Restraining a domestic cat: passive restraint vs. full-body restraint vs. scruff restraint vs. clipnosis
There are four recognised ways of restraining a domestic cat normally at a veterinary clinic. These are: (a) Passive restraint; (b) Full-body restraint; (c) Scruff restraint and (d) Clipnosis. The picture below shows the four types. Type (d) might require a brief explanation as you might not be familiar with the word ‘clipnosis’. It …
