The stray cats I know would have shredded your arm.
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2025
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They kept a hand on its scruff for most of the wash
Still, that is about as chill of a cat as I've ever seen in a bath.
How does this prevent scratches?
Cats have an instinctual response to a specific patch on the back of their neck being pinched. Their mothers carry them by that part when they're kittens, and the response keeps them still. Male cats also bite female cats there during mating. It can be used to functionally restrain a cat, though doing so unnecessarily is just gonna stress the cat out so it's generally not recommended
My cat lacks the scruff response. Probably why we found him alone without his mother and litter. Anyway, he's an asshole who cannot be restrained by scruffing, and somehow we love him anyway.
My cat can be 50/50. The times it doesn't work is at the vet. He's the chillest cat in general, but unscruffable at the vet, and they have to purrito him.
Why do i feel like I was watching a How To Basic video? I was expecting the cat to be pelted by eggs by the end.
That pull back through the metal vent or whatever that was looked painful.
Cats look so funny when theyre wet
Fortunately I think they were plastic, the way they flexed and sprang back.
Poor baby. But flea-free now, and probably won't need another.
Better things ahead, buddy.
Goofy little guy