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We took our kitten to be neutered today, and when I picked him up, they had clipped his ear! They did this without my permission, or even telling us they were gonna do it. Can I do anything about this?
I find it rather offensive that you refer to your cat as deformed. I have an ear tipped cat, she most certainly isn't deformed.
But I agree: your kitty is in no way deformed! We care for ferals, and their ears are tipped when sterilized. I don't feel I am "deforming" the cats. Some we've ended up adopting. It just means they're rescue kitties!
I have. . .6 indoors who are eartipped (well, more notched than tipped. I guess the clinic I used does notches instead of straight cuts). It just makes them look more interesting . How much did they take off?
And further down:I find it rather offensive that you refer to your cat as deformed. I have an ear tipped cat, she most certainly isn't deformed.
As stated previously, a lot of clinics that are low cost, and/or deal with a lot of ferals, will ear tip as part of their standard procedure, some tattoo as well.
From KittiCo's website: [font=arial, geneva][font=arial, geneva]All cats sterilized at the Clinic are eartipped. This is approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association as a universally recognized signal that a cat has been fixed. [/font][/font]
[font=arial, geneva][font=arial, geneva]http://www.kittico.org/spayneuterprogram.html[/font][/font]
The only exception to this will be cats for whom a $55 donation is made to cover the subsidized cost of their surgery. When residents are able to make a donation in this amount, that demonstrates that they are able financially to care for the cat and keep it indoors.
What a shame they didn't make you aware this would happen, I would be furious and don't blame you for feeling he is now deformed - his ear has been cut, which you weren't prepared for and cannot be fixed
I also wouldn't assume that the OP read the entire website as it's not said on the front page where much of the info is, nor would I assume it was on any paperwork when the cat was dropped off the OP hasn't said thatbeing that it is clearly posted on the KittiCo website it seems like a large stretch to claim being unaware of the policies, or that there is no mention of it on any of the paperwork that was signed - ignorantia iuris nocet
or, the OP could have just paid the $55 and there would not have been a "problem".