When I picked Pouncer up from the vet the other day, it looked like his ear had been super-glued at the tip.... like he had gotten into a fight and his ear was cut. I figured I'd wait to see if it was indeed glue or if he simply got some gunk on it. Well, it looks like it was glue, because it fell off last night and his ear IS split, like they look after they snip it for a TNR.

Here is a picture from the other night, I'm feeling too icky to try to photograph the split.


The slit is very tiny, but noticable. I'm VERY upset about it, if only because his beautiful perfect ears are no longer perfect and nobody told me about it! If somebody said "I'm so sorry, but there was an accident and Pouncer got his ear sliced in the cage" I would have reacted but nothing compared to the grief I feel knowing how my vet gave me a HUGE break and then hid this accident. I know it happened there because it was not on him the morning he left (we had a long cuddle session) but it was there upon his return.

Anyhow, should I ask the vet what happened or just let it go? I'm not out to yell at them, but if they knew something happened why wouldn't they say something to me? What if it was just dried blood and they had no idea? BUT, it didn't look like dried blood. It was a slick and shiny dark spot, though not red, or even dark maroon. What if a vet tech did it and never told anyone?