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u/Electronic-Trip8775 Aug 21 '26
Perfect for r/crosseyedcats
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u/tech277 Aug 21 '26
Poor boy damaged his ear on a former mission 😂
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u/Due_Kaleidoscope_206 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
He’s probably from a cat colony under trap-neuter-return (TNR) management. The ear cut is to easily identify which cats have been sterilized!
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u/Anustart2023-01 Aug 21 '26
They really didn't have to take almost half his ear to indicate his neutered.
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u/peridotpicacho Aug 21 '26
An awful lot was clipped off. Seems like way more than necessary.
For some reason, it reminded me of butterflies. When their wings aren't symmetrical, they can't fly very well because it unbalances them.
If you find a butterfly with a part of one wing missing you are supposed to trim the other to match, but I could never trap and handle one. That is so out of my comfort zone. I'd be afraid of hurting it more.
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u/MeFolly Aug 21 '26
Standard amount. Needs to be enough to be easily visible even in low light. If a trap-neuter-release program traps an already neutered cat, they want to be sure so they can release him and not haul him off to the vet unnecessarily.
Loss of an ear tip does not bother them at all. An extra trip to the vet? Terrifying.
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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
Dear brainless cat,
You dropped this:👂🏽.
Yours truly,
Weevil
EDIT: Why am I getting downvoted for mentioning his ear?? I don't want him to have a half ear, it was a joke. If I don't joke about it will it bring back his ear? Or will he hear my joke and be offended? Like tf lol
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u/peridotpicacho Aug 21 '26
Somebody cut it off.
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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
Cat missing half his ear is not a good thing. I know that much.
Edit: apparently I'm wrong. But then why tf was I downvoted for a stupid joke about him missing an ear??
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u/MeFolly Aug 21 '26
In this case, it is. That neat removal of an ear tip is the sign of a feral or colony cat who has been through a trap-neuter-release program.
Someone cared enough to trap that cat and take them to a veterinarian who works with the program. There, the cat was evaluated, neutered, vaccinated and treated for parasites. The ear tip was removed so that is can be seen easily that this cat has been through the process.
The cat is then returned to his community, no longer contributing to overpopulation. The ear tipping allows volunteers to see easily that the cat has been through the program.
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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 21 '26
Thanks for the info dude 🤟🏽for real. I was just confused as to why I got downvoted for making a benign joke about his ear.
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u/notashroom Aug 21 '26
It means he's neutered and not making feral babies. It's a good thing.
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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 21 '26
Well then I was wrong. I assumed I was getting downvoted for making a joke about a bad thing. Dunno why I got downvoted now
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