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Kitten Associates Kitten Associates is an award-winning, all-volunteer, home-foster-network, 501c3 non-profit cat rescue based in Sandy Hook, CT.

Kitten Associates is an award-winning, non-profit, home-foster based, cat rescue dedicated to the welfare of homeless cats and kittens. Founded in July 2010 by Robin AF Olson and Samuel Moore

Our mission:

Focusing on the large un-homed cat population, we rescue and place in our foster care network, as many cats and kittens from High-Kill Shelters as possible, to spare them from being euthanized.

This not only makes room for more animals at each shelter; it also reduces the stress on animal care workers who would have been charged to euthanize these cats. In addition, each foster cat or kitten in our program is available for adoption to carefully screened applicants to ensure these animals are never at risk for being in a shelter again. While adoptions are key part of our strategy, reduction of pet overpopulation, consulting on cat behavior issues and educating about species appropriate nutrition is the other side of the coin. There simply are not enough homes for all the un-homed cats and in the United States. In order to reduce euthanasia rates, we must act to curb overpopulation. Often, legislation is needed to enforce sustainable spay/neuter policies. We provide support for these policies and encourage legislative initiatives that help solve this worldwide problem: position papers, fund drives, polling, direct mail and email communications, case studies, etc. Kitten Associates is a non-profit animal rescue, 100% volunteer run with a network of foster homes. We rely on donations from the general public in order to support our rescue program efforts. To date we have helped save over 500 lives. AWARDS:
• Shelter of the Month-Moderncat.net
• Shelter of the Month-Jackson Galaxy
• 2013 Pets of the Year-CT Veterinary Medical Association
•2013 State of Connecticut Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service awarded by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal for our Kitties for Kids Program
• Dogtime Petties Award Grant winner directed by the Pettie winners: The Conscious Cat & Covered in Cat Hair.
• 2013 Dogtime Petties Award Finalist for Best Cause Blog

Pom Pom and sister Dot Dot Dot had a big adventure. Yesterday we met Dr. Dycus,. He is an orthopedic surgeon. His practi...
03/06/2025

Pom Pom and sister Dot Dot Dot had a big adventure. Yesterday we met Dr. Dycus,. He is an orthopedic surgeon. His practice is spotless and beautifully designed. His staff is friendly and accommodating. The good doctor gave us wonderful suggestions and really cares about Pom and her future. He noticed that Pom needed better support on her right front leg which meant we needed to get a custom orthotic boot made for her. He also suggested getting her a little cart. Having her use the cart for part of each day will help alleviate the bad, twisting her spine suffers because her left back leg cannot retract on its own. Dr. Dycus, also suggested we meet with a second physical therapist, as well as to get in touch with the folks at My Pet's Brace who could create the custom brace. In our next post we’ll go into more detail. Instead of a quick trip to Maryland and back we made an important pitstop. 

We made it! Waiting for Dr Dycus!
02/06/2025

We made it! Waiting for Dr Dycus!

Pom Pom’s big day is tomorrow! Wish her well. We’re safe at our hotel. Tomorrow we meet Dr Dycus! Thank you to Rei for t...
01/06/2025

Pom Pom’s big day is tomorrow! Wish her well. We’re safe at our hotel. Tomorrow we meet Dr Dycus! Thank you to Rei for the cute photo!

Big news: this weekend we are taking pom-pom and her sister Dot to Maryland. We’re going to meet up with a top orthopedi...
30/05/2025

Big news: this weekend we are taking pom-pom and her sister Dot to Maryland. We’re going to meet up with a top orthopedic veterinary surgeon. Though we have already had two board certified surgeons meet and examine Pom, we want one more final review of her case. Everyone on her team has worked very hard, has had varying thoughts about what we should do for her future. every single person I respect very much and appreciate very much. Because Pom has such severe disability, at the end of the day, there may not be anything more we can do. We’re pretty close to that point now, but we feel that Dr. Dycus, may have options that we have not considered. We literally go the distance for our foster cats. No matter what it takes. No matter how much work. Each one deserves everything we can provide for them. stay tuned for an update early next week.


27/05/2025

NEWTOWN FRIENDS (near Buttonshop Rd) take note. Tucker is missing!

It’s not a happy day here. Today we begin chemotherapy on our sweet, very first rescued, mama cat, Mabel Baby. A few wee...
23/05/2025

It’s not a happy day here. Today we begin chemotherapy on our sweet, very first rescued, mama cat, Mabel Baby. A few weeks ago, we discovered very tiny nodules in her lungs. They’re not in a place where we can do further testing so we have to assume it is likely lung cancer. We did a CT scan and it showed there is no cancer anywhere else. Our oncologist suggested we start Palladia in the hopes it will help. We know it’s likely to cause side effects. We’re worried it will make Mabel feel lousy. If she does not have cancer this won’t change anything so we will do testing every few weeks to see if there is any increase or decrease in the masses. As always, we appreciate your love and prayers and good thoughts. Mabel is a very, very, very sweet girl. We love her very much. 

FINALLY. sweet pom-pom finally got her spay surgery. Thanks to Dr. Hart at Guardian Veterinary Specialists. because pom...
23/05/2025

FINALLY. sweet pom-pom finally got her spay surgery. Thanks to Dr. Hart at Guardian Veterinary Specialists. because pom-pom has physical deformities, she kept getting rejected by other vet places who refused to do her spay even though we did extra bloodwork, an ultrasound
, and a coagulation panel to make sure she could clot her blood.. Meanwhile, pom-pom went into heat a number of times because of these delays. We also had to have a board certified surgeon due what is typically a very straightforward and simple procedure. today Pom Pom’s procedure was very straightforward. No surprises. No problems. She is home recovering and doing well so far. We really appreciate Dr. Hart going the distance for us. 💖🌺

Happy First Adoptaversary George! George is living his best life with his furry and human family. He fits in like he was...
16/05/2025

Happy First Adoptaversary George! George is living his best life with his furry and human family. He fits in like he was supposed to be there all along! We love happy updates from our adopters. 💖💖💖

UPDATE: Very sad news. It looks like Mabel has lung cancer. We're seeing an oncologist next week. What is extra upsettin...
29/04/2025

UPDATE: Very sad news. It looks like Mabel has lung cancer. We're seeing an oncologist next week. What is extra upsetting is this is the second cat in our family who has lung cancer and we had a third cat with it who passed away years ago. I fear there is something in our environment causing this. We don't have mold. We have radon abatement equipment. Not sure what else to look for. I'm going to pick Mabel up now and give her an extra snuggly day. Thank you for the prayers and love. Mabel deserves it tenfold.

Good thoughts are needed for our sweet Mabel Baby. Mabel was the first cat we rescued, along with her two offspring. Last week our Vet saw mysterious lung nodules on radiographs. They might be cancer that has metastasized from elsewhere in her body or they might be benign. Tomorrow, (Weds) morning, Mabel is having a CT scan to examine her body so we can see if cancer is lurking elsewhere.

Until Christmas of last year Mabel was in great health. Over the holiday she was hospitalized, unable to pass urine. We never got to the bottom of it. Is all of this related? Mabel is a good girl, the best. Please think good thoughts for her as we hope for a good outcome.

Happy First Birthday Pom Pom Pomegranate and Dot Dot Dot! We have wild news about Pom coming soon. Stay tuned! Until the...
26/04/2025

Happy First Birthday Pom Pom Pomegranate and Dot Dot Dot! We have wild news about Pom coming soon. Stay tuned! Until then let’s wish the sisters a happy day. 🌷💖

Foster home needed. Anyone in NEWTOWN, CT or very close by interested in fostering a 6-month old quirky orange tabby? He...
24/04/2025

Foster home needed. Anyone in NEWTOWN, CT or very close by interested in fostering a 6-month old quirky orange tabby? He needs a diet change but other than that he's in good shape. We will supply food/litter/vet care, you supply a SEPARATE space in your home for this guy to live until we find him a forever home. Could be a week, or a month...please contact us at [email protected] for more information. We do require a home-visit for all foster homes. This guy is at risk of being put down and we're trying to figure out how we can stop that from happening.

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