What about colony cats?
FreeThe free app for cat shelters and colonies: one record per cat
PawsPet is a free cat shelter management app for rescues and colony carers: one record per cat in five steps, a photo that suggests species and breed, neutered status with date, microchip and the colony in the Position field. You log therapies, tests and kitten weights, invite the foster carer as a collaborator and offer cats for adoption from the record. Honest limit: no colony record or map, one cat at a time.
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- The app is free, with no subscription.
- You invite whoever you want, area by area.
- The AI prepares, you confirm.
What a cat shelter does with PawsPet
One record for every cat, colony cats included, with their care and the people who follow them.
One record per cat in five steps, photo included
Photo, name and date of birth; meanwhile the app tries to recognise species and breed, so at the Species step they are already selected and easy to correct. Then sex, neutered yes/no with date, colour, distinguishing marks and microchip. It saves offline too.
Colonies and foster homes in order with the Position field
In Position write the name of the colony, pen or foster family. In the Pets list, typing it in the search bar shows only those cats; with hundreds of records you switch to the photo grid or jump to a letter with the side index.
Recurrent parasite treatments and tests on a schedule
A flea or worm treatment becomes a recurrent therapy: each dose is an activity to tick off, with an alert if you want one. Lab tests come from a catalogue with feline entries such as the FIV/FeLV test, and Repeat periodically tells you when they are due again.
The foster carer sees only the cat they are fostering
Invite them as a collaborator on that cat, with Health and Activities permissions: they find it under Shared with me, log weight and treatments, see no other cats and documents only if you open them. Remove them when fostering ends.
FIV/FeLV in the catalogue, kittens in grams
The lab tests include the FIV/FeLV test: with «Repeat periodically» the record shows when the next one is due. Kittens under 1 kg are weighed in grams, with the change since the previous measurement.
No colony record: the colony is a label in the «Position» field, and you filter the list with it.
Digital health recordA cat ready for a family
The adoption listing starts from the record and is free. What you need to publish, how to publish in the shelter's name and how requests arrive: the path for shelters and associations is all on one page.
How to bring a cat shelter onto PawsPet
Create the cat's record in five steps
In the Pets tab tap +. Identity: photo or Skip the photo, name, date of birth. Species: confirm the suggestion or choose by hand. Registry: sex, neutered with date, colour, distinguishing marks. Details: the colony in Position, then the microchip. Documents: upload now or Not now.
Log therapies and tests from the Health tab
Under Diet, therapies and treatments tap Add, choose Therapy, enter name and quantity, switch on Recurrent and, if you like, Create to-dos in activities. For a test tap + and Lab test: pick it from the catalogue, enter date and results, switch on Repeat periodically.
Follow kitten weights in Measurements
Open the kitten, go to Measurements and tap +: pick the date, enter the weight in kg with decimals (under 1 kg it shows in grams), add a photo and a note if you want, save. One measurement per day: reopening the same day updates it. With at least two weights the chart appears.
Questions about cat shelters and colonies in PawsPet
- For records, health and adoptions, yes: PawsPet is free, with no subscription, for a cat shelter too. You only pay if you book and pay for a service in the app: a €1 service fee is added (1% above €100). It is not an official register and has no shelter reports.
- Every cat has its own record and you write the colony name in the Position field. In the Pets list you type that name in the search bar and see only the cats of that colony, with neutered status, microchip and colour already on the record. There is no colony record or map: the colony is a label you filter by.
- Invite them as a collaborator on that cat only: open the record, the ⋮ menu, Collaborators, Add collaborator, search the person by name or email (a PawsPet account is needed) and grant View or Edit on Health and Activities. They see only that cat, under Shared with me; documents only if you open them. When fostering ends, remove them.
- From the cat's record: ⋮ menu » Offer for adoption, health declaration, the truthfulness tick and Publish. The cat needs a 15-digit microchip and must be at least 60 days old. The listing is free; in the rescue's name you need a business profile, created with Become a merchant in PawsPet Business or on your computer.
- Yes. Creating a record and logging measurements both work offline: they stay on the device and are sent as soon as the connection returns, without blocking the app. Species and breed recognition from the photo does need a connection, though: without one, pick Cat by hand from the species grid.
Dog shelters, foster care, sanctuaries and wildlife rescue: the same app
Post adoption listings
List animals for adoption, free of charge, in your organisation's name too.
Dog shelters
One record per dog, volunteers with the right permissions, free adoptions.
Foster care
The rescue keeps the record, the foster family keeps it up to date.
Multi-species sanctuaries
Horses, donkeys and farm animals: stalls, hoof care and recurring treatments.
Wildlife rescue centres
One profile per animal in care: custom species, weight, therapies and notes.
Bring your cat shelter to PawsPet, one cat at a time
Download PawsPet, register the first cat with its colony in Position and invite the people who look after it. To publish in the rescue's name you need a business profile, from PawsPet Business or on your computer.
Available on iOS, Android and the web