|
ABN | Already been neutered |
ABS | Already been spayed |
Community cat | A free-roaming cat living outside. Includes feral and stray/friendly |
Cryptorchid | A male cat having one or two undescended testicals |
DLH | Domestic long hair |
DMH | Domestic medium hair |
DSH | Domestic short hair |
Feral cat | A cat that is wild or unsocialized to people |
Free-roaming cat | A cat living outside. Could be feral or stray/friendly |
FVRCP | A 3-in-1 vaccine for cats against feline rhinotracheitis virus, calicivirus and panleukopenia (distemper) |
Neuter | Castration of a male cat |
Polydactyl | Having additional “fingers” or “toes” |
Predation | The hunting and killing of prey |
RTF/RTC | Return to Field/Return to Colony |
S/N | Spay/Neuter |
SNR | Shelter-Neuter-Return |
Spay | Hysterectomy or removal of uterus and ovaries of a female cat |
Stray cat | A friendly cat that is lost or abandoned |
TNR | Trap-Neuter-Return (not Release) |
TNRM | Trap-Neuter-Return-Monitor |
TNVR | Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return |
Vacuum Effect | When species are removed from an area, a vacuum is created whereby new members of that species move in |
Working cat | A cat relocated to new guardians for the primary purpose of deterring rodents |