Originally posted by Randi
He looks like a real snuggle boy and is very handsome.
What happened to his left ear?
It's called ear-tipping which marks each sterilized feral cat as "fixed". It's straight across 1/4 inch. This allows the cat, if trapped again, to be released without having to undergo anesthesia and surgery again.
Kurby was a feral for years in the park and when we TNR'd (trap, neuter, return) him he was ear-tipped. Bo is also ear-tipped cause she was also a park feral.
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is a full management plan in which stray and feral cats already living outdoors in cities, towns, and rural areas are humanely trapped, then evaluated, vaccinated, and sterilized by veterinarians. Kittens and tame cats are adopted into good homes. Healthy adult cats too wild to be adopted are returned to their familiar habitat under the lifelong care of volunteers
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