That's a great idea--practicing with my own 3 tame cats! Thanks again NIna!!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: scruffing your cat Practice scruffing one of your calmer cats. Get a gentle handful of skin and fir at the back of the neck and to the shoulder blades with your full fist. You'll probably notice your cat relax when you do that. Keep him on the ground or table while you firmly hold him this way and he won't be able to struggle. It's great for a frightened cat a the vet's office. If you lift them off the ground, they'll go completely limp. You want to make sure that you support the weight of the cat (under his butt) with your other hand, or you could hurt him. Small enough kittens can be scruffed without the support. It's a safety mechanisim to insure that babies don't struggle when their mom's are moving them from place to place. Also, male cats will bite the back of the female's neck while mating. It's not to be matcho, it's a way to get the female to hold still long enough to copulate. Nina Chris wrote: >I try it everytime I come back from the vet--but no success--like you, I >just can't seem to do it properly and afraid of hurting them.... > >Chris >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Mackenzie, Kerry N. >Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 2:27 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Fishing nets to catch feral babies > >I've never even scruffed a cat--I'm afraid that I won't do it properly >and perhaps hurt them! I have a lot to learn. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Nina >Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:19 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Fishing nets to catch feral babies > > >I've heard about using the fishing net, a friend of mine uses it on >feral babies. After she gets the net over the kitten, she scruffs him >through the net. She'll have a carrier placed nearby with the door open > >and facing the sky. Then all she has to do, is drop the baby in and >shut the door. You have to be very quick for this maneuver! > >Mackenzie, Kerry N. wrote: > > > >>I agree, it truly is traumatic catching ferals that have to go to the >>vet. Or even catching them when the vet comes to them. The housecall >> >> >vet > > >>I've used a couple of times ingeniously uses a fishing net to catch >>them, the kind with a long pole. I got one myself, for keeping Caramel >>in place when I had to give him sub Qs. (I still have to do the >> >> >catching > > >>by hand---I haven't got the hang of using the net to do it). Kerry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended >solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. >This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the >individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not >disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > > > > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
