave us was outrageous. It was not something our family could afford. We are so lucky to have found CATS. They provided the transportation to and from the vet, all of his dental work, polished his healthy teeth, trimmed his nails, and gave us his pain med and antibiotics. They took great care of our precious kitty and for ¹⁄₃ of the price of the other vet we had gone too. Thank you, CATS for making our cat happy and comfortable at a price we can afford! Better yet, the money we paid went back to the society so it makes it even more worth it!

Appalled. Tried calling many different times, always got a recording that says «for fastest service please text: (916) 224−1117». I texted four different times over four separate months with no response (over different cats in need of help). I sent e-​mails, same thing — no response. Finally managed to get a live person on their number — «Andrea»; OMG she is so very rude. She barked at me they «were busy», and she referred me to a shelter. Called that sheller. Oh my, this shelter said they were SOOOOOO frustrated that «Cats about Town» referred me, as they said «Cats About Town» advertises themselves as «no kill», but they actually do refer people with PERFECTLY HEALTHY CATS AND KITTENS to kill shelters. I AM SHOCKED. This is a non-​profit that claims to be a NO-​KILL, but refers healthy cats out to KILL shelters? Either Andrea needs to be removed from her «job», or someone better investigate WHAT is going on there!!! I am horrified, devastated, shocked… this is very, very bad.

I just had another fantastic experience with Cats About Town. My 14 year old Doxie had a tooth infection and swollen face. She badly needed her teeth cleaned too. I contacted Cats About Town thru their web site and got an immediate response back and an appointment was scheduled. Their instructions were clear and the appoitment was scheduled within 2 weeks. This was very convenient because I dropped her off in the morning and picked her up that night. Surgery went well, the price was even better then I could have possibly hoped for. Far far below that from a vets office. I could tell my dog, Strudel, felt better starting that very first night! I highly recommend Cats About Town! Thank you so much for this great service!

I called because I’m fostering three stray cats, a mom and her two kittens and really need help finding them a home or rescue to take them too ASAP and the voice mail directs you to email Andrea. So I emailed her and explained my situation and she said they had no more room for any more cats but that she’d forward my info on to the other rescues in their network. She wasn’t very helpful at all and made a point to tell me how bad my situation was since the cats aren’t spayed or neutered and even suggested that I take them to the shelter ??? REALLY? So she did nothing but add to my stress. The whole reason I contacted them to begin with was for help as I explained to her that I can’t afford to get three cats fixed and get them the shots they need. So it was pretty upsetting to have the person I reached out to for help turn around and tell me it’s even worse since they aren’t fixed and suggest the shelter. I thought recuses wanted to help cats, not direct them to a place where they won’t be well cared for and most likely euthanized. So, I responded back asking her about the surrender to foster program that i read about on their website so that these cats can get the health care they need and she never responded back to me and I sent that email well over a week ago now. So here I am doing the best I can with helping these cats which has been upsetting my own two cats immensely and costing me a fortune to feed five cats. I had to bring the strays inside my house because my landlord is forbidding me to care for them on the side of my porch on which I had built them a little shelter. So I was forced to remove their shelter and I’m not allowed to have more than the two cats I moved in with, but I still brought them in bc I can’t just stop caring for them! I’m so stressed out and now one of the kittens is very sick, she seems to be running a fever and has been for two days now but I can’t afford to take her to the vet. I thought cats about town was supposed to help me and they’ve done nothing for me except forward my email on. I’m disappointed because I read all the Unilocal reviews and it seems they helped everyone else who contacted them which is why I contacted them to begin with. Btw, the two kittens, I named Jack and Jill, are adorable and very much used to humans since I’ve been caring for them since they were born. They are about twelve weeks old now and so so so precious. I’m already attached to them so it’s going to be hard enough giving them up, and I refuse to take them to a shelter or give them to anyone who may not care for them too well. If you are reading this and know of anyone who wants a cat please contact me through Unilocal, or if you know of any other rescue that will actually help me then please let me know. I’ve attached pics of the kitties. Andrea, you didn’t help me at all, not sure how it is you’ve helped everyone else and decided to just stop at me, but I don’t appreciate it as I feel you absolutely could care less about these cats.

it was because of CATS that I was able to afford dental surgery for my four year old terrier named Jet. Today she had an incredible amount of work done that would have amounted to well over $ 1,000 if I had gone through a conventional vets office. Along with cleaning and medication, I paid just a little over $ 300 for what turned into a two and a half hour procedure. Having had been hit by a car just over a year ago and also having bad skin allergies, Jet has had some bad luck and her teeth could never take priority when it came to veterinary care. I am a college student, and I simply couldn’t afford surgery. It broke my heart knowing how painful it must be for her every single day. Not only was the bill from Cats about town within my budget, but Suna and the Vets at Cherokee veterinary hospital in Lodi made the experience wonderful. It was easy to fit into my schedule and the work and time they put into my pet was top notch. THANK YOU SO MUCH CATS ABOUT TOWN!!! Now Jet has many healthy years to look forward to and one very relieved owner :) Thank you for your work, without people like you, people like me who love their pets wouldn’t be able to get their loved ones the care they need!

Want to adopt an animal or foster one, you want to do it here!
I have been impressed over the years with the customer service, longevity and cleanliness of their adoption center inside Petsmart. They take great care of their fosters and help a lot of animals by placing them in loving homes.
Recently I decided to become a foster home for them as I live in Natomas. It has been a great experience so far. They are a great group of people and Andrea, who got me set up, and Suna, who handles vet needs, are both amazing ladies. All the other foster parents I have met have all been very friendly and helpful as well.

My experience with CATS comes from over three years ago, but I can’t imagine that much has changed.
From my initial contact with them upon seeing the cat I wanted on Petfinder, the staff at CATS was great. They were very friendly but thorough about finding out what kind of home they would be adopting out one of their rescues to. Additionally, I was advised that the cat I wanted was shy but had the potential to warm up. I appreciated this information being provided to me, as for some that may have swayed their judgement. However, I decided to proceed with the adoption and wound up with the most wonderful companion a person could ask for.
My favorite part about Cats About Town Society is that they are all volunteers. Nobody is there trying to turn a profit– they all donate their time to ensure that needy cats find loving homes, and needy humans can find a loving companion.
Thank you, Cats About Town Society, for my beautiful girl, Gabby.

Any place that is local (Natomas area!) and cares so much about kittehs is a 5-​star establishment in my books. In fact, I just donated $ 25 to Cats About Town Society via their website (
) thru PayPal as a token of my support to help pay for a/​c repair (poor kittehs and volunteers are getting a bit toasty!). Every little bit helps, and I’m always happy to help out da kittehs in what little ways I can.
A no-​kill, all volunteer, not-​for-​profit shelter with low-​cost spay/​neuter services… woot!