Cat adoption · for people who have just adopted a cat
Cat90 is a 90-day adoption checklist for people who have just brought a cat home, whether a kitten or an adult from a shelter. You enter the day the cat arrived and its age in months, and the app lays the first 90 days out in three stages: the first 3 days, the first 3 weeks, and the first 3 months. Each day shows a short list of things to do and one reassurance card about what is common at that point. On the home screen, a cat hiding in a dark room comes one step closer every time a stage passes.
The Today screen opens on a dark room. On day one, little more than a pair of amber eyes shows. When a stage ends, on day 4 and again on day 22, the cat takes a visible step toward you, and every task you check off moves it a little further within the stage. Check something off and it reacts on the spot with a twitch of the ears and a small hop.
Under the scene sits one reassurance card matched to your day count: long first nights on day 2, still hiding on day 3, a picky appetite on day 5, hissing around day 10. Each card says what is common at that point and, where it matters, when to check with your vet. There are 13 of them spread across the 90 days.
The Timeline tab groups every task under the first 3 days, the first 3 weeks, and the first 3 months, each stage marked past, now, or upcoming, and each task with one line on why it matters then. Items tied to age, such as vaccine timing, are placed from the age you entered. Anything you already did can be ticked off early.
Most adopters leave the shelter with a printed handout and a phrase they hear over and over: three days, three weeks, three months. The rule of thumb is useful, but a handout does not know that today is day 5, that your cat is two years old rather than ten weeks, or that you already set up the litter box. So the questions arrive at night. Is it normal that she has not come out from under the bed? Should he be eating more by now?
Cat90 turns that rule of thumb into a dated plan. You give it two facts, the day the cat came home and how many months old it was, and an optional name. From then on the app knows which day you are on and which stage that falls in, and it only shows what belongs to today.
Open the app and the header reads something like Day 7 with Miso, with the current stage beside it: First 3 weeks, Routine. Below that is the dark-room scene, a line describing where the cat is (still hiding, peeking out, in the middle of the room, one step closer, right beside you), and the reassurance card for your day.
Then comes the short list for today. In the first days it is things like preparing one small, quiet room with a hiding spot, picking the litter box spot away from the food and water, keeping arrival day quiet, and leaving the cat alone while it hides. Later it moves on to a slow blink hello, fixed meal and play times, a first play session with a wand toy, letting the cat explore more of the house, getting it used to the carrier, and building trust at the cat's pace. Tasks whose window is closing come first.
Each task can be checked off, unchecked, or skipped. If an item does not apply, say your cat arrived already vaccinated, skip it and it drops out of your progress instead of sitting there as a failure. If you like, turn on a morning reminder at a time you choose. It tells you how many things are on today's list and names the most pressing one.
Shelter cats are often adults, so the age field goes from 0 up to 180 months. Health items that depend on age, like when vaccines and spay or neuter are usually discussed, are placed from that age. For an older cat those windows are already behind it, and the items still show up so you can confirm them with your vet or skip them.
If the cat has not arrived yet, enter the planned date. The home screen counts down to the day, the prep items (basic supplies, a safe room, a hiding spot, clearing away string and other hazards, finding a nearby vet) appear on Today in the last day or two, and the whole plan is on the Timeline tab to read ahead.
The Stats tab shows overall progress with skipped items left out, progress through each 3-3-3 stage, a breakdown by category (first-day prep, settling in, health, environment), how many days you checked something off, your current streak, and a small grid of all 90 days.
None of it grades you or the cat. On a day with nothing scheduled, Today simply says it is a day to stay quietly nearby and let the cat come to you.
It is not a vet app. There are no symptom checkers, no doses, and no diagnoses. The timing items for the first checkup, vaccines, and spay or neuter all end by sending you to your vet to confirm what applies to your cat. The reassurance cards describe what is common at that point and, for things like a cat that will not eat, say when it is time to call the clinic.
There is no account and nothing to sign in to. The app makes no network requests and carries no analytics or ad SDKs, so the cat's name, its dates, and your check marks stay on the phone. Delete all data in Settings removes the profile, every check mark, and any scheduled reminders in one step and returns you to the start.
Cat90 is an adjustment guide and checklist, not a veterinary service. It does not diagnose, treat, or set a vaccination or spay and neuter schedule for your cat. If your cat stops eating, seems unwell, or anything worries you, contact your veterinarian.
It is a rule of thumb many shelters give adopters: roughly three days to decompress, three weeks to learn the household routine, and three months to feel at home. Cat90 uses those three stages to organize its timeline. Every cat moves at its own pace, so treat the stages as a guide, not a deadline.
Yes. Enter the cat's age in months, up to 180. Age-based items whose usual window has already passed still appear, so you can confirm them with your vet or skip the ones that do not apply.
Yes. Enter the planned adoption date. The home screen counts down, the prep items appear in the last day or two before arrival, and you can read the full 90-day plan on the Timeline tab in the meantime.
No. It shows when these are commonly discussed for a cat of that age and asks you to confirm the schedule with your vet. If they are already done, skip the item.
There is no account. Everything is stored on your phone and the app makes no network requests. Delete all data in Settings wipes the profile, the check marks, and scheduled reminders at once.
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