Cat deactivation

[Kiltie]

Is this for real?

Cheers,

Eric

[Simpo Two]

Natural instinct for a cat to freeze as that's how their mothers carry them around.

Don't like to see it used like that though.

[bexVN]

Don't like that at all. Those things have a strong grip. It is likely to be for real however I will rarely scruff a cat because most adult cats lose that instinct and actually resent their scruff being grabbed, which in turn can make them impossible to handle!

[omgus]

bexVN said:

Don't like that at all. Those things have a strong grip. It is likely to be for real however I will rarely scruff a cat because most adult cats lose that instinct and actually resent their scruff being grabbed, which in turn can make them impossible to handle!

Things i have learnt from picking up my cats by the scruf of their necks:

After approximately 5 seconds FTC goes mental and will remove as much of your skin as she can, as well as any limbs that are available, before sulking for hours and not coming for cuddles for at least a day.

Horror freezes exactly like that and will come for a cuddle once you put him down. Also (and this is not funny) he also can't land properly if you hold him like that and then let go, you have to place him on the floor otherwise he tries to land like a newborn giraffe, it takes him two or three seconds to get himself back together.

[Karyn]

Look how wide his eyes go!

[Mubby]

oooh noooooo, those clips can be very tight as well, no likey

[Mr Sparkle]

Is there a chemical reason that happens like with a horse twitch or is it something instilled in cats when they are young?

Obligatory animal thread Sad face

[edc]

I grab my cats by the scruff of the neck to stop them from fighting with each other. It works for all of about 1 min

[parapaul]

I grab mine by the scruff of the neck to stop them running away from the Advocate pipette

One of them is long haired though and I struggle to keep her fur mat free because she fights like.. Well, like a cat! I may try one of the smaller size bulldog clips and see if it works.

[dreamer75]

Not tried it on cats (that bulldog clip looks painful) but when I was a kid I had two Dutch rabbits which did something similar; if you laid them on their back on your lap and stroked them from top to bottom down their tummy between their front legs, they would also freeze and you could leave them lying there.

Not quite the same as they would "wake up" if you weren't careful enough when you rolled them over!

[shep1001]

Just tried to 'deactivate' Pogull. It didn't work as he bit me!

[Digger]

shep1001 said:

Just tried to 'deactivate' Pogull. It didn't work as he bit me!

Errr. . . but you are named after one of the greats of television dogs?