Stray cat ear notch Why do some stray cats have notches on their ears

Stray cat ear notch is an ear tag First, for rescuers, when they see the ear tag on the stray cat, they know that the cat is a de-sexed released cat, and rescuers do not need to capture this cat and just feed it.   Secondly, stray cats will move around. If a de-sexed but not ear-tagged stray cat moves to another place, it is likely to be captured by other rescuers and sent to the hospital for another operation, especially for female cats, which are likely to be operated repeatedly as they have no obvious characteristics after de-sexing. Ear-tagging is beneficial to both stray cats and rescuers. Ear tagging practices for stray cats Generally, male cats have ear tags in the left ear and female cats have ear tags in the right ear. The ear tagging practice for cats is generally divided into the ear-cutting method, tattooing method, branding method and perforation method. It is usually done before the anesthesia wakes up after the de-sexing surgery, at which time, the cat has no pain. Ear clipping method The ear clipping method is an internationally accepted method. This method is safer because there are very few blood vessels in the ear, and if there are, they are basically capillaries, so there is very little bleeding. The specific operation is to subtract a section of the ear or cut a small triangle as an ear tag. The tattoo method is to tattoo numbers or letters on the inside of the ears of stray cats, which requires professional tools for operation. The advantage of this method is that it is safe, easy to operate, and basically does not affect the aesthetics. It can also number the de-sexed stray cats to distinguish the area, and if lost, or captured by others, the number can be used to find the original release location. Branding method The branding method is where the doctor uses a soldering iron to brand an imprint inside the ear. This method is low cost, a small soldering iron a few dollars, easy to operate; disadvantage is not easy to control, if the hot light recovery may not be visible, hot serious, the ear will be deformed, and may need to recover a long time to grow well, and affect the beauty. Perforation method The perforation method is to use perforated ear tag pliers to make a hole in the ear. The advantage is that the mark is obvious and the operation is simple; the disadvantage is that it is not safe because stray cats survive in the wild, fight with each other or cut easily when they need to find food, and it also affects the aesthetics.