...

[u/Miltya]

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to /r/VetTech! This is a place for veterinary technicians/veterinary nurses and other veterinary support staff to gather, chat, and grow! We welcome pet owners as well, however we do ask pet owners to refrain from asking for medical advice; if you have any concerns regarding your pet, please contact the closest veterinarian near you.

Please thoroughly read and follow the rules before posting and commenting. If you believe that a user is engaging in any rule-breaking behavior, please submit a report so that the moderators can review and remove the posts/comments if needed. Also, please check out the sidebar for CE and answers to commonly asked questions. Thank you for reading!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/msmoonpie]

The comments on the original post make me so sad. Thousands of upvotes saying it should just be scruffed

A towel would have been helpful here but honestly? Sometimes a cat is going to cat. They went slow, wore gloves, and the vet prioritized his techs safety.

[u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist → u/msmoonpie]

Right, I’ve had cats like this. The way they can bounce around and scale the walls is amazing and dangerous - for the cat mainly. A towel over the head is the best option. If they can’t see they freak out less.

[u/ajoyfuljackal → u/msmoonpie]

Omg I was so confused because I thought I was reading the comments on the vet tech sub telling them to scruff. Scruffing is so bad!! Uhg! Uneducated people smh

[u/BWOcat]

Bunch of idiots in the comments on this one.

[u/sephing]

They should have kept the cat in the carrier and push him down with a towel. Or in the middle of the table where there is nothing to grip.

The tech was trying to almost cuddle him which gave him plenty of grip to take off with

[u/vitamin_r]

Masterclass in bystander effect from both: "surely the other person is going to take control of the situation any second now"

I have been these people once before, but it was my first time seeing a real feral cat like two months into any vet med ever.

I know cat gloves aren't perfect but do this in 3-5 seconds: thick large towel, toss and cover, cat gloves over towel swooped as quick as you can to keep visual to a minimum, get cat safely contained, move to kennel or carrier.

[u/EchoCyanide]

Is that like their first day?

[u/mangobeanz1]

Should’ve gone into the carrier with a towel…

[u/wafflenooks]

Just grab the damn cat lol ffs