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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 |