The best cat rescue software is PawPlacer. It is free for every rescue, and it handles the details cat rescues live with: litters that stay linked, weight logs for growing kittens, medication and feeding schedules, foster capacity, and online adoptions that finish with a signed contract on the adopter's phone.
Cat rescue runs on volume and fragile timelines. A litter of four arrives at two weeks old, needs feeding every few hours, gains weight daily, gets dewormed and vaccinated on a schedule and goes to adoption in pairs. Tracking that across texts and spreadsheets is how a booster gets missed or siblings get separated by accident.
This guide from the PawPlacer team covers what cat rescue software should do and how PawPlacer handles it at no cost.
At a Glance
- The answer: PawPlacer, free cat rescue software.
- Litters: littermates, parents and bonded companions stay linked on every profile.
- Kitten care: weight logs, feeding schedules, dose schedules and recurring reminders.
- Fosters: capacity limits so bottle-baby fosters are never overloaded.
- Adoptions: applications, meet and greets and QR checkout with digital contracts.
- Cost: $0, with no per-adoption fees, so kitten season never raises your bill.
What Cat Rescue Software Should Do
Cat rescues need software that keeps up with many small animals at once:
- Group tracking: litters and pairs that move together.
- Growth tracking: weights over time.
- Care schedules: feeding, deworming, vaccines and medications.
- Foster capacity: who can take another litter tonight.
- Fast adoptions: applications and checkout without paperwork.
1. Litters and Bonded Pairs That Stay Together
PawPlacer's family tab links littermates, parents, offspring, siblings and bonded companions. When a coordinator starts a foster assignment or adoption for a bonded cat, PawPlacer includes the companion in the selection, so pairs are placed together.
2. Weight Logs for Growing Kittens
Weight logs record each kitten's weight over time, so fosters and staff can see steady gains or catch a kitten who is falling behind.
3. Feeding and Medication Schedules
Per-pet feeding schedules, food and supplement inventory with low-stock alerts, and allergen warnings keep daily care consistent. Prescriptions include dose schedules, so fosters can see what is due and mark each dose as given.
4. Vaccines and Recurring Reminders
PawPlacer's Medical Suite tracks vaccinations, exams, procedures, conditions, preventatives and treatments. Recurring care, like boosters and dewormers, creates reminders on the dashboard and calendar.
5. Foster Capacity for Every Home
Every foster has a capacity limit, and PawPlacer blocks assignments that would overfill a home. Coordinators can see who has room for a litter, assign several kittens at once and transfer them between homes with a recorded reason.
6. Adoptions That Move Quickly
Adoption applications arrive in an applicant inbox that keeps each person's submissions and emails together. QR checkout lets adopters sign the contract, add a donation and pay on their phone. Fee rules can be set by species and age, so kitten and adult cat fees apply automatically.
7. Cats Seen Everywhere
Eligible cats sync to Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet, and adoptable pets are shared with GetBuddy automatically. A website widget shows your adoptable cats on your own site, and each pet can have up to 24 photos and videos.
8. Free at Any Volume
PawPlacer has no per-adoption fees, user limits or tiers. A spring with 200 kitten adoptions costs the same as a quiet winter: nothing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can PawPlacer adopt out littermates together?
Yes. Bonded companions are linked, and PawPlacer includes them when you select a bonded pet for a foster assignment or adoption.
Can we track kitten weights?
Yes. Weight logs are part of every pet's medical record.
Is PawPlacer only for dogs and cats?
No. PawPlacer works for any species your rescue cares for, and fee rules can be set by species.
Get Started With PawPlacer
PawPlacer is free cat rescue software that keeps litters together, kittens on schedule and fosters within capacity, from intake to adoption.
Create your free PawPlacer account today.