I like the ideaof a tattoo in the ear. What does it say? How would one know the cat has been spayed/neuterd and when? Does it give name of owner or vet?
---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > We have one cat from NJ that has a tiny earring at the base of the ear, and > another cat from NY that has a tattoo ('04) inside the ear, when he was > neutered. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria Lane > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma > > Well clipping the ear is for ferals, so not for domestics that folks are > taking constant care of. Regular vets prob don't deal w that much. There are > only certain vets that we can take ferals to, others won't deal with them. > > Gloria > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2011, at 7:08 AM, "Diane Rosenfeldt" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Sounds like a good start! Are you doing the eye contact stuff -- not > > staring, doing the "slow blink" etc.? The future enclosure sounds like a > > great idea. > > > > Diane R. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue > > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma > > > > Thanks, Gloria. > > I guess "regular" vets don't clip the ear because people would freak out > > about how their cat looks. Forgotten Felines, our local TNR organization > > (filled with Angels, by the way) did clip her ear. > > She's now on my porch (we're having a cool summer, oddly enough) and seems > > okay. I am beginning to really like her. Tonight I sat out in the > > beautiful, nearly full moon evening, drinking a beer and singing to her (I > > make up a song for all my cats -- this one was about how Hemy had a hard > > life but came through alright anyway and now things are better). I'll > feel > > better is she won't "shun" me -- right now she turns her back on me or > > hisses, letting me know just how mad she is about this whole thing. Poor > > darling! Tonight I tried to buy her love with canned food. We'll see how > > that goes! > > ~B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 8:19 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma > > > > If you put the kitty in a cage or secure porch or outbuilding for a couple > > of weeks, she will learn where she gets her food, where home is, and > > hopefully stay around. Course this depends on your having the right > > weather, or a porch with the right temperature and protection, etc. > > > > You might also be able to find someone who takes outdoor cats, who will do > > the same thing, to keep kitty put up for a while so that she learns where > > home is. I gather they didn't "eartip" to show that kitty was altered, > > unfortunately. > > > > Good luck with your kitty - > > > > Gloria > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
