Sellwood
Sellwood boarding
Sellwood is often the geographic starting point and offers the higher-support and diabetic pathway.
Explore SellwoodPortland metro boarding guidance
West Linn guardians typically approach Portland from the south, making Sellwood a practical first location to compare. This page helps guardians compare the two feline-only Cats in the City boarding locations without reducing care fit to mileage.
Current availability, rates, policies, and final care acceptance are managed by Cats in the City.

Start with location fit
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.
Sellwood
Sellwood is often the geographic starting point and offers the higher-support and diabetic pathway.
Explore SellwoodMt Tabor
Mt Tabor remains relevant for stable cats when requested room features, availability, or onward Northeast travel justify the cross-city route.
Explore Mt TaborCare fit
Choose by room environment, medical needs, appetite history, mobility, travel logistics, and availability—not distance alone.
Use the comparison guideNearby service-area guides
These pages use the same care-first routing logic for neighboring communities.
Nearby guide
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Open guideQuestions guardians ask
Care fit is confirmed only after Cats in the City reviews the complete profile and requested dates.
Transportation is a separate service and availability varies. Use the Cat Taxi page or contact Cats in the City to ask about routing.
West Linn guardians typically approach Portland from the south, making Sellwood a practical first location to compare. 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.
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
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.