08/18/2026
You'll have to excuse the lull in sharing—we have been beyond busy! Cat care and taking action will always come first. ❤️
Meet Clyde! 🐾
Clyde was originally a previously neutered, well-loved community cat. He was fed and cared for by folks who absolutely adored him. Then they noticed a lump on his front right leg.
And it absolutely was a lump. 😵💫
At first, we suspected an abscess. But once Clyde came into our care, that theory quickly changed. That was a beast of a tumor, and we feared the worst.
To make matters worse, once confined, Clyde became inappetent and erupted with an upper respiratory infection. We thought, “What more can this sweet cat possibly go through?” 😭
Clyde is a social boy, so we snuggled, cuddled, syringe-fed, and surrounded him with as much love, supportive care, supplements, and prayers as we could. We were determined to get him stable enough for a crucial leg amputation—to remove the cancerous limb and reduce the strain that cancer can place on a cat's immune system.
Clyde had a malignant mass on his lower right forearm. The leg had to go. 💔
Thankfully, his lungs looked clear and his body condition score was good, so we remained optimistic. We followed our veterinarian's treatment plan and protocols, and Clyde did his part.
And boy, did he surprise us. ❤️
Clyde recuperated quickly once he realized that we meant him no harm and that we were actually pretty cool cat ladies. 😂
Change can be incredibly hard on cats. Some cats can emotionally shut down when their entire world changes—from living free like a bird to suddenly being confined. It's always a risk when we bring a community cat into custody for medical intervention.
But for Clyde, the risk was absolutely worth it.
He is now a happy, hearty boy who LOVES being petted and is healing up so, so well from his leg amputation. 🥹🐾
And there's an even happier ending: Clyde's caregiver is going to make him an indoor cat once his sutures are removed! ❤️
Every step of the way, his caregiver has contributed toward the cost of his care, and that means more to us than we can say. When we take on these serious medical cases, we are incredibly grateful to the veterinarians who provide us with reasonable rates for premium diagnostics and care—but reasonable doesn't mean free.
Our mission is to spay and neuter everything we possibly can. But when we see a cat who needs more, we simply can't shrug it off and walk away.
At Cat Trap Fever, your entire board has their hands in cat care. We have our boots on the ground. We are entirely unpaid for everything we pour into this mission and beyond.
When you support CTF, your dollar goes so much further than you might imagine.
Our average cost for a TNVR cat is only $30–$40, including surgery, TWO vaccines, and flea prevention. That's an incredible amount of lifesaving care for one community cat.
And sometimes, when a cat like Clyde needs more, we do our absolute best to make sure he gets it. ❤️
This is why we do what we do.
This is Cat Trap Fever. 🐾
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