Ear-tipping alerts other volunteers that the cat is sterilized and can be spared the stress of being trapped and anesthetized for a surgical procedure that has already been performed.

Unfortunately, ear mites are a common occurrence in cats. ... They will take a long Q-tip, gently scrape the inside of your cat’s ears, and examine the sample under a microscope.

Ear-tipping is done on feral cats while still under anesthesia for their spay-neuter surgery as a visual indicator that the cat is fixed. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo.

Gently insert the tip deeper into your cat’s ear to apply a few drops inside. Don’t push the bottle too far or force it into your cat’s ears.

There are two main types of ear cleaners for cats and the best type for your cat will depend on whether or not ... she advises against the use of cotton-tipped swabs. Just like with human ears, ...

In a continued effort to humanely reduce the population of unowned, free-roaming cats within city limits, the City of Findlay is allocating an additional $5,000 from already appropriated funds to ...

Augusta's animal ordinance has been scrapped in favor of new wording aimed at bad pet owners and stray cats. The Augusta ...

It Takes a Village No-Kill Rescue (ITV) says it needs to get some cats to some barn homes as soon as possible. The ITV says ...

The program, the city said, will involve having the cat humanely trapped, then spayed or neutered by a veterinarian, vaccinated and ear-tipped before they are returned to their original outdoor home.