I had to chuckle at this one because I have a feisty muted-tortie named Nina. There is a note in her medical records saying "Do NOT scruff Nina!! She will not stand for it!"
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:41 pm 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:owner- > [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:owner- > [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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
