The ear tip removal for identification should alert the trapper to the alter status of the cat.
As a result of
the ear tip removal and microchip identification, 862 additional cats were identified as already processed through the program from one to four times, for a total of 958 (9.5 %) subsequent repeat impounds (Table 2).
If deemed behaviorally unadoptable and suitably healthy, the cats have the alteration surgery,
ear tip removal for identification in the field after return, rabies and common cat disease vaccinations, microchip, and a recovery period at the shelter during the state mandated 72 h hold.
The microchip and
ear tip removal did successfully alert the shelter staff, and prevented needless surgery.
Not exact matches
Ear tipping involves the surgical removal of about 1/4 inch of the cat's ear tip while the cat is under anesthesia for spaying or neuteri
Ear tipping involves the surgical
removal of about 1/4 inch of the cat's
ear tip while the cat is under anesthesia for spaying or neuteri
ear tip while the cat is under anesthesia for spaying or neutering.
It is the humane
removal of the
tip of a cat's
ear to indicate is has been spayed or neutered.
Cats are spayed and neutered by local veterinarians and, while under anesthesia, they are «
ear tipped» which involves the painless
removal of the very
tip of their left
ear.
Cat Identification No. 4:
Ear Notching Ear notching — or ear «tipping» — involves the physical removal of a small portion of one of a cat's ea
Ear Notching
Ear notching — or ear «tipping» — involves the physical removal of a small portion of one of a cat's ea
Ear notching — or
ear «tipping» — involves the physical removal of a small portion of one of a cat's ea
ear «
tipping» — involves the physical
removal of a small portion of one of a cat's
ears.
Ear - tipping is the humane surgical removal of 1/4 tip of the left e
Ear -
tipping is the humane surgical
removal of 1/4
tip of the left
earear.
Ear - tipping is the humane surgical removal of 1/4 inch tip of the left e
Ear -
tipping is the humane surgical
removal of 1/4 inch
tip of the left
earear.
Alley Cat Allies recommends
removal of the left
ear tip, and this standard is widely used, but other organizations identify cats by removing the right
ear tip, or by removing the
tip on one side or the other, depending on the sex of the cat.