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Meet Chloe!

Chloe's TNR was sponsored by Linda Blum. 

This small female is around 6 months old, and had not ever had a litter of kittens. Luckily we were able to catch her, because soon she would have been adding to the population!

This little lady is very feral, and it took us awhile to trap her, because she stayed hidden for quite some time. She will not go near her caretaker, despite having been born and raised there. Overall, she was reserved through the TNR process. She seems to be more scared than spicy. She seemed to calm down after the first day when she realized we wouldn't hurt her. 

Thank you Linda, from Chloe and all of us at GCCC!

 Meet Dorito!

Dorito's TNR was sponsored by Jamie Davis.

Dorito is a big loveable guy who just showed up at Jamie's house one day and decided he was staying. He was likely someone's pet at one point in time because he is super friendly. He loves to be held, and will start purring immediately if you pick him up. He will even fall asleep while being held.
He hit the jackpot when he found Jamie's family, because he was welcomed to stay and is now fixed and can live out his days doing nothing but being a handsome porch cat.

Thank you Jamie, from Dorito and all of us at GCCC! 

 Meet Charly!

Charly's TNR was sponsored by Kim Brickner.

This fluff is an older female. She is the matriarch of her colony, and has had 5 litters of kittens in just 2 1/2 years since coming to her caretaker's property. Luckily, that cycle has ended for her now.

This big girl is absolutely beautiful. She spends a lot of time sunbathing and grooming herself. She is mellow, and will come near people but does not allow petting. She knows her caretaker very well, and will let them get within feet of her. Through the TNR process she was quiet and calm. If we had to lift her trap cover to feed her she would become a little scared, but she would quickly settle after her trap was covered back up.

We are so glad the breeding cycle has stopped for her, and she can now spend her time laying around in the sun and enjoying life.

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

Meet Maybe!

Maybe's TNR was sponsored by Jordin Vieths. 

So why did Jordin decide to name this cat Maybe? The quick answer is that for the last two years, every time we trapped a group of cats, Jordin would set the trap and say, "Maybe I'll catch her this time, maybe I won't."

This girl is very feral, typically only seen in the late evenings and in the middle of the night. She has had litter, after litter of babies for years, and she is incredibly trap savvy. Several people in the neighborhood have tried to trap her, with no luck. Jordin had even gone as far as to put her kittens in a trap before, and she still would not go in. A drop trap was out of the question, she was much too smart to go under it to eat. 

So what finally worked? A rubber mat cut to fit inside the trap hiding the trip plate. Feeding the stinkiest wet food she could find at the opening of the trap until she was seen eating on camera (yes we were that invested in getting her caught) then slowly, SLOWLY moving the food bowl back by no more than 1/4 inch every few days. This took A LOT of patience and determination. On trap days, we upped the stakes by adding tuna, sardines or chicken to the trap. Still, it took 2 years!

We are just over the moon that this girl has been caught at last, and can finally be done raising babies! She has been a topic of discussion in many of our monthly meetings!

Thank you Jordin, from Maybe and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Mocha!

Mocha's TNR was sponsored by Carol Ellis. 

This little girl is a spitfire! She is only around 7 months old, but she can handle herself, and she made sure to let us know in NO uncertain terms that she was born wild and she prefers it that way! Oddly, this little girl does not have a colony that we know of. The entire week of trap training, she was alone and we never witnessed another cat with her. Regardless, she definitely knows how to fend for herself, and was seen hunting multiple times. It's pretty neat how the instinct to survive can take over at such a young age. Thanks to Carol, this girl who has never had kittens yet will not have to experience the burden of feeding a family, just herself!

 Meet Tank!

Tank's TNR was sponsored by Randi Miller.

Tank is a big and feisty orange and white male. He has been the ruler of his neighborhood for a couple of years now, and he is VERY protective of his territory. As you can see from his picture, he has lots of wounds to his face from fighting over the ladies, and hopefully getting him neutered will let him heal up, and he can relax a little bit. This guy is extremely feral, and will not go anywhere near any humans. We don't know a lot about him, as he's pretty elusive and is rarely seen in the daylight. We do know, though, that he's a spicy fella, and kept us on our toes throughout his TNR journey.
Thanks to Randi's generosity, he can now live his best life without fighting.

Thank you Randi! From Tank and all of us at GCCC! 

Meet Thor! 

Thor's TNR was sponsored by Ashlynn Stith. 

Thor is a BIG bobtail male. He was easily the biggest cat we have had in awhile, and had a cute round face that was REALLY hard to not pet. This guy is very wild, and in the words of the vet, "He's a little cantankerous." We love that about him though, and we know that his tough attitude is why he has made it so many years as a feral. Overall, this guy was quiet and relaxed through the whole TNR process, but he really didn't like it when we had to lift his trap cover for any reason. He is a big time foodaholic, and devoured his canned food immediately. He has a few scratches from fighting, and we are so glad he can now heal, rest and just go do cat stuff without having to compete all the time. 

Thank you Ashlynn, from Thor and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Benny!

Benny's TNR was sponsored by Linda Blum. 

This big guy is a black and white, young adult male. He has been coming around his caretakers house for a little while now, and has made his way into a colony of previously TNRd cats. He must be pretty charming, because that doesn't typically happen! This guy was pretty mellow and relaxed throughout the process. He is observant and quiet, and just a pleasure to have around. 

Thank you Linda, from Benny and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Gravy! 

Gravy's TNR was sponsored by Kimberly Brickner. 

Gravy is a grey and white male. He is very friendly, and was literally waiting for us on trap day and walked right into the trap with us standing next to it! He was a little scared during the TNR process, and stayed squished at the back of the trap as far as he could go. Food is the only thing that could draw him towards us, and it turns out he has quite the appetite for Friskies Shreds in Gravy! 

This young man is well loved by his caretakers, and is regularly hanging out on their porch just waiting for attention. We are so grateful he is now going to be able to just guard the porch and not be wandering as much in search of the ladies. 

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

Meet Montague!
Montague was Sponsored by Opal Neal.
The little guy  is a young tabby and white kitten around 4-5 months old. He is a handsome little guy. He kind of just stays on the sidelines, watching and observing. He seems playful with the other cats, and curious towards people.  He was shy and reserved through the TNR process, and even though he didn't want to be there, we know he will have a better life because of it.
Thank you Opal, from Montague and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Max!

Max's TNR was sponsored by Brenda Smith.

Max is a young male, and truthfully he looks like he's had it pretty rough so far.
This little guy is feral, and not able to be handled at all. He is underweight, and his coat is in rough shape. The good news is, we have seen young toms come in looking like this time and time again, and once they are fixed, they become healthy and really blossom. Something we found interesting about this guy, is that he holds onto his tail and kneads it for comfort. We thought it was so sweet to watch, and you can actually see in the picture that he is holding his tail. He was a little trooper for the TNR process, and even though he was nervous he was quiet and took it all in stride. 

We are really looking forward to watching this guy turn into a healthy adult, only having to worry about keeping his belly full. 

Thank you Brenda, from Max and all of us at GCCC

Meet Gus!

Gus had his TNR sponsored by Janet Schwertfeger.

Our first thought when we trapped Gus was, "Wow, he is a rare one!" We have never seen a cat with this coat pattern and vibrant colors before. He is a classic tabby with white, but spots of his tabby pattern are orange! He is an extremely unique and beautiful cat. He seems to be a pretty sweet guy, is reserved and was laid back and easy going throughout the TNR process. He is a newcomer to a colony of cats that was already TNR'd, and managed to sweet talk the other cats into letting him be a member of their colony. He now visits his caretaker daily, and she is quite fond of him. 

Thank you Janet, from Gus and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Shadow!

Shadow's TNR was sponsored by Randi Miller. 

Shadow is a young, totally black female. She is around a year old, and absolutely adores the kids where she lives. Her caretaker told me she "adopted" their family. The kids can pick her up and pack her around like a purse, but the kitty is a little leery of adults. Maybe someone was not nice to her in the past. In any case, she can now hang around and take care of her human kids without having to raise her own babies. 

Thank you Randi, from Shadow and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Antonio!

Antonio's TNR was sponsored by Lori Proe. 

This sweet guy is a young male tabby cat, around 6-7 months old.  
Antonio is LOADED with personality, fears nothing, and is super funny. He is really friendly, and liked to roll over and show us his belly all the time. He was having a great time shredding all of his newspapers in the trap, dragging his trap cover into his trap, stealing his neighbor's trap cover (which they really did not appreciate) and sticking his paw through to try and play every time we walked past. 

He was completely unbothered by the TNR process, and we really enjoyed his entertainment for the short time we had him. 

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

Meet Gumbo!

Gumbo's TNR was sponsored by Sarah Middlebrook. 

Gumbo is a handsome young tuxedo kitty. Let us tell you, we wish they were all as easy to catch as this guy. He was waiting for us when we showed up on trap day, had NO fear whatsoever, and walked right into the trap with us standing right next to it. He was so calm that we just gently shut the trap door, and he didn't even notice. He will do ANYTHING for food, including willingly being hauled off to the vet.

Gumbo was completely unbothered by the TNR process, was letting us pet him, rubbing on the trap for attention, and helped himself to 3 servings of dinner after his appointment. After his belly was full, he was loafing, and could be heard purring from across the shelter. He is super sweet and loveable, and his caretaker is quite fond of him, as are we. 

Thank you Sarah, from Gumbo and all of us at GCCC!

Meet Olive!

Olive's TNR was sponsored by Jill Freeman. 

This was kind of a special sponsorship, because Jill actually was the one who volunteered her time to get Olive trapped! Olive was the last cat of her group to be trapped, and Jill waited patiently for her to show up from 8 am until 3 pm. She was determined to catch this mama and start the process of TNR.
Olive is an older cat, and according to her caretaker, has had litter after litter of kittens for years. She was a good mom, and would always bring her babies to her caretaker so they could be fed and socialized with people before being re-homed. Olive is Gravy and Gumbo's mom (also sponsored cats in this last group), and both of them are very friendly. 

Olive had a little bit of a harder time with the TNR process. She had to stay at the vet to be monitored for an extra couple days, and we kept her at the shelter over the weekend to ensure she would be okay after being released. Being an older cat, and her body being worn down after years of raising babies, she just didn't seem as spry after her surgery as the others. We are happy to announce that she did come around, and was released to go enjoy her new life. 

Olive has definitely earned her retirement, and will be much happier just laying around the porch and only worrying about herself. It's all about her from here on out! 

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

 Meet Sasha!

Sasha's TNR was sponsored by Sheri Harrison.

Sasha is a tabico female, and was estimated at 1 year old. She was healthy, and had no concerns from the vet. She is a shy and quiet girl, but would let us pet her through the trap. She is regularly seen hanging out at her caretaker's house, and loves to sun herself. She kind of keeps to herself, so we don't know a whole lot about her, but we do know she sure is beautiful!

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

 Meet Fluffy!

Fluffy's TNR was sponsored by Pam Tooley, who has also been his caretaker.

Fluffy is a male, and was estimated at 2-3 years old.

Here's what Pam had to say about this big guy:
"This is Fluffy. He’s been around my neighborhood for the past six months, making himself right at home. He’s a bit shy and doesn’t like people getting too close. He’ll flop down on the ground, hoping for a pet, but he won’t let anyone touch him. I can peek at him through the window, and he’ll meow or hiss at me. He’s so gorgeous and fluffy!"

While handling Fluffy, we decided that he won the award for the most spicy cat of the year. He was a big, handsome boy, but he is definitely very feral. We couldn't even get near his trap without him growling, spitting, and hissing at us. When we work with the feral cats, we use a tool called a trap divider. It keeps the cats safe, and us safe too, while we give them clean papers and food/water. This guy was so feisty that we managed to get his food and water in there without losing any fingers, but we were not able to give him new paper. He didn't mind, and preferred if we just left him alone anyway!
In a way, these are the fun ones that keep us on our toes!

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

  Meet Binx!

Binx had his TNR sponsored by Carol Ellis.

Binx is a wild boy, and would try to escape any time we handled the trap. You can see in his picture that he trusts nobody and was formulating a plan when we took his picture! We think it's great, because that means he will stay safer out there on the streets.

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