My cat gave me a bit of a meow last time I tried.
2007-08-28 02:45:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
It's okay to do on occasion, but, not all of the time. A word of advise for you. When you scruff the neck, hold the cats hind legs and butt as well. The weight of his body is obviously hurting his neck. You are pulling his skin by letting his hind end hang too. and it's hurting him.
2007-08-28 02:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've read that if you don't do it properly, you can snap their neck. I will scruff my cat when needed for giving medication and very rarely I will do it when I need to move her (normally during a medication session). But my cats all weigh less than nine pounds. I would never do it with a cat that was heavier. I would certainly advise the scruff be only for control and the other hand add support the weight of the cat at the back end.
2007-08-28 09:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Angie C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you are doing.
I will pick mine up and if I have to give meds hold by scruff or if Im putting a cat in a carrier but to just carry around I would not. If you notice the cat will curl and become paralized if done properly so it should only be done when necessary.
2007-08-28 09:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's really no reason to scruff a cat unless you're trying to administer medication or maybe the vet will do it during an examination.
2007-08-28 10:09:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..if you are getting them down from a high point or something,you no if they are stuck..or if you need to give them a tablet, holding them by the scruff disables them in a way that they will automatically go rigid when held like that , thus making administering tabs etc tonnes easier ..tho i wouldnt carry a cat round like that always support its back end , i had to hold my cats that way many a time if they got stuck somewhere xx
2007-08-28 10:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by greyhound mummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they weigh too much to have all that weight hang by the skin on their neck. Support the butt end of the cat and hold your other hand on the underside of the chest so that she feels secure and supported.
Kittens are carried by their moms that way, but they are very light and the mother cat has no hands to carry them any othe way.
We've got a large intelligent brain so we can adjust our behavior to what's best--support the whole body of your cat when you pick her up. Ok?
2007-08-28 21:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can I drag you around by your hair. No. The same applies to a mature cat.
To pick your cat up you ask first. If it says yes, you can, then you slide your arm under its belly and support its chest with your right hand whilst petting it lovingly with the free hand.
Now that is the correct way to do business in Catworld.
2007-08-28 09:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Rooikat 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
No because you can hurt them that way. You are suppose to pick them up underneath their front legs and hold the back end.
2007-08-28 09:55:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ok to lift ur cat up that way but make sure ur cat has support underneath it's body as well.
2007-08-28 09:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by RiChea B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold her higher on her head, that way she can't bite you.
But only if you have a hand undrneath their butt or if it's just to move a VERRY short distance( ie, 2ft)
2007-08-28 15:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋