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Gryph
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Minnesotan in SC, daughter of Yooper. Sisu. Bi. ADHD. She/her. Writer. Early 40's. Animal shelter worker. TNR. Many cats. :) Links: https://linktr.ee/gryph42 Cat Sanctuary wishlist: https://throne.com/sarahgryph
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Calvin on Friday, showing off for my friend/coworker who drove me home. He ONLY does circus tricks for her, the little show off. ❤️
Ear tipped brown tabby is standing up on his hind legs to lick at a churu treat being held towards him by a young woman wearing a pink scrub top with Strawberry Shortcake designs on it and black scrub pants. The cat's front paws are curled in front of him, helping him balance.
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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She adopted him!!! He's such a handsome sweet old man, I'm so happy for him. ❤️❤️❤️
Old and slightly rumpled looking orange and white tabby cat is standing in an adoption kennel and looking up at me with a cute little head tilt and a serious look on his face.
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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A bonus Chessie from m tonight. I never did figure out what she was looking at. My friend says, "She looks like she at the nail salon and heard juicy gossip across the room."
Ear tipped tuxedo is stretched out on her belly on top of a workbench covered by a white towel. Her front paws are straight out in front of her, but her head and neck are pulled back as she cranes her head to look at Something out of frame.
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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And a Garfield trying to either whistle or pucker up for a kiss earlier today. ❤️
Ear tipped light orange/buff tabby is sitting up on a shelf on my porch that's covered by a pink towel. He's leaning forward towards the camera, and his lips have a small opening visible as if he is whistling.
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Calvin as he "helps" me sweep and tidy the porch.
Ear tipped brown tabby standing on a shelf backed up to my chest. He's looking at something past the camera, across the yard. My hand is on his side bc even if he's in my way I'm gonna steal a quick snuggle.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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A perfect smol baby, already adopted. He somehow snuck into a catio at the cat sanctuary a few weeks ago, initially presented as feral, then decided to tame down with some foster care from the sanctuary director. ❤️
Little black and white tuxedo kitten sitting in a plastic cat bed in an adoption kennel. I'm petting his head and his eyes are soft, enjoying it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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This handsome boy came back from foster today, and was adopted within like a couple hours. ❤️
Wiggly 6m old buff tabby kitten is in my arms, looking at the camera with wide eyes. He is soft and curious and a perfect little guy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Calvin is looking SO annoyed about his new bed, little spoiled brat. xD
Ear tipped brown tabby is curled up in a green and white Christmas themed cat bed and looking real annoyed about it. The bed is on his favorite table on my porch, the table is covered with a light green towel. Behind him is a plastic tub of cat treats.
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Wearing my Baby Corn shirt today, and hanging out with a sweet old man kitty. 🙂 I did send these pics to Whisks to Whiskers, but I have no idea if she checks her messages with how big her accounts have gotten. ❤️
Blond white woman in her early 40's, wearing blue glasses and a black tshirt with a cartoon design of a giant black kitten rampaging in New York as if he is Godzilla. She is taking a selfie while looking at the camera, and petting a rumpled looking senior orange tabby with white paws and chest who is behind her in his shelter kennel. His eyes are closed and his paws are stretched out making biscuits. Blond white woman in her early 40's, wearing blue glasses and a black tshirt with a cartoon design of a giant black kitten rampaging in New York as if he is Godzilla. She is taking a selfie while looking away from the camera, and at a rumpled looking senior orange tabby with white paws and chest who is behind her in his shelter kennel. She is petting him and he is raising his head towards her hand for more pets.
January 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Hamlet is skeptical about 2026. His resolution was Moar Lap, but his human has things she needs to get done today.
Ear tipped black cat is sitting in my lap as I sit at my computer desk. His head is partially turned to look back at me, and he looks very skeptical.
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Chessie, Queen of the Porch. 👑
Ear tipped tuxedo cat is sprawled languidly on a grey self heating mat on top of a workbench shelf on my porch. Despite her pose, she is alert with wide eyes and her tail twitching.
December 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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"Excuse me. I saw you across the room hand feeding treats to a skittish cat and I need to know, where are my treats?" (He also got treats, yes.)
Black and white tuxedo-ish cat is looking at me imploringly through the cats of his kennel door. He has big tomcat cheeks and big green eyes. His head is slightly tilted to the side.
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A comfy Christmas Chessica. 🙂 (Chessie has a ridiculous number of nicknames, ngl.)
Ear tipped tuxedo cat is reclining in a little cat cubby we made on a work bench on our porch. She is on a grey self heating pad, and is also lying on top of a blue catnip fish toy. Next to her is a little Lambchop cat toy. She looks very comfy, though her eyes always look huge.
December 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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This pic from last night is not great bc low light and front camera of my phone. But, this is what happens when you've got Christmas music going, you're sitting on the porch with your TNR cat who has been interested in lap sitting lately...and someone starts launching fireworks. 🤦‍♀️ (He was okay.)
Blurry, low light photo. An ear tipped brown tabby is sitting in a woman's lap, leaning against her chest. He is looking off to his right and his eyes have become enormous saucers of, "WTF was that?!!!"
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Caught our barncat boy at work with a small blep last week. ❤️ He still startles and hides when you open the door of his kennel and will not accept any touch; but he'll take treats through the bars. We're hoping he can go to someone who can keep working with him, but those homes are so hard to find.
Ear tipped brown tabby is resting on his side in a blue plastic cat bed. He has one paw up on the side of the bed and his tongue is sticking out just the tiniest bit. There's a towel hanging down from the shelf above him, giving him a hiding spot when he wants it.
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Also Hamlet from this morning. He is positive that 11 days is too many days to work in a row, and I should not be leaving the house (him) that often. So he decided to try to hold me down in bed.
Ear tipped black cat with bright yellow/green eyes is clutching a vague shape under a blue comforter, and definitely trying to hold it in place. He is looking at me just past the camera, daring me to get out of bed.
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Garfield from earlier today, just after having an energizing scratch at the wooden border around our bushes. He's doing quite well now. :)
Ear tipped light orange tabby cat is stretched out along a wooden border in our front yard. He's looking at me upside down with light green eyes, and looks pretty pleased with his lot in life.
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Calvin. The face of a cat who tried to bite me after I pet him on my way out the door this afternoon, then changed his mind and tried to make out with my face. He was on the catnip towel, so I'm blaming the drugs. 😄
Ear tipped brown cat loafed on a light green towel with some catnip leavings smushed into it. His ears are a little annoyed, his eyes are a little narrowed, but he's also got a derpy little blep going.
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Got a ride home with a friend and Calvin decided to show off for her. 😂 (Video: Ear tipped brown tabby is going up on his hind legs to lick churu being offered to him on my porch. He's being very polite, and very cute about it.)
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Hamlet, feeling zero regrets for dodging around me to sneak onto the porch to steal porch cat food, and then hiding from me under furniture.
Ear tipped black cat looking up at me from my brown office carpet with huge innocent eyes. The pic is shot from above, and it looks a little like he has no legs from this angle.
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Criminal. Caught in the act of criming. 😆
A black cat is stretching his neck out to a ridiculous length in order to stick his head full on into a bag of potato chips sitting on my computer desk. He's in my lap as he does this because he has no shame.
December 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Big Stretches with his weight on his front paws, which is a very good sign. :) [Garfield is a TNR'd community cat in my neighborhood, which is why he's out and about without a harness.]
Ear tipped orange tabby is balanced on a piece of wood by some bushes in my yard. He is doing a big stretch with his back legs, which puts his weight on his front legs.
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Garfield was out in the yard today, also enjoying the weather warming up. He was also sharpening his front claws and doing some Big Stretches so I'm reasonably sure he's feeling better. ❤️
Ear tipped orange tabby is stretched out on his side on a shelf on my porch that's covered with a pink towel. He's looking off to one side and seems to be enjoying his sunny spot.
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Calvin is quite pleased it's warming up a bit from our freeze. Forgive me looking tired. I always look tired. 🙃
Ear tipped brown tabby is cuddling with the face of a blond white woman in her 40's, wearing blue/purple glasses. Her hand is petting his chest, and his eyes are closed as he leans into her.
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Handsome orange boy. ❤️
Orange tabby cat is loafed in his shelter kennel, surrounded by various brightly colored cat toys. He's looking up at me and setting one front paw on his white towel as if he's about to stand up. He has a small wound on the bridge of his nose.
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM