Orchard Animal Clinic

07/10/2025

Even tru catch traps (our favorite) should be zip tied at the doors for an extra level of security.

07/01/2025

A loving, forever, indoor home and family needed for this handsome guy.

❤️ADOPTED❤️ Meet Granite! Granite is a gentle 10-year-old boy who was recently surrendered to the shelter after his owner could no longer care for him. He’s incredibly sweet—he’ll nuzzle into your hand for pets and affection, and loves being near people, even if he’s tucked away in a cozy hiding spot.

Granite spent some time hanging out in our office, where he made himself right at home under the shelves. He prefers quiet little hidey holes but always came out when we called him—and didn’t mind at all when we gently pulled him out for some snuggles. He’s front-declawed but still has his back claws, and overall, he’s a mellow, affectionate companion who just wants a safe place to relax and be loved.

Granite will be available for adoption on Thursday, July 3rd. His adoption fee is just $40 and includes his neuter, vaccines, and microchip. Come meet Granite at 2274 S 600 W, South Salt Lake, UT. We’re open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM.

06/27/2025

06/25/2025

being locked in a cage or hutch isn't the right environment. If you're hot, they're hotter!

Animals overheat very easily, make sure you're keeping them in the shade and that they have proper ventilation...being locked in a cage or hutch isn't the right environment. If you're hot, they're hotter!

06/25/2025

06/17/2025

URGENT help needed!! SANDY CITY RESIDENTS, but all people in any community can go be heard. This is another "service" that will no longer be available because they do not understand the value of a good shelter manager. These facility's cannot run themselves. PLEASE go to this meeting tonight if you can and let them know it is a mistake. Animal services in sandy is already lacking but this will definitely put more of the cities animals in harm's way. Please share and spread the word we need to speak for the animals.

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06/17/2025

A few of our little 2 pound 😺 patients today from a local animal services snugged up and recovering from their spay or neuter, or waiting their turn.
No worries for these babies of litters, medical concerns, or behavior issues that come with being intact.
Spaying and neutering all animals BEFORE they leave a facility is crucial as most adopters don't use the "spay/neuter vouchers" sent with them, or they don't want to if they plan to breed or flip that "adopted" animal.
Pediatric spays and neuters are vital to reducing unwanted litters, It is safe and the recovery is much quicker with less issues or concerns.

06/16/2025

Please spread the word so we can reunite this found cat with its family! FOUND on June 13, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT 84115 near Major street near Utah Imports

Description: Very thin older female. Looks like she was recently shaved.

Do you have information? Contact finder here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/71678000

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://www.pawboost.com/l/rpf

06/13/2025

When you leave one cat behind…

For many years I've heard the axiom "TNR 90% of the colony for success". Quite honestly this has never made sense to me, if you leave 10% intact you're gonna be in trouble again very soon. Our advice is TNR 100% of the colony for success because if you leave one cat behind…

Two months ago I did a relatively small project in my neighborhood and TNR'd 10 cats for my neighbors. But what they avoided telling me until after the fact was there were actually 11 cats – but that 11th cat was pregnant and they hadn't wanted me to get her spayed.

It so happened that I had trapped their cats two weeks before having a hip replacement. There was nothing I could do about that mother cat at the time - but I counted ahead by weeks and set up spay/neuter appointments for that mom and 4 kittens as soon as I found out she had delivered. By the time the kittens were six weeks old, I was a month out from surgery, so I was able to gather them up and put them with a fantastic foster – and received assurances from the man that he would be able to put the mom in a carrier for her spay day.

The day before this cat's spay day, I called to arrange to pick her up and oh - surprise surprise, he couldn't catch her. This supposedly semi-tame cat was now untouchable. Excuses were provided as to why it would probably be impossible to catch her – and this very smart cat did evade capture by me. But, there was no way I was leaving one intact female behind – I'm not sure if the "threat" that I would not be going away until she was caught was the reason he finally cooperated… but he got her. I wasn't totally surprised when she was spayed to find out that she was actually already at least three weeks into a pregnancy. Had I not persevered, all the work of getting this colony altered would have been undone. I had 10 cats neutered at this site, but one female producing 4 kittens increased the number of cats to 15 with just one litter. And in a few months the population once again would have been increasing.

Our advice? Don't give up – keep going until the colony is 100% altered, and then practice good colony management by watching for any potential newcomers. One backyard at a time, one neighborhood at a time - you really can make a difference.

06/11/2025

We've got some fantastic feral shelters just waiting to be claimed. Want some? It's never too early to prep for winter and keep those kitties cozy.

06/09/2025

Some are definitely "enablers" when they do not or will not take or use help for spay and neuter or put the animals in harms way.

Community cats exist in the vast majority of human population centers, yet if care is provided at all, it is usually through an unorganized, and unappreciated system of feeders.