Exploring alternatives to scruffing catsSeptember 27, 2022Scruffing refers to a restraining technique involving firmly grasping the loose skin of a cat’s back, located between the shoulder blades. While scruffing is often meant for safely controlling and settling a cat, research shows the contrary. The scruffing method is often counterproductive, causing many cats to resist or even fight back more aggressively than when alternative handling is performed.
Education Center - SponsoredRethinking Our Approach to Canine OA: Treating synovial inflammationby • Exubrion TherapeuticsIt’s time to reframe arthritis not just as a painful condition, but as a disease of rampant synovial inflammation. In adopting a proactive treatment strategy that is aimed at modulating the inflammatory process, veterinarians can now provide more effective, long-term care.