Is it okay to get a cat from underneith a bed by grabing onto his paw and forearm.?
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at
8:41 pm
I have a adult cat that gets caught from underneith a tight sqeeze in the bed. Is it okay to get him out by grabbing onto his paw and pulling him out.
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You should avoid pulling on your cat’s limbs, just because you’re much stronger than they are.
I would ask why it’s important that you get your cat out of his favorite tight area. Many cats love to squeeze into tiny places and hide or nap. If he’s not going to get hurt (that is, if he’s not under something that might crush him) why not just leave him there?
I understand there might be an emergency, in which case, if you really need to get him out, use a broomstick. You don’t have to hit him or poke him, just lightly press the flat of the stick across his back end, and he’ll scoot away from it.
Grabbing a cat by the scruff of the neck is fine if you’re ABSOLUTELY going to support the rest of their weight with something else. Most adult cats (especially overweight and elderly ones) are too heavy to be carried (or dragged) by their scruff alone. They may be hurt by this act – so you should always be careful, if you’re going to lift them this way.
Use common sense. If you wouldn’t want a giant doing it to you, your cat probably doesn’t want you doing it to him.
It’s better than him staying under the bed and starving to death. But when I need to get my cat out from under my bed, I’ll hold her by the scruff of her neck. It’s a good grip, you aren’t just pulling on something, and it’s not painful.
I wouldn’t do that. Cat arms can be fragile and you can easily hurt your cat without meaning to or even thinking you could.
If you want to get the cat out without coaxing with treats or toys, I would grab for the scruff of the neck. This won’t hurt the cat (even if the make some noise it doesn’t hurt) and will give you a good enough grip to pull the cat out.
not okay! cats skeletons are tiny, their bones and muscles are very fragile. Grab the scruff of the neck and drag the cat with that, as long as you arent pinching and have the right place, you wont hurt the cat.
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preferably not, if you can help it. Karen’s suggestion about grabbing the scruff of the neck was a good idea. Otherwise if it’s playful enough, i’ll just get my kitty out with toy or string. My non-playful cat will come out for food or a lazer pointer
i can get it to go anywhere with that. just be careful with their eyes, if you do use one. It’s great for exercise and entertainment. You can get them to run up and down stairs with just a flick of the hand.