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Mahalo for reaching out for help. Lucky Paws is all-volunteer and funded by donations, and our intake capacity is limited. We will assess your case and do our best to provide help where we can—whether that’s intake when possible, foster support, or guiding you to the best next step.
If your cat is experiencing an emergency, please contact a veterinarian right away. We are not a clinic and do not have veterinary staff on site.
Mission: Lucky Paws Animal Foundation is dedicated to reducing the overpopulation of community cats and minimizing the suffering of sick, injured, or at-risk animals. We employ Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage (TNRM) strategies, engage in strong animal advocacy, and enhance public education to actively involve the community. Additionally, we rehabilitate sick or injured community animals and, if they are socialized, place them for adoption to ensure they find caring homes.
Other rescues & resources (Oahu)
- Rescues & resources directory: luckypaws.org/resources
- Animal Control provider (Hawaiian Humane Society): Hawaiian Humane Society Field Services Dispatch (Humane Investigators)
Tip: intake status changes quickly; check each rescue’s posted status before driving/trapping.
Community forums/groups (Oahu)
- Catopia Hawaii (Facebook group)
- Cat People of Oahu (Facebook group)
- Pono Popoki (Facebook group)
- Best Friends: Community cats resources
- Alley Cat Allies: step-by-step TNR
Learn from trusted sources
Always click back to the original source for the full context.
Kitten Lady (Hannah Shaw)
- Kitten Nursery Care Routine for Neonates
- How to Care for a Bottle Baby Kitten
- How to Safely Bottle Feed a Kitten
- Bottle Feeding (kittenlady.org)
- How baby kittens grow (0–8 weeks)
- Instructional videos playlist
- More Kitten Lady videos
- Kitten Lady YouTube channel
Jackson Galaxy (behavior & keeping cats in homes)
- Jackson Galaxy YouTube channel
- Jackson Galaxy: Cat behavior & advice playlist
- Jackson Galaxy: Cat advice playlist
- Jackson Galaxy: How to Introduce Cats
- Jackson Galaxy: Introductions playlist
- Jackson Galaxy: Stop cats from scratching furniture
- Jackson Galaxy: Litter box issues playlist
- Jackson Galaxy: Why litter matters
- Jackson Galaxy blog: You’re setting up your litter box all wrong
- Jackson Galaxy blog: Litter Box Avoidance 101
- Jackson Galaxy blog: Dos & don’ts of introducing cats
TNRM
- Best Friends: Community cat programs (TNVR)
- Alley Cat Allies: Eartipping protocol
- Alley Cat Allies: Why the clipped eartip matters
- Kitten Lady: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) guide