Many of us have been taught to grab a cat by the scruff when we need to restrain them, including myself. In fact, this is exactly what I was taught to do in my veterinary technician program. Although ...

Use of scruffing and scruffing tools (eg, clipnosis clips) to immobilise cats is contentious, and cat handling guidelines vary in recommendations regarding these techniques. The current study examined ...

Cats are often subjected to minimally painful or forced procedures during routine clinical practice, which can be poorly tolerated, leading veterinary surgeons to need to offer physical restraint, ...