I finally received 2 more certificates in the mail just the other day, so set out the trap last night hoping to catch Debra's Mom, as I refer to the black/white who has been an everynight visitor for quite sometime now.

Well, this morning hubby awakens me saying he thinks there is a racoon in the trap! When I went out to look, I understood his conclusion because this guy was HUGE, and had only 1/2 a tail which was very full and ringed! Easily could pass for a racoon at a distance . . . I whisked him off to the vet and he was neutered, notched and vaccinated against rabies today. Seems he is an older cat with plenty of battle scars, as the vet put it. We pick him up tomorrow, and I have named him Chief Half-Tail. Funny that we never saw him until just this morning, in our trap! I am going to take photos of these cats before I release them.

Theo comes back quite often, but I'm surprised Debra's Mom was not lured into the trap . . . maybe she is wise to it . . . I will keep trying, and who knows . . . Chief Half-Tail was certainly a surprise to find!