Operations Team Guidelines
What is a yellow card.
This is the universal indicator that a community cat has been spayed/neutered and vaccinated.
What is an ear tip or ear tipping?
The three possible methods of intake by which a community cat may arrive at SDHS.
What is admissions, HLE, CCP Spay/Neuter appointment
This person is in charge of reviewing the Feline Socialization Checklist daily and determines what their next route will be at SDC
What is the CCP Specialist and Rescue Supervisor?
This tool which features a locking side port door, can be used to transport community cats or provide a quiet place to hide within larger carriers
What is a cat den?
Any free-roaming outdoor cat without identifiable signs of ownership
What is a community cat?
This is the process of spaying/neutering a cat and returning them to their outdoor home.
What is TNR (Trap Neuter Release)? Other acceptable answers: RTF (Return to Field) and SNR (Spay Neuter Release).
This age range deems a cat ineligible for the Community Cat Program unless coming through via s/n appointment.
What is 12 weeks and under
The pathway for a very spicy healthy 6-week old kitten that comes into care.
What is Shelter Buddy, pathway for ABA (Awaiting Behavior Assessment)
This tool, best inserted horizontally, is used to isolate an animal in one section of a trap.
What is a divider?
This key information collected for every community cat is imperative to the safe return of community cats to their environment.
What is the exact street address (with the correct spelling and zip code)
Data from 2007 indicates that approximately 72% of ‘lost’ cats are reunited with their owners by this method.
What is returning home on their own?
If a member of the public schedules a kitten CCP appointment, medical must verify that the kitten meets this important eligibility criteria.
What is must be over 8 weeks of age, good BCS, 1.5lb and up, and has no sign of ownership
The color category that most accurately represents a 3 month kitten who comes in and is leaning into petting, taking food, and moves around in the kennel freely and comfortably.
What is green?
Although never considered bite-proof, this article of PPE should always be readily available and used copiously when transferring community cats.
What are gloves?
This physical exam parameter is the key indicator that a community cat is thriving in its environment.
What is Body Condition Score of 4 or above
Doing this is to make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat.
What is caterwauling?
These are the treatments given to all cats coming through CCP?
What are rabies, FVRCP, flea treatment, ear tip.
Between this age group, kittens will be assessed as per the Undersocialized Kitten Behavior Pathway Protocol to determine whether they will track CCP or shelter admission.
What is 13 weeks to 6 months? (or they could say "over 12 weeks" to 6 months)
The length of time a vaccinated animal must serve in quarantine after biting a human.
What is 10 days
Two possible indicators of ownership, which will require a cat to be admitted to ShelterBuddy and held for stray period.
What are collars (and flea collars) and microchips
SDHS outperforms this national metric by nearly two-fold.
What is the average reclaim rate (for stray cats)?
This document found in mindtouch, outlines the type of conditions that may qualify a CCP cat to remain in-care for a short time of treatment prior to returning to the community
What is CCP Medical Conditions Protocol
At SDHS, owned cats that are older than eight weeks and in good body condition are eligible for elective surgery through this program.
What is CSN (Community Spay and Neuter)? SNIP (Spay/Neuter Incentive Program) also an acceptable answer
It can be immediate, or cumulative. The environment, especially during the anesthesia process, should be kept quiet for community cats to reduce this type of experience.
What is stress? (also acceptable, Fear, anxiety, FAS)