How to catch and aggressive cat

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

Lisa Staines — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 04:29:47 GMT

Sorry I thought I was replying to individual threads..I am new to this lol. That message was directed at Alison and sal's comment. Unfortunatly I work in a busy hospital so i dont have the luxury of time but I do like what you guys have suggested. This seems like a much better option. Yes I am in agreement with all of you they are normally ALWAYS scared and the aggression is just their natural response. This is why I wanted to find a better method as these poor cats are petrified and then I come along and traumatize them more. I can normally make friends with them again after but that is not the point. I knew there was a less traumatic way in catching them. So on behalf of myself and the future nervous escapees....THANK YOU

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

Lisa Staines — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 04:20:17 GMT

Hello

Sorry for that response but I have been crazy busy. Thank you so much for you reply I love your method. I think this is much better than my method. So will be trying this out when I next encounter the same problem. I am going to do a dummy run so i will have all angles covered and spread the word to my fellow nurses. Unfortunately I do not see my boss blocking the bottom off but i can also see this leading to further problems of the cat running around the hospital with a possibility of getting lost.

Thanks again :-)

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:49:15 GMT

Totally agree, Sal. They are ALWAYS scared - aggression is just their ultimate fear response isn't it? Agree with the time and quiet stance, whenever possible.

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

Sal the 1st — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:32:59 GMT

is it really aggressive or just scared? Have you got any cardboard boxes or similar to reduce the space it has to run around in - then leave a box for it to run into could be its own box (which even if it doesn't normally like it it is at least familiar) or a covered cat trap if you have one. If you have the luxury of a little time and some patience and no fuss to let it calm right down you may well find it will come out of its own accord rather than forcing the issue.

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:15:47 GMT

Arrange to have the kennel bottoms secured off so that they can't get under there in the first place?

Failing that (likely cost involved?!), then place an large open-ended cat carrier (or trap, as per Welshy Nurse suggestion), which is covered with a towel, so it's a nice dark and, in the cat's mind, safer place, to be. Keep the lights on bright, close all the doors, shine a torch under the kennels and use a gentle probing broom handle to 'shoosh' the patient towards the carrier, (I place a towel over the end of the broom handle as well).

The thought process is, cat's don't want to be in the light if a dark place is available so making the underneath of the kennel bright (torch) and outside the kennels (overhead lighting) bright and with a 'safe dark place' to disappear into, it will work.

In my experience the worried puss normally 'heads for the hills' of the darker place soon as! I've dealt with very feral cats to very upset domesticated felines who have all (albeit eventually in some cases) preferred the carrier. It is always traumatic and stressful for them but imho far better than being dragged anywhere, pinned down and handled. Better for the nurse too!

Might be useful to you? Hope so

RE: How to catch and aggressive cat

WelshyNurse — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 08:34:07 GMT

Cat trap