I finally have an update on Sprightly. He only ever ate his food while I was out of the room so I filmed him in secret to confirm that he was using his leg normally to move around. He was released 9 days after I caught him. I donated food to his feeder for him and other kitties to enjoy. #TNR #TNRcats

I caught a kitty and he needs extra healing time after his neuter surgery. The vet found an active infection in his leg. Unfortunately, they don’t do x-rays at the clinic so we don’t know if it’s a fracture or “just” a flesh wound. His name is Sprightly and he’ll be staying for a week. We’ll see how well he’s healed then. #TNR #TNRcats

New development! My weekly TNR work ended with just a single cat, yet another specimen of the all-black kitty that is very common in the Massive Colony. What was not typical was the cat’s willingness to eat in front of me and the nonexistent hisses (only fearful, pleading meows), Is she a pet, I wondered. But no one recognized her and there was no indentation in her neck fur where a collar could’ve been. #TNR #TNRcats

After last week’s horrible experience, this week I’m so happy to get two cats fixed! The big white and grey tom is Hokusai; he reminded me of his namesake’s cat sketches. The little tabby was going in and out of an open vent, she looked like she was heat so I got her just in time. Her name is Twiggy. #TNR #TNRcats

This week, I had a combative, semi-threatening encounter at the massive colony. Out of concern for the cats, a stranger took one of my trap, casually lobbed a racist comment at me, and demanded proof that I wasn’t hurting cats. I’m fine, just a little shaken and kinda pissed I went home cat-less. My consolation, though, is catching this guy named Cliff later that night on my porch. #TNR #TNRcats

This week, I caught Russet and Coal Train. I noticed Russet last week; his deep orange coloring is hard to miss. Coal Train is yet another all-black cat with that long-nose face common in this colony. Both cats got neutered, vaccinated, flea treated, and microchipped. And now they’ve been returned to their community.
Russet and Coal Train are from the same colony as the previous eight or so cats; this is a massive colony estimated to have 100–200 cats. #TNR #tnrcats