Cat – beautiful, useful and in something a mysterious animal, many thousands of years living near the person. Ancient Egyptian papyruses narrate about how Pharaohs liked to create them at themselves in palaces, and priests even idolized, comparing to gods. And at the same time, not always the person is capable to treat the favourite correctly.
The owner of a cat wants to snuggle the favourite, to embrace, pat on a nape, to scratch a paunch, that is in every possible way to express the arrangement. It is possible to use for games and communication the piece of paper attached on a thread, a sunbeam, balls of threads – everything that it is only capable to interest a cat. However it is by the scruff not too reasonable to take an adult animal.
Small kittens and adult catsWhen kittens still small, mom cat can transfer them, having taken teeth by the scruff. In that case, the cub reminds the become soft children's toy which has no will and reason. One view of this action is enough to remember it forever. And people remember, and then act thoughtlessly. Take an adult cat so as if she the small kitten, and is not present any difference as to treat it. However the physiology of small kittens and adult animals differs. At "children's" age the skin of kids did not coarsen yet, can well last, and muscles did not get stronger yet. Therefore when the cat takes the offspring teeth by the scruff, it does not cause him essential inconveniences. At the adult pet the skin is more rough, muscles were already enough created and got stronger. Careless handling of the owner can cause it some discomfort. In general, if there is a strong wish or without it just in any way, it is possible to apply also such way to lift a cat or to move from the place to places. But it is necessary to do it carefully as the tense skin can cause it trouble and also just begin to smother. It is worth to remember also about weight, much more bigger, than at a kitten. If it is too sharp to pull on itself, injury of a backbone is not excluded. Besides, as professionals consider, such address reminds the favourite of the childhood that it can offend him, and you do not deserve arrangement of a cat any more. As far as it is reasonable, it is unknown, but the opinion is. Externally it can be expressed in aggressive behavior when instead of apathy the owner gets couple of deep scratches or stings. It is correct to take an adult animal it is necessary under a neck and a stomach, without squeezing too strongly and without causing it discomfort.
If there is no other exit
In some cases it is necessary to take a cat by the scruff to get from under a sofa, to remove from a branch or for other reasons. And then it is necessary to do everything correctly to avoid potentially mutual traumatism. Take a skin fold, small, but sufficient for sure deduction, on a nape of an animal and slightly pull. Look at reaction of a cat. If she does not show signs of aggression, does not begin to choke or show discontent, it is possible to add effort. It is necessary to lift it in air not sharply, without breakthroughs and haste. The similar effort will only increase potential risks for both - both a cat, and her owner. After you made sure of safety of the taken measures, it is possible to raise it up and to move to the right place.