Cat Chalet Reno

08/25/2026

Clients and Reno Community,

All is well at The Cat Chalet and we want to thank all of you for your concern and offers to help. While we currently don't have time to respond to all the comments individually, please know it was so heartwarming to hear from so many of you in Email, phone calls, text messages and FB comments. It was wonderful to hear from many of our former clients who no longer live in Reno but reached out to wish us well.

With fewer evacuation restrictions, many of our feline evacuees have returned home. We collected nearly $500 from our clients who were evacuated and were financially able to pay the boarding fees. We have used this money to make $100 donations to five families who have lost their homes. There are so many people who lost their homes in the Hawk Fire and selecting 5 out of so many was not easy. We decided to select families who hardly had any donations and who had pets.

Please consider making a donation to one of the families in need from the attached list. You can check the list often, as more families will be added over the next few days.

Purrs,
Susan & Stefanie

Neighbors are stepping up for people who lost homes or businesses as they begin to rebuild.

08/24/2026

Clients and Reno Community,

We know that many of you are very worried about the cats in our care at The Cat Chalet. I wanted to post some information regarding our evacuation policy to help ease a bit of the stress some of our clients are experiencing.

CURRENT SITUATION - We are in the "GET SET" zone of the Hawk Fire and directly on the border of the "GET OUT NOW" zone. Currently, we are fine sheltered in place and are fully prepared to evacuate all cats in our care.

EVACUATION HOME BASES - We will not be transporting our boarding guests to any public facilities. Not only are they mostly full but our goal is to provide an environment that will be calm and reduce any stress the cats may feel. We have 5 homes in our family scattered throughout Washoe County that are not in any danger of being evacuated. I have a printed list of all the cats currently in our care and have already pre-assigned each cat to one of our family homes as well as designated which bedroom they will be assigned to if we need to evacuate. Cats who are boarded together in a chalet will remain together in their assigned bedroom. All medications will be transported with the cats and medication schedules will continue as needed.

Mutual Aid Agreement - We have arrangements with The Cozy Cattery to assist each other in the event there is a need.

Please know that we take our duties very seriously, especially when it involves the safety of the cats in our care. If we end up needing assistance from anyone in the community, we will post our needs on Facebook. Please understand that we might not be able to answer individual offers of people wanting to help due to limited time. Our goal is to keep in touch with the families of the cats we have in our care if the need arises.

Purrs,
Susan & Stefanie

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from The Cat Chalet! We want to thank all of you who made donations to Ciera’s 3rd Annual Cat Food Drive. The staff and kitties at Catmandu Feline Sanctuary were very thankful for your generosity. We are wishing all of you and your furry family members a safe, healthy and happy 2025!

12/14/2024

Ciera is collecting cat food and litter donations today until 2pm for Catmandu Feline Sanctuary. Thank you and we hope to see you soon!

12/12/2024

Ciera’s cat food/litter fundraiser is off to a great start! Ciera will be at The Cat Chalet this Saturday from 11am - 2pm to meet with everyone who wants to stop by with a donation. If that time doesn’t work for you, drop off your donations anytime or even have a Chewy order shipped to Ciera. When the holidays are over we’ll make another trip to deliver additional donations. All donations help the kitties at Catmandu Feline Sanctuary. Thank you so much for helping cats who need you! ❤️❤️❤️

09/09/2024

We have room for 2 more feline evacuees. Post below if you need help. If you are a client, text me on the texting hotline. There is no charge for cats evacuated from the fire and the space is available to any cats who need help.

09/08/2024

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UPDATED ANIMAL EVACUATION LOCATIONS 9/10/24 @1:00PM:

Animal Services has set up an emergency shelter for livestock at UNR Equestrian Center, 1290 Valley Rd, Reno.

Small animals (Cats dogs etc.) can be evacuated to Washoe County Regional Animal Services at 2825 Longley Lane, Suite A.

Nevada Humane Society has limited additional livestock emergency shelter set up at Fuji Park 601 Old Clear Crk Rd, Carson City.

Continue to monitor fire and shelter updates via perimetermap.com

The Reno Fire Department is assisting with response to the Davis Creek brush fire in Washoe Valley.
⚠️ I-580 North is closed at Bellevue Road and I-580 South is closed at Mt. Rose Highway.
⚠️ Current evacuation maps can be found at www.perimetermap.com.
⚠️ An Evacuation Shelter is available at Washoe County Senior Services, located at 1155 E 9th Street in Reno
⚠️ A Large Animal Shelter is available at the University of Nevada Reno Equine Facility located at 1290 Valley Road.
Please avoid the area and allow first responders room to work.

09/07/2024

DAVIS CREEK WILDFIRE EVACUEES - please comment on this post if you need assistance with your feline evacuees.

07/11/2024

Please take a look at our updated website with new photos!

www.TheCatChaletReno.com

Be sure to check out the "About" section, as we've added profiles for some new family members you may not have meet yet.

The Cat Chalet Reno offers luxury cat boarding and certified cat grooming. Family owned and operated by Susan Cesarini.