About the TNVR Process

What is the TNVR Process?

Barn Cat Outreach clinics are set up as a Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate & Release process.

The process works like this:

  • Humane traps are set the night before our clinic with fishy smelling canned cat food in them. Normally the cats have been fed in/near the traps for the previous week to get them used to the cages. As cats are trapped, they are covered with a sheet and placed in a quiet location away from the trapping area.
  • The next morning, the cats are brought to our clinic
  • In our mobile clinic, the cats are
    • anesthetized
    • spayed/neutered
    • vaccinated for rabies & feline distemper
    • treated for fleas, ear mites, wounds, parasites, etc.
    • have their left ear tipped for identification
    • recovered and released in their original environment within 24-48 hours