Well today was a bit of a day! After learning about three new cats yesterday, I now have them all trapped! I brought Iris to TCAP this morning, and as I arrived a neighbor texted that she was able to trap this pretty boy (Basil) who I'd never seen before on camera or in person. So I got Iris checked in then went back home and picked up Basil and brought him back to TCAP. Luckily TCAP bent the rules a bit for me and let me drop him off late. He is gorgeous, long-haired and bla

One of the interesting things I’ve been able to learn through my wildlife cameras is that even though these ferals all technically belong to the same colony and will breed and mix with each other, there are actually a number of sub-groups within in the colony. I’m calling them North (N), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW), RB and TL. I also have a few floater cats that I can’t quite pin down. The ferals spend most of their time in these groups at their specific locations. Last ye

It's Sunday and that means Trapping Day! The TCAP in Fort Worth (my favorite location) only guarantees feral surgeries on Mondays and Thursdays, so I like to get a start on Sunday to have some to bring in on Monday. I typically only trap one round a week because I have to keep them for a few days during their recovery. I'm working on getting the resources to have multiple rounds coming and going, but I'm not quite there yet. Last Sunday I was able to trap Lavender: look how p

Peanut and Zinnia are the first two cats trapped in 2018! Zinnia Peanut Turns out they are both girls and they both did so well. I always like to trap in pairs so they have a buddy through the whole process. After TCAP, the girls got to recover together in a kennel in my garage for 48 hours. They were released on Thursday and seem to have settled back in! Peanut showing off her ear tip

One year ago today, my sweet feral Sunflower gave birth to five kittens only hours after I trapped her. Luckily we knew she was pregnant and she was being fostered by my sweet friend Jeri when it happened. They spent their first four weeks with Jeri, then the next 4 weeks with me before being adopted by three wonderful families! In celebration of their happy stories, here are a few galleries to show their growth from one day to one year! Spike (Holly) Lily (Buttercup) Arlo (C

It's time for an update on all the cats living at the colony! I've had the camera out for about five days and from that and information from neighbors, I have put together a little census of the colony. As of now, there are 18-20 cats I'm concerning myself with. A few do not spend much time with the colony but they have been brought to my attention by other neighbors so I am including them in my project. There are currently nine that need to be trapped. I will move to a new s