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Animal tech today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |