Cat Town - Oakland

This place is just wonderful. They do an amazing job taking care of each of their kitties needs and still adjusting people to get to know them. Kind hearts everywhere!

Love this idea, space is cute. We were very interested in one of the cats named Wart. A very gentle fella. But very disappointed that we couldn't hold it to determine its temperament given there are kids in our house. The staff didn't seem knowledgeable about how the kitty would react to being held and that it was a liability to permit it? I didn't want to crate a cat, take it home, to learn about it there. It should be facilitated in the presence of the staff. Yet, people could poke and prod with toys all day long? Holding seems much more comforting. This request seemed benign, but still wasn't permitted. I found that to be a tremendous disservice to the cat. I also thought it would be helpful if the kittens would have their claws trimmed. They do scratch by accident while being played with. That might help with their adoptability.

20 or more cats, no waiting. A wonderful place to hang with cats, befriend cats, adopt cats, and talk to people about cats. A great way to spend an hour.

A good way to help the cat community! But for $75, there should be more than 2 cats available to play with.

The cats are so, so well-loved here! The staff volunteers are also very attentive. I expressed to Genevieve the kind of cat that I was looking to adopt, and whenever they got a new cat in that met those needs, she let me know, and was prompt about scheduling time to meet the cats. I adopted a cat about a month ago, and the team has followed up to check how he has been doing, has answered any questions promptly, and has given really great advice when my cat didn’t seem to want to play and wasn’t eating his wet food. Would absolutely recommend adopting from Cat Town, or at least going and playing with the cats when they’re open on weekends.