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Meet Watson!
Watson's TNR was sponsored by Heather Gibson. 

Watson is an adult male, estimated at 2 years old, and weighed 8.7 lbs at his vet visit. He had no health concerns. 

He is very friendly with his caretaker and even sits on her lap while she drinks her coffee on the porch in the mornings, but he does not trust anyone other than his caretaker. He is a gentle giant, and behaved like a gentleman throughout the TNR process. What a dignified guy! 

Thank you Heather, from Watson and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Wiley!
Wiley's TNR was sponsored by Kim Brickner. 

Wiley is a male kitten, estimated at 3 months old, and was 3.8 lbs at his vet visit. He had no medical concerns from the vet.
He is a curious kitten, and not fearful of much for being born a feral. Some of that may be because he was born on his caretaker's back porch, and has gotten accustomed to people walking near him regularly. He still doesn't want to be pet or held, but he will follow people across the yard, and actually has quite a goofy personality. He is one of the last of two kittens that needed fixed to complete TNR in his large colony of nearly 20 cats!

Thank you Kim, from Wiley and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Slinky!
Slinky's TNR was sponsored by Lori Proe.

Slinky is a male, estimated at 6 months old, and weighed 4.3 lbs.  He is super feral, and is very elusive, so we don't know much about his temperament. We do know, however, that it is a good thing that he was caught, because he was in need of some medical care. He had a large abscess on the left side of his neck that was drained and cleaned, and the vet extracted a deciduous canine tooth. He was also given an antibiotic to help him heal from his infection. He lives in the field behind Country Mart. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of him in the back near the dumpsters, but you better not blink, because he will be gone in a flash!  

Thank you Lori, from Slinky and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Bella!
Bella's TNR was sponsored by Sheri Harrison!

Bella is a female, estimated at 4 months old, and weighed 3.1 lbs. She had no health concerns from the vet.
She was calm and quiet through the TNR process, even if she was scared. You can see in the picture, she couldn't muster up the courage to face us, and just stayed back in the corner most of the time, but we would tell by her gentle eyes that she was a sweet and gentle natured baby. It's crazy to think that in just a few short weeks this little girl could have been having babies of her own. We are so grateful that we were able to catch her and prevent any more babies being born on the streets. 

Thank you Sheri, from Bella and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Junebug!
Junebug's TNR was sponsored by Lori Proe. 

Junebug is a female kitten, estimated at 3-4 months old and weighed 3.1 lbs. She is a shy little girl, and stays in the background for the most part. Still, she's very curious and we can tell she wants to investigate, but she just can't seem to muster up the courage. She is a lurker, and you can often catch a glimpse of her near humans, but she will not come out from hiding. She trusts nobody except for her caretaker. When we were trapping at her caretaker's house, we had to completely leave the property so she would come out of the shed! 

Junebug is the very last kitten to be captured from a large colony that is now completely fixed! 

Thank you Lori, from Junebug and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Boots!

Boots had his TNR sponsored by Sharon Hopkins!

Boots is an adult male, estimated at 2 years old, and was 8.1 lbs at his vet visit. He had no medical concerns. 

Boots was at one time a house cat, but unfortunately, as so many irresponsible people do, he was kicked out of the home and left to fend for himself. Since being on his own, Boots has found his feral side, and would no longer be happy living as a house cat. He was not thrilled with us handling his trap, and he made sure to tell us all about it! Rumbly growls could be heard if we even just walked by, and have mercy if we had to lift his trap cover. Who can blame him though, knowing how humans have failed him before?

Even though Boots had a tough start in life, we are so happy that we were able to get him caught (this proved to be a bit of a chore, as we are certain he has been in a carrier before so he absolutely knew what we were up to with the trap), and make sure that he is vaccinated and neutered. We hope he gets to enjoy his wild life from here on out! 

Thank you Sharon, from Boots and all of us at GCCC! 

 Meet Penny!

Penny is a female, estimated at 2 years old and weighed 6.4 lbs. She is a wild one, and doesn't ever spend much time hanging around humans, except when her caretaker is putting out food for her large colony of around 20 cats. This was a the last adult female that needed to be fixed to complete TNR'ing the entire colony! Not only are we glad she was the last one to be fixed, but we are glad we caught her, because she was soon to be in need of major medical care. Penny's uterus was enlarged, and the vet office believed she may have been getting  ready to get pyometra, which is a fatal infection when left untreated. Luckily for her, it was caught in time, and having her spayed completely eliminates the risk of pyometra in the future! 

Thank you Sheri, from Penny and all of us at GCCC!

 Feisty is a wise old cat (when it comes to ferals anyway) as she was estimated at 5+ years old and weighed 6.4 lbs.
A five year old unfixed feral is not too common to see, as their average lifespan is only 2 years because of the harsh lives they endure on their own.
Feisty was in pretty rough shape as far as her body condition goes, but she was overall healthy. Nourishing litter after litter of kittens drained her body, but we expect that she will soon be plump and healthy, and can enjoy her retirement from being a kitten factory. 

Feisty's name certainly fits her, and it was easy to see how she managed to stay alive on the streets for so long when we got near her in the trap! She would growl and hiss at us any time we had to handle her. It was pretty clear that she was likely born and raised on the streets with very minimal human interaction. 

Thank you Sheri, from Feisty and all of us at GCCC!

 Betty is a female, estimated at 2 years old, and weighed in at 6.4 lbs for her vet visit. She was very healthy and had no medical concerns. 

Betty took up residence at her caretaker's house where she has had several litters of kittens. She is friendly with her caretaker, and even allows her caretaker to handle her and her kittens. As soon as she is contained, however, her feral side comes right back to the surface and it's easy to see that she has probably always lived on the streets. 

We attempted to TNR Betty last month, but we saw that she had very young kittens. After 3 of us volunteers unsuccessfully scoured through the weeds and bushes for her kittens, we thought it would be best to turn her loose to take care of her babies until they were a little older. That is not something we normally would do, but we knew Betty's caretaker could catch her again. 

Shortly after our last TNR day, Betty brought her babies to her caretaker, so we were able to take her this time!

Thank you, Sheri, from Betty and all of us at GCCC!

 Here's what we know! He is a male kitten, approximately 3 months old and weighed 3 lbs. His mother was TNR'd last time, but he wasn't quite big enough then, so we had to go back for him! He was very quiet and reserved through the TNR process, and pretty much just kept to himself the entire time. He was very healthy, with no concerns from the vet. Elliott is part of a VERY BIG colony. He was one of the last 3 we had to catch to complete the TNR of his particular colony.

Thank you Angelique, from Elliott and all of us at GCCC!  

Barry is a grey male, approximately 1 year old, and weighed 8.4 lbs for his vet visit. In addition to his neuter and vaccines, Barry was given an antibiotic for a skin condition that he is suffering from.
We were very lucky to catch Barry on the day we did, because it was clear that he was not feeling well, and the caretaker for this colony had not seen him before. You can't tell very well from the picture, but this guy had several wounds on his skin, and did not smell the best, on top of acting lethargic. By the time he was released, it was obvious that he was already feeling much better!

Thank you Charlotte and Dr. Sax, from Barry and all of us at GCCC! And Happy Birthday Dr. Sax!

 Meet Nallision!
Nallision's TNR was Sponsored by Hazel Mumaw, a very compassionate 10 year old!

Nallision is a female, approximately 9 weeks old, and weighed in at just 2.6 lbs. She is a playful little kitten, who has learned well from her mom that she needs to be very leery of new things, and people. Sometimes though, she can't help but to break the rules and be a little curious. She REALLY loves to eat!

Thanks to Hazel's generosity, Nallision will be able to grow up just "being a cat." She won't have to worry about raising litter after litter of kittens, and her likelihood of becoming sick are much less after being TNRd at such a young age. 

Thank you Hazel, from Nallision and all of us at GCCC! We are so grateful to have such a smart and caring kid wanting to help make Mountain Grove a better place for the community cats!

 Meet Celine!
Celine's TNR was sponsored by Pam Riehl. 

Celine is a female, around a year old, and she weighed in at 5.3 lbs. There were no medical concerns at her vet visit.
Celine is a lingerer, always watching what is going on at her caretaker's house, and never too far away. She doesn't necessarily want to be near people, but she knows where the easy meals come from! She is a very pretty girl, and has long whips of hair coming from her ears.
Sadly, it is believed that Celine either lost her kittens or abandoned them, as it was found at the vet that she had a very small amount of milk, but there was no evidence that she had been nursing babies (we also checked before taking her to the vet and it did not look like she was nursing). Regardless of what happened, that will not be a concern any more, since she can now just linger in the shadows, and wait for that food bowl to get filled up!

Thank you Pam, from Celine and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Buster!
Buster's TNR was sponsored by Jill Freeman. 

Buster is an adult male, who weighed in at 7.5 lbs for his vet visit. He was found to be very healthy with no medical concerns. 

Buster unfortunately was likely abandoned by his previous owner. He showed up at his caretaker's house one day, and never left. She has been searching for his owner for quite some time, but has not been able to find them.  He is incredibly sweet, and was purring and rubbing on the live trap the entire time. 

Buster would be a great candidate to be a house cat, and his caretaker is going to work on placing him in a home. 

Thank you Jill, from Buster and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Speckles!
Speckles TNR was sponsored by Carol Ellis. 

Speckles is a young female cat, less than a year old, and weighed in at 3.9 lbs for her vet visit. She is very healthy, and the vet found no medical concerns. 

Speckles is a watcher. She's very smart, and she is always observing her surroundings. As for her personality, she was very timid yet tolerant of the TNR process. She stayed dignified throughout, and was overly eager to have dinner after her surgery. Who can blame her? Don't we all like getting catered to?

Thank you Carol, from Speckles and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Mercy!
Mercy's TNR was sponsored by Angelique Goldschmidt.

Mercy is a young adult female who weighed 5.7 lbs at her vet visit. She did not have any major medical concerns.

Mercy has had it rough on the streets in her short life. As you can see from her picture, she already has some scrapes and scars from just trying to survive. She seems to be at the bottom of the pecking order in her colony and gets picked on quite a bit. She is very timid with other cats and people, but we are hoping her being fixed will make her life a little easier from here on out!

Thank you, Angelique, from Mercy and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Harley!
Harley's TNR was sponsored by Sheri Harrison.

Harley is an approximately 9 week old male kitten, who was perfectly healthy at his vet appointment, and weighed in at 2.7 lbs. 

He is just a little guy, and is quite shy and reserved, in part because he gets pushed around by his sisters. AT this point in time, he is just doing his best to learn from the adults in his colony, and figure out how the world works. He was very calm and collected throughout the TNR process, even though he was scared. He did his best to be a brave boy. 

A great life ahead for this sweet little baby! 

Thank you Sheri, from Harley and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Lady Whiskerly!
Her TNR was sponsored by MawMaw Marcia. 

Lady Whiskerly is a mature adult female, who weighed in at 7.5 lbs at the vet. She was overall healthy, but was suffering from a foot abscess that had to be cleaned and she was given a long lasting antibiotic shot. 

Lady Whiskerly is afraid of nothing, and is the boss when it comes to her colony. She even runs off the big males. She has had many litters of kittens, and in fact had brand new babies when we trapped her colony last month, so we had to leave her and come back once her and her kittens were old enough to be separated for a day. 

Now she can just focus on keeping the other cats in line. 

Thank you MawMaw Marcia, from Lady Whiskerly and all of us at GCCC!