Cats In Need of Foster Care
Thank you so much for fostering and saving a life!
Our cats and kittens most urgently in need of foster are listed below. Every time an animal leaves into foster care, it opens a space in our shelters to save another in need. You are truly changing lives: not just for these cats, but also for others whose lives depend on a spot at PAWS.
If you are new to fostering with us, please apply here to get started. If you’ve fostered with PAWS before, you can email foster@phillypaw.org for the link to schedule a foster meet & pick-up appointment if you don’t have the link already. When you arrive to meet or pick up potential fosters, please bring a carrier with you (if you do not have a carrier, let us know). We will provide you with a sample of what the cat has been eating here in the shelter, along with the cat’s paperwork and any meds they may be on.
For a refresher on PAWS’s foster policies and procedures, view our online orientation here.
Read on to find your next foster cat!
(updated September 11th, 2025)
Urgent Medical & Behavior Cats
These cats need to finish their medical recovery to become healthy enough for adoption. They will heal faster and be much happier in a home than in the shelter.
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Name: Bingo *URGENT, special placement needed* Location: Old City Adoption Center Date of Arrival: 5/04/2025
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Name: Thunder *URGENT*
Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/03/25
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Name: Mouse Loo *URGENT* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/09/25
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Name: Gaya *URGENT* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 8/10/25
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Name: Aslan Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/07/25
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Name: Marion Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/07/25
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Cats/Kittens in Need of Foster Transfer or Sitter
These kitties are already in foster, but need a new foster home or a foster sitter to avoid having to come back to the shelter!
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Name: Messi, Javi, Bale, Christiano *URGENT, need sitter from 9/21-27, ringworm*
Location: foster care – these pets are not at the shelter! Please email foster@phillypaws.org for more info about how to help them!
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Name: Goldie *SUPER URGENT, needs longterm foster transfer asap* Location: foster care – this pet is not at the shelter! Please email foster@phillypaws.org for more info about how to help them!
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Kitten Litters (Including Nursing Moms)
These young kittens need a foster home until all are ready for adoption. Some have come in with a nursing momma! Larger litters can be hard to place, and the most helpful option is to take an entire litter so that we open an entire kennel, only take up one foster home, allowing us to immediately save another litter. For kittens without a mom, we are open to separating litters of 4 or more, but we will not split up litters of 3 or less, and we will not pull out singles to send to foster care.
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Name: Silas Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/03/25
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Name: Pineapple Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/07/25
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Ringworm Cats and Kittens
These cats are recovering from a skin infection that’s easily treatable in an isolated home environment. Caring for these kitties is easy and just takes careful persistence and a separate space in your home. Read out our foster parent guide to ringworm to learn more!
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Name: Rough & Tumble *SUPER Urgent, ringworm* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 8/07/25
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Name: Professor *SUPER urgent, ringworm* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 8/24/2025
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Name: Lil Loafer *SUPER Urgent, ringworm* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/03/25
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Name: Queen Frostine, Mr. Mint, King Candy, Lord Licorice *SUPER Urgent, ringworm* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/09/25
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Shy Cats and Safety Net Program Cats
These cats are very sensitive to the stress caused by the loud shelter environment and need a loving home setting to relax and let their personalities emerge. Learn more about our Safety Net Foster Program here.
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Name: Odessa *URGENT* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/10/25
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Name: Nigel *URGENT* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 8/27/25
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Name: Jake & Elwood *Safety Net* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/04/25
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Name: Yuki *Safety Net* Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/02/25
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Name: Bernard Location: Grays Ferry Clinic Date of Arrival: 9/07/25
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Old City Adoption Center
These cats are waiting for foster care from our Old City location!
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Name: Missee Location: Old City Adoption Center Date of Arrival: 9/08/25
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Social Cats (including FAST Candidates)
These sociable cats need a foster home! NOTE: If you are taking a foster cat that’s a FAST program candidate, it can be dropped off at our PetSmart or Old City locations for adoption within 2-3 weeks when they’re healthy, since we need to keep those locations filled with adoptable kitties!
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