Timeline for Is a cat likely to be traumatized if it is physically forced to take medicine?
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| Sep 18, 2021 at 3:33 | comment | added | Asker | @Stephie I tried scruffing today and all it did was make my cat angry. His ears weren’t much easier to get ahold of than they were in my previous attempts, since he kept thrashing his head around despite the scruff. I’d recommend all future readers to avoid scruffing. | |
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| Sep 17, 2021 at 16:43 | comment | added | Stephie | @Allerleirauh I am talking just about a firm grip - no need to lift, drag or even pinch hard. Just get a good hold, and the neck is a handy place. I am not even sure that the paralysis thing will work. | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 16:41 | comment | added | Allerleirauh | Only to clearify: scruffing does not mean lift the cat up (right @Stephie ?) | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 16:19 | comment | added | Asker | How big/heavy were the cats you scruffed? My cat-son is very big and weighs 23 lbs. I think if I scruff him, it’ll be different than if he were an ordinary-sized cat. | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 7:44 | comment | added | Stephie | Oh, and if you can have a helper, even better. There’s a reason why a surgeon has a bunch of staff handing them the tools etc. | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 7:43 | comment | added | Stephie | In my experience, scruffing (if done confidently and calmly) is so much faster than the whole towel burrito procedure. Especially when you are doing something as short as giving ear drops. For cleaning up a wound or something else that’s complicated, wrapping is worth it. It also pays off to “practice” being handled with your cat. There are so many occasions where a quick checkup is needed and if you both can do it “en passant”, there’s no stress at all. | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 7:04 | comment | added | Asker | I’ve read that grabbing a cat by the skin of the neck (“scruffing”) can traumatize it, and some vets swear against it. Is that not a problem in your experience? Also, how would this method compare with a firm “towel burrito”? (I tried gently burritoing my cat earlier, but he was too punchy for me to get ahold of him that way.) | |
| Sep 17, 2021 at 6:34 | history | answered | Elmy♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |