Mark your kittens?
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Mark your kittens?
How do you mark your kittens when you have a large litter, and all look the same?
Some use a colored necklace, others paint some nails with nail polish, others cut a little bit out of the fur and I use cattle marker.
But do you use and why?
(Cattle marker: kittens eares need to be big enough. So can not be used the first weeks)
On the photo the necklace.
On this photo Oksana marked with cattle marker.
Some use a colored necklace, others paint some nails with nail polish, others cut a little bit out of the fur and I use cattle marker.
But do you use and why?
(Cattle marker: kittens eares need to be big enough. So can not be used the first weeks)
On the photo the necklace.
On this photo Oksana marked with cattle marker.
Re: Mark your kittens?
Hello, Anke!
I have not understood, how you use a marker. What paint?
Regards, vilia
I have not understood, how you use a marker. What paint?
Regards, vilia
Re: Mark your kittens?
Great LOOOOOOOOOOOOL Anke!
When I read cattle marker, I had this image in my mind of cowboys branding cattle with a hot iron!
I know it could not be but I had to see the picture to realise what you meant.
By the way, how long does it stay on the ears? Is it hard to remove?
When I read cattle marker, I had this image in my mind of cowboys branding cattle with a hot iron!
I know it could not be but I had to see the picture to realise what you meant.
By the way, how long does it stay on the ears? Is it hard to remove?
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Cute, those pink ears! Makes a nice change from all the grey. A great idea!
The two litters that have been born here never caused a problem, being household cats and a mishmash of all colours. Lola had a similar, all blue brother and I could only tell them apart by inspecting their private parts.
The second litter consisted of two grey brothers, one black boy and one grey girl. One of the grey boys had ghostmarkings, so telling who is who was not a problem also. But it must be hard with a all grey, pure-bred litter to tell them apart the first weeks. When they get older, they get more personality and the differences are more clear.
Marleen
The two litters that have been born here never caused a problem, being household cats and a mishmash of all colours. Lola had a similar, all blue brother and I could only tell them apart by inspecting their private parts.
The second litter consisted of two grey brothers, one black boy and one grey girl. One of the grey boys had ghostmarkings, so telling who is who was not a problem also. But it must be hard with a all grey, pure-bred litter to tell them apart the first weeks. When they get older, they get more personality and the differences are more clear.
Marleen
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Re: Mark your kittens?
vilia wrote:Hello, Anke!
I have not understood, how you use a marker. What paint?
Regards, vilia
It's a crayon. It feels almost like the crayons children can use.
This is discription I found on an website. And I have to say it does not last really long as cats clean themselfs. So most of it is off within a few days.
Animal marking sticks are applied mainly for short-term marking of cattle, sheep and pigs. For good visibility apply marking colour to the upper back of the animals. The marking is durable for approx. 4 weeks on cattle and sheep, and approx. 1 to 2 weeks on pigs.
RAIDEX Animal Marking sticks are based on special waxes, paraffin oil and high-quality dyes. These marking sticks are easily applied to animal skins. They are heat and cold resistant, highly colour-intensive and luminous. The material contents are not harmful.
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laurence wrote:Great LOOOOOOOOOOOOL Anke!
When I read cattle marker, I had this image in my mind of cowboys branding cattle with a hot iron!
I know it could not be but I had to see the picture to realise what you meant.
By the way, how long does it stay on the ears? Is it hard to remove?
I'm glad you do have some faith in my love for cats
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Marleen wrote:Cute, those pink ears! Makes a nice change from all the grey. A great idea!
The two litters that have been born here never caused a problem, being household cats and a mishmash of all colours. Lola had a similar, all blue brother and I could only tell them apart by inspecting their private parts.
The second litter consisted of two grey brothers, one black boy and one grey girl. One of the grey boys had ghostmarkings, so telling who is who was not a problem also. But it must be hard with a all grey, pure-bred litter to tell them apart the first weeks. When they get older, they get more personality and the differences are more clear.
Marleen
Collours have advantages
Re: Mark your kittens?
That is easy Bernard, just count the legs, 28, and divide by 4!
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