Cat castrate prep

Re: Cat castrate prep

BTCC Fan RVN — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:57:43 GMT

I always pluck. I have also seen some horrible clipper blade disasters!!

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Ems — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:38:18 GMT

I always pluck, with some super tiny testicles I've shaved but I just don't feel you get as good results

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enigmaticat-uk — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:19:33 GMT

I've always plucked for the last 12 years with no problems. I moved to a new clinic a year ago and we shave here - still have no problems as long as you are careful with either method.

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Sally Seddon — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:50:47 GMT

We all pluck in our practice

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bongo — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:46:56 GMT

in my opinion the skin around the scrotum is so sensitive and fine so I always pluck, after all, irritated and broken skin makes surgical infection more common

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Mark Hedberg — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:52:59 GMT

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Everyone in my practice plucks. I like to pluck the testicles then clip a small amount of hair from around them.

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This, especially if it's a long haired cat; clipping a small square around it prevents angora, persian, or other super long fluffy hair getting in the incision. But yes, I'm a plucky sort of vet!

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Heather Bacon — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:30:31 GMT

Everyone in my practice plucks. I like to pluck the testicles then clip a small amount of hair from around them.

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Sal the 1st — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:39:31 GMT

I prefer to pluck - have seen some horrendous scrapes from clippers, but in saying that have also seem some horrendous bruising caused by somebody trying to pluck whose nails were too long. I think its down to personal/practice preference and trying to do the best by the cat. I have been told by a student nurse that we should be clipping and not plucking these days

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Nicola Smith — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:33:31 GMT

We are all pluckers. We did have a questionnaire come round on this subject a while ago from someone doing a dissertation - not sure whether the results were ever published. I find clipping fiddly and likely to catch scrotum with clippers - but thats just my opinion. Be interested to hear from others.