How OnlyCats Works
OnlyCats is built for the people who save cats' lives — foster parents, rescuers, transporters, and the organizations that coordinate it all. Here's how it fits into the rescue workflow, from intake to adoption.
The rescue workflow, step by step
1.Create your profile
Sign up, choose your roles (foster parent, rescuer, transporter, donor, etc.), and set your region. This helps OnlyCats connect you with cats and people near you.
- •Pick from 200+ metro areas across the US
- •Choose the rescue roles that describe what you do
- •Your public profile shows your activity, badges, and cats
2.Join or create an organization
If you work with a rescue, shelter, or foster network, connect your account. Org members can manage cats together and get verified activity credit.
- •Apply to join an existing org, or create a new one
- •Orgs get a public profile with contact info, social feeds, and donation pages
- •Members share access to the org's cat roster
3.Add your cats
Create a profile for each cat you're caring for. Add their breed, age, personality, and photo. This becomes their permanent page — a living record of their journey.
- •Track status: stray, in care, fostered, available, adopted
- •Add personality traits, likes, dislikes, and special needs
- •Upload photos and videos that tell their story
4.Track health records
Log weight, vaccines, medications, and vet procedures. OnlyCats generates an automatic care schedule based on each cat's age and history — so nothing falls through the cracks.
- •Weight chart with growth curve visualization
- •Vaccine and medication tracking with due dates
- •Auto-generated care schedule (kitten, catch-up, adult wellness)
5.Post meowments
Meowments are photo and video updates that build a cat's timeline. First bath, first purr, meeting the dog — every milestone gets documented and shared.
- •Upload photos and videos with captions
- •Tag multiple cats in the same meowment
- •Meowments appear on the cat's profile and your activity feed
6.Request help when you need it
Need a foster transfer? Transport? Medical funding? Supplies? Flag what your cat needs and it shows up on your regional help feed — visible to everyone nearby who can help.
- •5 help types: foster transfer, transport, medical fund, supplies, rescue placement
- •Urgent flag for time-sensitive requests
- •Shareable help pages optimized for social media
7.Share to social media
OnlyCats posts to your Facebook groups, pages, and Instagram with AI-generated captions tailored to each platform. No more copy-pasting across ten groups.
- •AI captions powered by Claude, customized by post type
- •Region-matched routing — posts go to the right local groups
- •Works alongside your existing Facebook workflow, not instead of it
8.Get cats adopted
When a cat finds their forever home, tag the adopter and transfer ownership. The cat's full history — health records, meowments, and care schedule — goes with them.
- •Adoption transfer moves ownership to the new cat parent
- •Foster stays linked as former foster on the cat's profile
- •Cat profiles sync to Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet when ready
Works with your existing tools
OnlyCats isn't here to replace what already works. It connects to the platforms you already use so everything works better together.
Auto-post to groups and pages with AI captions
Share meowments with optimized hashtags
Stripe
Direct per-cat donations via Stripe Connect
Petfinder
Push adoptable cats to reach more adopters
Shelterluv
Import intake data to spot cats that need pulling
RescueGroups
Sync animal data to avoid double entry
Your local rescue community
Everything on OnlyCats is organized by region. When you set your metro area, you're connected to the cats, people, and organizations near you.
Help feed
See cats near you that need foster homes, transport, medical funding, or supplies — all in one place.
Local cats
Browse cats in your area by status — strays, fosters, available for adoption, and recently adopted.
Organizations
Find verified rescues, shelters, and TNR groups in your area with contact info and hours.
Community
See who else is fostering, rescuing, and transporting near you. Connect with the people doing the work.
Earn rewards for rescue work
Fostering is exhausting and often invisible. OnlyCats tracks your contributions and rewards you with points, levels, and badges — making the work visible and valued.
6 levels to progress through
1
Newcomer
Start
2
Supporter
100 pts
3
Rescue Volunteer
500 pts
+3 more
21 badges to collect
Earn points for fostering, transporting, rescuing, donating, sharing, and posting meowments. Activities verified by your organization earn up to 2x points. Foster a cat to adoption? That's a bonus +75 pts.
Built for every role in rescue
Foster Parents
Track health records, post updates, earn recognition for the cats in your care.
Rescuers
Coordinate pulls, find fosters, post urgent help requests to your region.
Transporters
See transport needs near you and log rides to earn points and badges.
Org Leaders
Manage your cat roster, track fosters, accept donations, and post to social media.
Donors
Give directly to specific cats. See where your money goes and follow their progress.
Cat Parents
Keep your adopted cat's profile alive. Share updates and stay connected to the rescue community.
Ready to get started?
OnlyCats is free and in open beta in Los Angeles. Join the community and start making a difference.