Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Almost Wordless Wednesday - Look At All Those Eartips!






*An eartip is the removal of the top 1/4 of the ear (usually the left) under anesthesia and it's the universal symbol that a feral, stray or free-roaming cat has been sterilized and vaccinated against rabies. To feral cat colony caretakers, an eartip is a beautiful sight to see!

46 comments:

Sparkle said...

All those ear tips make me a very happy kitty!

We love Luna said...

Adorable set of tips, I mean pictures! :)
Have a nice day dear friends,
purrs
Luna

Old Kitty said...

Oh goodness! Such adorable little faces to go with purrfect eartips! Awwwww! Lovely!

Take care
x

HH and The Boys said...

Great pictures.....

I'm wordless!

SeaThreePeeO said...

What great ear tips!

Teddy Westlife said...

I did not know that about eartips!

The Monkeys said...

Those eartips are definitely beautiful! We think the BCCP does an awesome job, and these cute kitties are proof!

Daisy said...

The more tips the better!

The Island Cats said...

Oh yeah...those tips are good to see!

Mishkat said...

What gorgeous kitties! And it is indeed great to see all those eartips! Thanks again for all you and BCCP do to help - sending you many purrs!

Hannah and Lucy said...

We didn't know about the ear tips -it is a great idea and something good to look out for.

My Mind's Eye said...

I didn't know this thank you for the information!!! They are all beautiful and wearing their tips proudly.
Great job,
Madi and Mom

Raymond and Busby said...

We tip our hats to you, great job with the ferals!

Anonymous said...

Wow, what a lot of eartips! great job!

meowmeowmans said...

Great job with the TNR! All those eartips are a beautiful thing! :)

Goldie, Shade and Banshee said...

We didn't know about that! Lovely to see them all.

Rene said...

WTG!!

Marg said...

Well darn, none of my feral cats got ears tipped. Guess they don't know the rules over here. Do they do kittens too??? Anyway, it is fun to see all those tipped cats. We are always excited to see feral cats all fixed up.
Have a great day.

Tuck said...

That's a great thing to see!! My ear is also tipped because I was born a feral.

Anonymous said...

WOO~HOO!!! That is a wonderful sight!

SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...

YAY!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! Bless y'all for the marvelous work you're doing with these ferals. xxxxxxxxx

Jacqueline said...

So many adorable babies...Have a great day friends...xo...Calle, Halle, Sukki

Gemini and Ichiro said...

Georgia had an ear tip clip in her ear--we suspect that she was considered a stray by someone until she decided to adopt us.

snippetgirl said...

Eartips make this crazy cat lady BEYOND happy! Love seeing all these tipped kitties.

catsynth said...

Beautiful outdoor cat pictures, ear-tips or otherwise.
Knowing the significance makes them more positive to see :)

BeadedTail said...

Look at all those pretty kitties with eartips! What a wonderful sight! Thank you so much Dana and BCCP!

Sabrina, Sam and Simon said...

Wonderful eartips on wonderful kittehs! And we didn't know about eartip removal to indicate the feral cats' status, that is interesting to learn!
Purrs and headbutts,
Sabrina, Sam and Simon

Brian's Home Blog said...

Ears to you good looking crew!

Amy & the house of cats said...

That is great - we had read about the ear tipping before - we haven't really seen it often though - I guess we just don't notice it on any of our formerly feral friends. But it is great to see on so many outdoor kitties!

Anonymous said...

oh i did not know about that!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Lot of good looking ear tips there.

Pip said...

You guys ROCK! HARD! We loves you takes such good care of your colony. We knows how much work it can be... and you don't even gets a snorgle.

Anonymous said...

Well I guess that is a great sight to see!

Ellen Whyte said...

Could you list alternatives to ear tipping? COnsidering TNR project here and need some alternatives.

Katnip Lounge said...

Hurrah! And think of all the kittens that will be saved...hopefully to be born into good families, instead of into the wild.

Gemel said...

They are beautiful indeed.

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

That is such a good project!

Mickey's Musings said...

How wonderful it is that all those lovely kitties are being looked after and that they will be healthier by not having litter after litter :) Big purrs to you and TNR!!!!!!!
Purrs Mickey,Georgia & Tillie

JB's Big and Small Worlds said...

Yay, we are so happy for those ear tips! Yay, kitties!
--JB

Your Daily Cute said...

Tips, tips everywhere! You guys are the best. :)

Thanks for all the nice words today. What a day.

Beth said...

Those are some gorgeous kitties! Thanks for taking such good care of them. We have a small feral cat colony - we "managed" 15 at one time but we're down to 2 now. I admire the TNR people so much; it requires a lot of effort.
Thanks!!!
Beth

Cat Street Boyz said...

What beautiful kitties......now they will live a better life, Thanks for sharing and caring Dana!!!!=^Y^=

Cats in Trees said...

We can imagine it is great to see all those tips.

If ever the Top Cat cartoon series are revived it should be Tip Cat.

Anonymous said...

The eartips is a good idea. We never heard about that before. But how do Beins know when the rabies vaccination wears off? Do the eartips grow back in 3 years?

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

Wot lovely tips!

Tigger said...

Beautiful kitties and eartips! Thanks for coming by to see me! I need to come see you pretty kitties more often. Mom wanted me to tell you, she is a feral colony caretaker, and has all of the kitties now neutered! Happy Sunday!

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