As those of you that have read my other thread know, my cat Toby has been licking a lot of his hair off due to a possible allergy.
That said, tonight, when I was checking his hairless spots, which were more severe on his belly, I noticed some black marks on his stomach...
After looking more closely, to my amazement, the marks weren't skin coloration, they were actual writing. A series of numbers and a male symbol with a line through it (neutered maybe?)...
So my question for you guys is do any shelters write on their animals when altering them and could such writing stick around for almost a year?
My two theories are either the one above, or that maybe toby is a former "lab cat" and the writing is actually a tatoo...if that's the case, it's no wonder he has all the health problems he does.
I'd be glad to hear if anyone else has had any similar experiences, because, quite frankly, this weirds me out.
Art
That said, tonight, when I was checking his hairless spots, which were more severe on his belly, I noticed some black marks on his stomach...
After looking more closely, to my amazement, the marks weren't skin coloration, they were actual writing. A series of numbers and a male symbol with a line through it (neutered maybe?)...
So my question for you guys is do any shelters write on their animals when altering them and could such writing stick around for almost a year?
My two theories are either the one above, or that maybe toby is a former "lab cat" and the writing is actually a tatoo...if that's the case, it's no wonder he has all the health problems he does.
I'd be glad to hear if anyone else has had any similar experiences, because, quite frankly, this weirds me out.
Art