Feb 8, 2018 1:52 PM
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Kapciuszek
Glitch.
23569072358345672
Get a long sock tie around cats belly. Watch cat flop to floor.
Klove12
That clip is way tighter than a human hand would be.
richsmit
Spock-level.
PrincessAdora
Veterinary nurse here, please DO NOT do this!!! Research is very limited and shows cats suffer when clipped or scruffed.
AwkwardGirl4691
doesn’t the clip hurt the kitty?
NotYourEverydayBanana
Does it... does it work with BIG CATS? Ie, tigers and lions?
RinCookieSmuggler
That looks all nice and calm. I wouldn't do this it's painful. Ever pinch yourself...
doggo
I tried that on my cat (he was a flamepoint siamese too!), it didn't work as advertised.
richorelaxo
Catatonic!
heebiejeepie
Maybe a potato chip bag clip would work?
EvilTacobunny
for some reason i thought it read "cat defecated" and was waiting for the cat to poo.
misterturdcat
Effective yes. But it doesn't last forever. Especially once they're fully grown. They can start to wiggle free and overcome the instinct.
The act of scuffing when done PROPERLY doesn’t hurt. But this clip does hurt, I can guarantee you.
mm357pha
After the exam, do they place the cat on the counter with the bill and clip attached to the cats neck for easier pick up?
LegendaryKatman
Thatscenefromyoungfrankensteinwherehekneesthatguyintheballswhenhesparalyzed.gif
azazyel
It doesn't hurt them, it''s an instinct thing. It's now their mothers carried them when they were kittens and they go docile
blonx
What about dogs?
didyoujustsayhello
binder clips are strong as hell, that’s not nice.
4rine
The Mr. Spock pinch on cat.
TheGreatPeru
Straight factory reset
novakjohn8824
This works on the same principle as the Vulcan Nerve iPinch
GirlWithTheLittleDog
Aw poor kitty. Does it hurt hims?
Not at all. Just don't pick them up like that once they're fully grown. Their body weight can hurt their neck and back.
SamBurke
It does not; This is how mother cats carry their kits everywhere.
sageponywild1
Mom, mom is that you? Okay, I behave.
AQuintessentiallyBritishPerson
Experiment time: I’m going to need a tiger and a very big clothes peg... who’s with me?
OneAngryDwarf905
Rofl.....the vid was funny your comment was AWSOME.... i got the big clip...you get the tiger..
Sure. Be right there. Would a mountain lion from Wyoming do?
StoptheInfamousElGuapo
I see NO WAY in which this carefully conceived plan could possibly go wrong.....
PartyStone
It should work
FaithAlone
That clip doesn't hurt? The little ones I have in my office hurt when I clip them on my ear.
DrScoundrel68
Sitting in your office clipping clamps to your ear is why you haven't gotten a promotion.
Jokes on you, I got one last year. In fact, with that promotion came the new desk and office where I found all the clips.
I'm laughing so hard right now!
SomeGuyWithAPlan
One of those on my finger hurts like hell.
TheAnimalBehaviourist
Studies are actually beginning to find that scruffing adult cats is a stressful experience. Like someone immobilising your body but your 1/?
mind still works, like being sedated but not knowing it. Source - animal behaviour student.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I guess it depends what the vet has to do. If this is instead of sedative, for example, then it's probably an improvement.
Thats true, especially if its only a temporary measure.
Godomaut
Yeah but try putting one on the skin of your elbow. Doesn't hurt at all.
bogart2hughes
Yeah but at the same time those things squeeze super tight so even if it is less sensitive wouldn't it still hurt the cat?
boopsboop2
Right? It's a big one too... It's gotta hurt
Gaiashining
If it was really painful the cat would miaow. It’s probably uncomfortable so only for short periods of time. I just hold mine still.
FukuroYoru
As long as it just grabs the scruff of the neck there, not so much. Cats carry their young with their teeth. That just applies pressure.
EIonMusk
I doubt it. It's how they're naturally carried as kittens. Uncomfortable? Likely. Painful? Probably not
But I'm no expert so idk for sure
Evil0live
I think (but don't actually know anything) that back of a cat's neck is less sensitive. It's where their parents pick them up from.
MediaMuerte
Pinch the back of your neck then pinch your inner thigh. You'll get it lol
Cookie1996
Or your elbow then slightly above it
VolcanoHerder
imaginaryPeppers
What am I missing?
If you don't notice a difference, you might have a nerve disorder
lurkeylurkeychickenturkey
The pain difference
MissAizea
Scruff only as needed, they may quit fighting, but I assure you, they are NOT happy
soulmata
I scruff my cats all the time. They love it because they know it means attention and pet time.
AManWoman
My cat likes it. Not sure if he’d like it at the vet
Well, what are you doing to her when you scruff her, most people scruff because they are doing something unpleasant so I was pointing 1/2
Out that the lack of reaction doesn't mean they're happy. 2/2
Yeah, I feel you, wasn’t disagreeing. He’s very sociable and easily persuaded. I mostly grab his scruff when in bed and he’s standing on 1/2
my chest and it hurts (he’s 20 lbs), it helps because he immediately brings his paws up. He also settles in for pets that way. 2/2
CockerSpanielMafia
Ok, what's going on here?
rhinocerass
Euthanasia
Lol
Denim777
cats have a bunch of nerve endings in that flap of skin behind their head/on their back. when you do that, they basically go numb.
DavidAndrews
Nobody has it quite right yet, there's a nerve that gets pinched when momma cats lift kittens that forces them to stay still and not hurt1/2
Themselves with struggling. Clamp mimics the response and the cat is immobile and safe. same mental stress as a kitten being lifted by mom.
wildwiredweasel
thankya
PhenTsoksar
many mammals carry their young by clamping on the scruff of the neck with their teeth and carry them.
temperedtorture
Mother cats carry their kittens by the back of their neck from place to place for safety. So they evolved not to struggle when that happens.
Oh, ok. Thanks!
cattywumpus
It also stresses them out as adults. The shelter i work at doesn't allow it.
asquiiiiiiisha
We did it at the shelter but only to put them in a cardboard carrier when they were adopted, so a very quick scruff-scoop-box.
EnterTheMongoose
Can we imagine for moment how it would change the character of our species if we had this feature?
Taishosama
But never hold them up like that when they become adults, their weight can detach then skin from their face.
You can scruff adult cats (we did it at the shelter to box them when they were adopted) but you need to support their weight.
thezookeeper
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
nikmaxott
Well that's a truly horrifying mental image
Roastbeefexplosion
Lol wait what? Is this real?
SparklingCockWaffle
Real or not, I can't stop laughing at "detach the skin from their face"
fragfrog
Learned that from my vet, too. No use in questioning or testing it, is it?
Ask my friend that is a vet, he said not real.
PiGiSpi
If it is, it's probably ridiculously rare
MJGreen
Not common but happens. Cats have ridiculously loose skin. Holding an adult one by nothing but skin on its neck? Thatll do it.
I honestly don't have any source, just a vet saying it on the radio.
Munnin41
I do it all the time when i catch my cat on the kitchen counter, it just annoys them, never hurt any cat with it. Ive had cats all my life
ScampAnim
Lawd. That's terrifying lol
rylecx
I mean not that it matters, why would you hold a full grown cat by just skin anyway
alenfishman
its protection, so that when fighting other animals, (that go for the neck) allows for skin to get caught, instead of actual neck.
There are people who think that since it's safe for the mom to carry the babies that way, that we can carry the adults that way too. /1
dxt6191
Does this still work on the cat who was a pet since birth?
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Shadowspawn1115
That's not true. I have a cat who was abandoned by his mother around 4 weeks old. Scuffing him still works to get him to not move.
IPeeInCheerios
Deleted my comment to get rid of misinformation. I was just going off what I saw when this was last posted. My bad!
LooseyGooseyBrett
The clip is attached to their spinal cord and temporarily paralysed him
Fu3G0
Wow minus 18, like who gets downvoted in an animal comment section. Rethink your life
stimpsonjcatt
You go first.
Kapciuszek
Glitch.
23569072358345672
Get a long sock tie around cats belly. Watch cat flop to floor.
Klove12
That clip is way tighter than a human hand would be.
richsmit
Spock-level.
PrincessAdora
Veterinary nurse here, please DO NOT do this!!! Research is very limited and shows cats suffer when clipped or scruffed.
AwkwardGirl4691
doesn’t the clip hurt the kitty?
NotYourEverydayBanana
Does it... does it work with BIG CATS? Ie, tigers and lions?
RinCookieSmuggler
That looks all nice and calm. I wouldn't do this it's painful. Ever pinch yourself...
doggo
I tried that on my cat (he was a flamepoint siamese too!), it didn't work as advertised.
richorelaxo
Catatonic!
heebiejeepie
Maybe a potato chip bag clip would work?
EvilTacobunny
for some reason i thought it read "cat defecated" and was waiting for the cat to poo.
misterturdcat
Effective yes. But it doesn't last forever. Especially once they're fully grown. They can start to wiggle free and overcome the instinct.
Klove12
The act of scuffing when done PROPERLY doesn’t hurt. But this clip does hurt, I can guarantee you.
mm357pha
After the exam, do they place the cat on the counter with the bill and clip attached to the cats neck for easier pick up?
LegendaryKatman
Thatscenefromyoungfrankensteinwherehekneesthatguyintheballswhenhesparalyzed.gif
azazyel
It doesn't hurt them, it''s an instinct thing. It's now their mothers carried them when they were kittens and they go docile
blonx
What about dogs?
didyoujustsayhello
binder clips are strong as hell, that’s not nice.
4rine
The Mr. Spock pinch on cat.
TheGreatPeru
Straight factory reset
novakjohn8824
This works on the same principle as the Vulcan Nerve iPinch
GirlWithTheLittleDog
Aw poor kitty. Does it hurt hims?
misterturdcat
Not at all. Just don't pick them up like that once they're fully grown. Their body weight can hurt their neck and back.
SamBurke
It does not; This is how mother cats carry their kits everywhere.
sageponywild1
Mom, mom is that you? Okay, I behave.
AQuintessentiallyBritishPerson
Experiment time: I’m going to need a tiger and a very big clothes peg... who’s with me?
OneAngryDwarf905
Rofl.....the vid was funny your comment was AWSOME.... i got the big clip...you get the tiger..
sageponywild1
Sure. Be right there. Would a mountain lion from Wyoming do?
StoptheInfamousElGuapo
I see NO WAY in which this carefully conceived plan could possibly go wrong.....
PartyStone
It should work
FaithAlone
That clip doesn't hurt? The little ones I have in my office hurt when I clip them on my ear.
DrScoundrel68
Sitting in your office clipping clamps to your ear is why you haven't gotten a promotion.
FaithAlone
Jokes on you, I got one last year. In fact, with that promotion came the new desk and office where I found all the clips.
DrScoundrel68
I'm laughing so hard right now!
SomeGuyWithAPlan
One of those on my finger hurts like hell.
TheAnimalBehaviourist
Studies are actually beginning to find that scruffing adult cats is a stressful experience. Like someone immobilising your body but your 1/?
TheAnimalBehaviourist
mind still works, like being sedated but not knowing it. Source - animal behaviour student.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I guess it depends what the vet has to do. If this is instead of sedative, for example, then it's probably an improvement.
TheAnimalBehaviourist
Thats true, especially if its only a temporary measure.
Godomaut
Yeah but try putting one on the skin of your elbow. Doesn't hurt at all.
bogart2hughes
Yeah but at the same time those things squeeze super tight so even if it is less sensitive wouldn't it still hurt the cat?
boopsboop2
Right? It's a big one too... It's gotta hurt
Gaiashining
If it was really painful the cat would miaow. It’s probably uncomfortable so only for short periods of time. I just hold mine still.
FukuroYoru
As long as it just grabs the scruff of the neck there, not so much. Cats carry their young with their teeth. That just applies pressure.
EIonMusk
I doubt it. It's how they're naturally carried as kittens. Uncomfortable? Likely. Painful? Probably not
EIonMusk
But I'm no expert so idk for sure
Evil0live
I think (but don't actually know anything) that back of a cat's neck is less sensitive. It's where their parents pick them up from.
MediaMuerte
Pinch the back of your neck then pinch your inner thigh. You'll get it lol
Cookie1996
Or your elbow then slightly above it
VolcanoHerder
imaginaryPeppers
What am I missing?
MediaMuerte
If you don't notice a difference, you might have a nerve disorder
lurkeylurkeychickenturkey
The pain difference
MissAizea
Scruff only as needed, they may quit fighting, but I assure you, they are NOT happy
soulmata
I scruff my cats all the time. They love it because they know it means attention and pet time.
AManWoman
My cat likes it. Not sure if he’d like it at the vet
MissAizea
Well, what are you doing to her when you scruff her, most people scruff because they are doing something unpleasant so I was pointing 1/2
MissAizea
Out that the lack of reaction doesn't mean they're happy. 2/2
AManWoman
Yeah, I feel you, wasn’t disagreeing. He’s very sociable and easily persuaded. I mostly grab his scruff when in bed and he’s standing on 1/2
AManWoman
my chest and it hurts (he’s 20 lbs), it helps because he immediately brings his paws up. He also settles in for pets that way. 2/2
CockerSpanielMafia
Ok, what's going on here?
rhinocerass
Euthanasia
rhinocerass
Lol
Denim777
cats have a bunch of nerve endings in that flap of skin behind their head/on their back. when you do that, they basically go numb.
DavidAndrews
Nobody has it quite right yet, there's a nerve that gets pinched when momma cats lift kittens that forces them to stay still and not hurt1/2
DavidAndrews
Themselves with struggling. Clamp mimics the response and the cat is immobile and safe. same mental stress as a kitten being lifted by mom.
wildwiredweasel
thankya
PhenTsoksar
many mammals carry their young by clamping on the scruff of the neck with their teeth and carry them.
temperedtorture
Mother cats carry their kittens by the back of their neck from place to place for safety. So they evolved not to struggle when that happens.
CockerSpanielMafia
Oh, ok. Thanks!
cattywumpus
It also stresses them out as adults. The shelter i work at doesn't allow it.
asquiiiiiiisha
We did it at the shelter but only to put them in a cardboard carrier when they were adopted, so a very quick scruff-scoop-box.
EnterTheMongoose
Can we imagine for moment how it would change the character of our species if we had this feature?
Taishosama
But never hold them up like that when they become adults, their weight can detach then skin from their face.
asquiiiiiiisha
You can scruff adult cats (we did it at the shelter to box them when they were adopted) but you need to support their weight.
thezookeeper
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
nikmaxott
Well that's a truly horrifying mental image
Roastbeefexplosion
Lol wait what? Is this real?
SparklingCockWaffle
Real or not, I can't stop laughing at "detach the skin from their face"
fragfrog
Learned that from my vet, too. No use in questioning or testing it, is it?
SparklingCockWaffle
Ask my friend that is a vet, he said not real.
PiGiSpi
If it is, it's probably ridiculously rare
MJGreen
Not common but happens. Cats have ridiculously loose skin. Holding an adult one by nothing but skin on its neck? Thatll do it.
Taishosama
I honestly don't have any source, just a vet saying it on the radio.
Munnin41
I do it all the time when i catch my cat on the kitchen counter, it just annoys them, never hurt any cat with it. Ive had cats all my life
ScampAnim
Lawd. That's terrifying lol
rylecx
I mean not that it matters, why would you hold a full grown cat by just skin anyway
alenfishman
its protection, so that when fighting other animals, (that go for the neck) allows for skin to get caught, instead of actual neck.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
There are people who think that since it's safe for the mom to carry the babies that way, that we can carry the adults that way too. /1
dxt6191
Does this still work on the cat who was a pet since birth?
[deleted]
[deleted]
Shadowspawn1115
That's not true. I have a cat who was abandoned by his mother around 4 weeks old. Scuffing him still works to get him to not move.
IPeeInCheerios
Deleted my comment to get rid of misinformation. I was just going off what I saw when this was last posted. My bad!
LooseyGooseyBrett
The clip is attached to their spinal cord and temporarily paralysed him
Fu3G0
Wow minus 18, like who gets downvoted in an animal comment section. Rethink your life
stimpsonjcatt
You go first.