We built PurrView so colony care would not depend on who remembered what at midnight. Today we are proud to say a piece of that promise has a name: TNR Ops.
Trap night is not a spreadsheet night. It is gloves, headlamps, quiet negotiations with wary cats, and the low thrum of worry—will we get who we need, will the cages line up for clinic, will someone at home still be awake to sort the texts?
TNR Ops is for that hour. Pick the colony where you are standing. See the cats who are not yet TNR complete. Mark trapped and secured for transport. Add a note when you can. Snap a photo of a face in a trap when there is a breath to spare. Save with Trapping Complete. Export a clean list for the person prepping paperwork while you are still on the next site.
What this eases
Not the hard work—the trapping, the lifting, the decisions only you can make in the field. What it eases is the second shift: reconstructing the night from message threads, wondering which cat was which, and carrying the whole mission alone until the house is quiet and the coffee is cold.
When your team shares one organization in PurrView, the field can write the story as it happens. A coordinator can start clinic prep from a live picture of the night— not from a pile of screenshots at 11:47 p.m. That is not a small kindness. For people already running 15-hour days, it can mean hours back, and a little less of the particular loneliness that comes with being the only one who “knows.”
What it is not
TNR Ops closes the trap portion of trap–neuter–return. It does not pretend to be a veterinary chart, a foster CRM, or a replacement for the judgment of good caretakers and good clinics. The durable TNR complete stamp still belongs after recovery and return—when the story has a fair ending, not merely a full trap.
And if you work several colonies in one night: switch the colony on Active Cats before each site, and trust the title on the TNR screen. The wrong roster is a stress we can spare you.
How to try it
In PurrView, select your colony, open TNR Ops, and walk through a quiet practice on a test colony if you like—or take it straight to the field when you are ready. The User’s Manual has steps, warnings, and a short prep checklist. Questions and field notes are always welcome at [email protected].
To everyone who feeds before sunrise and stays out after dark: we see the work. This module is for you.