Orchard Animal Clinic

12/02/2025

We are very proud of the standard of care we provided and expect for these forgotten cats.
Thank you for your support.
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12/01/2025

FREE!!
We have some shelters and straw available at the clinic, The shelters are not wrapped but do have the holes cut in them. Let us know if you would like to pick up and we can arrange.

12/01/2025

OAO was founded to help our communities cats.
The lost, broken and forgotten cats. They deserve a voice and care.

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Thank you for your support.

11/24/2025

There's more to TNR than the "numbers" you do.
We have always recommend you use a facility who are experienced with ferals and tnr and will give full check overs and medical care when those cats are in for TNR it's more than just spay and neuter. Caregivers are not an option, someone needs to not only feed, water and provide shelter for these cats but also monitor them for any injuries or medical needs that arise.

11/24/2025

😻👏🏻ADOPTED👏🏻😻

Let’s give Jasper something to be thankful for this year. 🧡 He’s our longest-stay resident and has been waiting for someone to choose him. Whether you’re spending Thanksgiving solo or hosting a house full of guests, Jasper would love nothing more than to curl up nearby and be part of the day.

Jasper is friendly, social and wonderfully curious. He enjoys batting at toys, exploring cozy hidey-holes and finding the best warm spots to nap. He does well with other cats and would likely integrate nicely into a home with a calm feline friend.

His adoption fee is $40 and includes his neuter, vaccinations and microchip. Come meet this sweet boy at 2274 S 600 W in Salt Lake City (Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM). Help us get Jasper home before the holiday — he’s ready to bring sunshine (and snuggles) to someone’s Thanksgiving.

11/17/2025

If you’re new to the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) approach, it’s important to know that it requires some planning and prep.

Here are our 7 steps to success:

1️⃣ Know your stuff (get trained!)
2️⃣ Work the neighborhood and get to know the community
3️⃣ Establish a feeding pattern
4️⃣ Find a holding space
5️⃣ Arrange for spaying/neutering, gather your traps, and plan your transportation
6️⃣ Action! Trap, transport, and recover the cat(s)
7️⃣ Colony caretaking

Want to know more about exactly what each step entails? Read more here 👉🏼
https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/how-to-tnr/getting-started/the-7-steps-of-tnr

11/17/2025

We will be closed and out of the office the week of Thanksgiving November 24th-28th

11/17/2025

Size matters!!

Some cats require a larger trap for a safe and comfortable TNR.

New "fattys" for any biguns who may come in.

https://www.trucatchtraps.com/small-animal-traps/feral-cat-traps/30-fcd-fat-cat

11/17/2025

Take care of yourself and set boundaries.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐍𝐕𝐑 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 🥺

People see the cute ear-tips.
The “thank you!” posts.
The success stories.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲:
❗️The 5 AM alarms after you finally fell asleep at 2.
❗️The 4 to 25 traps in your trunk… and the sardine and tom-piss smell you just accept now.
❗️The texts from caregivers who are “so overwhelmed”… but won’t commit to fixing or contributing.
❗️The colonies that explode because someone waited too long to ask for help.
❗️The 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥, even when 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩.

And 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀.
The 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨.
The ones with nowhere to go.
The 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣.

The 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚.
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 “𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻” 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 😭.
People spreading misinformation.
And people being way too emotional over cats they swore weren’t theirs.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲:
😡 When someone gives out your personal number without asking.
It seems small, but it’s not.
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙩.
We’re human. Not a ❌📞1-800 hotline.

• 40 messages in one night.
• “Can you come right now?” texts at 8 PM.
• People angry you didn’t respond fast enough.

🚫This isn’t a hobby.
🚫It’s not “just trapping.”
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱.

And yet… we keep going.
😻Because for every draining moment, there’s a cat who finally goes in the trap.
😻A 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙.
😻A 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
😻And 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧.

That’s what keeps TNVR people going when they’re running on fumes 🔥.

But please remember:
Respect people’s boundaries.
‼️ 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻‼️

𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐭𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞. 💙🐾

If you do TNVR, what’s your burnout moment… and what keeps you going? Comment below 👇🏼

11/16/2025

In Our Chow Chow Era! 📣💛

We have FIVE Chows looking for their forever homes, and each one brings their own charm, fluff, and chow personality.

Meet the crew:

🐾 Rocco - 8 months, male
Playgroup pro! He is social with his dog friends and house trained.
🐾 Chuck - 8 months, male
Gentle on leash and loves heading out for strolls.
🐾 Hinimie - 6 years, female
This fabulous lady is chill, house trained, and previously lived with kids.
🐾 Bruce - 8 months, male
A nice guy who will bond deeply with "his person."
🐾 Hank - 8 months, male
He has that classic Chow charm, who is noted to be house trained. Hank is a little insecure about his haircut, so we tell him he looks handsome anyway!

If you are a Chow enthusiast, this is your moment! Come meet these fluffy, loyal, and quirky pups here at Animal Care of Davis County.
📍1422 E 600 N Fruit Heights, UT

11/14/2025

SPAY ABORT IS THE MOST HUMANE THING YOU COULD DO FOR THOSE UNBORN KITTENS AND THEIR MOM.
Harsh reality, but the honest truth.