Cat Neuter Ear Notch. To mark each sterilized feral cat as fixed, the feral cat coalition requires that every cat spayed or neutered by us has its right ear tipped, straight across 1/4 inch. Usually a spay/neuter notch is larger;
Your cat’s ear is made up of three sections referred to as the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The little notches usually are caused by a cat bite close to the edge of the ear so that it tears all the way to the edge. Tattooing—you can’t see that until a cat has already been trapped.
The tipped ear contributes to the cat's safety as it signals to animal control officers and neighbors that the cat has been fixed and is being cared for.
Usually a spay/neuter notch is larger; Consider the costs of each new cat’s needs: It identifies that they have been fixed so they. If you have rescued a cat and plan on releasing the cat back out, it is important to get his/her’s ear notched at the time of the spay/neuter surgery.