Sellwood
Sellwood boarding
Sellwood is the higher-support starting point and may be practical for southern routes.
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Cat boarding for Happy Valley.
Happy Valley sits southeast of Portland with potential routes to both Sellwood and Mt Tabor depending on origin, traffic, and onward travel. This page helps guardians compare the two feline-only Cats in the City boarding locations without reducing care fit to mileage.
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Current availability, rates, policies, and final care acceptance are managed by Cats in the City.
Two location choicesSellwood and Mt Tabor have different room environments and care capacities.
Fit before proximityThe most convenient location still has to be appropriate for the cat.
Start with location fit
Two locations, one feline care system.
Both sites are feline-only and use private rooms. Sellwood is the higher-support and diabetic pathway; Mt Tabor offers a wide range of private room environments near Northeast Portland and PDX.
Mt Tabor
Mt Tabor boarding
Sellwood is the higher-support starting point and may be practical for southern routes.
Explore Mt TaborCare fit
Compare both locations
Choose by room environment, medical needs, appetite history, mobility, travel logistics, and availability—not distance alone.
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Keep the geography connected.
These pages use the same care-first routing logic for neighboring communities.
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Milwaukie
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Gresham
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Laurelhurst and Mt Tabor
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Clear answers before the request.
Care fit is confirmed only after Cats in the City reviews the complete profile and requested dates.
Do you pick up cats in Happy Valley?
Transportation is a separate service and availability varies. Use the Cat Taxi page or contact Cats in the City to ask about routing.
Which boarding location should a guardian in Happy Valley choose?
Happy Valley sits southeast of Portland with potential routes to both Sellwood and Mt Tabor depending on origin, traffic, and onward travel. Geography can help narrow the options, but the cat’s care profile, room fit, requested dates, and staffing needs remain more important than a simple nearest-location rule.
Can a cat with medication or medical needs board?
Many stable medication and special-care profiles can be reviewed. Sellwood concentrates the highest-support and diabetic boarding pathways; acceptance is confirmed case by case.
Next step
Plan boarding from Happy Valley.
Share the dates, routine, health history, appetite pattern, medication needs, and room priorities. Cats in the City will review the request and confirm the appropriate location and pathway.