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Animal tech today
Question | Answer |
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Main concern when handling cats | 1.) Avoid being bitten or scratched. 2.)Cats are quick and agile and can bite or scratch in an instant. |
Scratches can become what? | Infected |
Physical methods of restraint on a cat | Your body restraining parts of the animals body. |
Verbal method | using words |
Chemical methods | pill or mediated |
Towels | They can help cats feel less threaten. Also protects the handler. |
Towels are referred to? | Kitty TACO or Kitty Burrito |
Cat Bags are handy for? | Grooming. |
What is a cat bag? | A bag you can put a cat into to trim nails and take blood out of the back legs. |
A cat muzzle | Covers the whole face. Controls the front legs so the cat can't scratch off the muzzle. |
Cats feel relaxed when they can't do what? | When they can't see. |
Caution which the cat muzzle! | Make sure the cat can breath freely. |
Cats muzzle is particularly important with what breeds? | Brachycephalic breeds |
Scruffing? | Is a commonly used method. |
The scruff is _ on the neck. | Loose on the back of the neck. |
Description of scruffing. | Grasp firmly with the fist of one hand on the back of the neck. Support the cat in some way to prevent injury. |
Scruffing can cause the cat to become what? | Trance-like |
May have to hold the _ while scruffing. | front legs with free hands to stop scratching. |
Stretch technique step one: | Scruff the cat. |
Stretch technique step two: | Place the cat in a |