Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Been busy and haven't really
been encouraged to post this. After not seeing OneEye in a few weeks
and fearing the worst, I finally saw her a few weeks ago. I had no trap
available to me. She was not very energetic and she looked terrible. So
I took a leap of faith. I grabbed a towel out of my pickup, put on some
work gloves, and simply walked over and picked her up. She put up
almost no protest. I had a box available, so I put her in and brought
her to the vet.

Turns out the missing eye wasn't the result of an injury at all. It was
cancer. There was simply no chance. This one bothered me more than the
other kitty I had to have put down. It really sucked.

She was actually the fourfth cat I caught. One other was put down, and
two were treated and released. My main focus is now to keep my eye on
these two and see if their health declines. Since they were released
before One-Eye was caught, no one can be sure if they also have cancer.
I realize it probably isn't contagious, but I wonder if there is
something these cats are doing that's giving it to them. Could it be
hereditary?

I will keep feeding them and monitoring them. They have separate
shelters. Unfortunately, they appear to be rivals. I have never seen
them together. And they have both lost companions. I don't imagine they
will suddenly start liking each other.

Again, I apologize for not updating in so long. I want to thank those
of you who encouraged me and gave me advice and insight. I really
wanted to save One Eye. Unfortunately, dispite my enthusiasm,
determination, and best efforts, I failed her.

Carl