Siew Choo lives in USJ6 and she has been feeding this cat (photo below, pretty, yah?). She heard about our programme from the temple and thought she should bring the cat (her family calls her "Belle") for spaying.
Isn't she pretty?
Well, guess what?
The same old story. Belle has probably been spayed already. Our vet informed me sometime this morning that he saw a prominent incision line at the side of the abdomen.
So I went to the clinic after work and coincidentally Siew Choo and her children had come to pick up Belle.
Siew Choo said they had been feeding Belle since she was a young kitten. But she went missing for one whole week in May.
Aha...that must have been the time someone else had caught her and sent her for spaying.
A cross-check with our vet revealed that the line is so quite new, so May is just about right.
In fact, not many vets do the flank for spaying (side of the abdomen) and our vet said maybe it was he who did it, too!
That's exactly where I usually do the incision, our vet said.
He's very sure Belle has been spayed.
Yes, she's definitely been spayed.
So, he made a notch on the ear, and Siew Choo and children brought Belle home.
Belle's mother has just given birth to another litter, so this mother-cat needs to be spayed after this....if she can be caught, that is.
And oh, a last word (hopefully) on this flat-tip-vs-V-notch issue: I know there is a group of people out there who are very unhappy that some of our vets choose to do a V-notch instead of the flat-tip.
Please be informed that it is the preference of each vet whether to V-notch or tip it flat. We are requesting for the services of our vets and will respect whatever they think is best for the animal, based on their much wider experience.
Why some vets prefer the V-notch - They say the flat-tip is sometimes ambiguous, as hair can grow over it. It could also be mistaken as a deformity.
Why some vets prefer the flat-tip - They say that the V-notch is sometimes ambiguous, as it could be caused by a fight. It could also be mistaken as a deformity.
Hence, it is not a question of which is better, but which one each vet prefers to do.
SO....if you happened to come under our sponsorship and you want a particular "look", could you please make a personal request to the vet to either have the V-notch or the flat tip? I am quite sure the vet will oblige.
Thank you.
P.S. PAWS is now V-notching all their spayed female cats too.
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