Instructions
Remove any other animals from the area, including your own pets, as the sight or sound of them may generate additional stress for the trapped kitten.
Call in reinforcements. Your options will vary based on your geographic area, as well as where exactly the kitten is trapped. For cats up in trees or trapped in a wall, call the fire department. For kittens trapped with a protective mother, call your local police department, who may in turn direct you to call your local animal control office or animal rescue association.
Provide the kitten with food, water, or cat mlk (available at pet stores), if you can reach the animal. Keeping the kitten hydrated and fed is a priority until officials arrive to extract the kitten.
Contact friends and family to see if they might want to adopt the kitten once it has been freed, in case it is a stray. That way, you can help to save the kitten's life in both the short term and the long term. Stray cats not adopted quickly run the risk of being euthanized.
How to Help a Trapped Kitten
If you encounter a trapped kitten in your neighborhood, your first impulse will likely be to try and help it in any way that you can. Rescuing a trapped kitten can be a stressful experience, and can sometimes prove dangerous if the kitten is protected by a mother cat, or if you try to reach a trapped kitten in a high tree or dangerous culvert. However, with the steps outlined below, you will be prepared to help the next trapped kitten you encounter.