Cats with one ear cut off walk around Valencia, Paterna, Burjassot. .. They are part of the different cat colonies that are grouped in the province of Valencia and share this striking common feature. But why are his ears cut off?
This method, used in cat colonies all over the world, is called “Eartipping” and is a universal method of identifying the health status of colonies.
This cut is usually made to indicate that the cat has undergone a spaying or neutering process. In addition, on some occasions, felines are also identified with the grafting of a microchip, in the name of the persons or association responsible for the colony or other identifying data such as name.
This procedure is performed at the same time as the sterilization process under anesthesia and is almost painless for the cat, according to some veterinarians .