Is it human to grab a fully grown cat by its neck?

tea_lover

You can stop cats sitting where they want to?? I never knew that... nor does my cat.

Shoshannah

Scruffing cats should be done as a last resort.

It can be intimidating and the only way the cat can react is defensively.

Do not lift a cat by its scruff as this can be painful (adult cats weight considerably more than kittens, obviously).

It can be done, but only in cases where it would be unsafe for you or the cat to do otherwise.

Carer

I find a small bottle of water does the trick nicely.

I keep one near my desk and if any of my cats is feeling a bit "spikey" I shake the bottle and they miraculously disappear.

Works great for getting them out from under the bed too (bedroom is a no pet zone so of course they take every opportunity to sneak in)
Failing that, if I rustle a packet of dreamies they'll go anywhere I want :rotfl:

meritaten

I never pick up a full grown cat by the scruff of the neck. haven't you noticed how large a kittens head is compared to its body mass? a fully grown cat has a much larger body in comparison, and in my opinion picking them up by the scruff of the neck is going to hurt. and I have never found reason to do that.

and yes, shaking the packet of dreamies brings them running!

calicocat

Unless mine was about to do something or eat something dangerous for her I wouldn't pick her up by the scruff of the neck. As an adult I would imagine that would be pretty painful....and if I had to would put hand underneath to take the weight as someone else posted.


Have you tried asking it to move....my cat is a complete swine for attacking, but often will move when asked to.....failing that get dreamies....or lick-e-lix....that should shift it el-pronto.

koneko

The only time I will ever scruff our cats is when we are clipping their claws as its the only way they will stay still, but they are laid on the floor when we do this so there is no weight being held on the neck.

I would think that it would be ok to scruff the cat first while he is on the chair but then put your other hand under his back end to support his weight.

Crisp_£_note

Just put something on the chair seat that way the cat cant sit there when your not! I agree though it would be easier to keep it a no go area altogether if its where you work in general.