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How do groomers and vets control cats that bite?

I've just returned from the vet with my three cats, which were taken in for their annual boosters and for bathing and grooming. The largest, who does bite and did have mats, came home very subdued. This is the second time this has happened. What happened to her at the vet?
I wasn't thinking of sedatives, I was wondering if she'd been struck?

i work in a vet hospital:

with pets with "special need" which have a tendency of acting up:

1) used a restraint procedure to hold cat down.

2) if restraint procedure does not work then they put a cat mask "muzzle" which is non harmful to the cat...just ensure the cat does not bite

3) If the feline is too aggressive that it does not allow the Vet Nurses and Doctor to do procedures that need the cat to relax (so the cat does not tense up and possibly injure himself) sedatives are used.

...if sedatives were used you could check by checking your bill or call up your vet to see if sedatives were used (they keep track of if they were used and if so how much was used.)

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Cat fighting can be difficult to control. Many cats are a virtual law unto themselves and when left alone will often seek out other cats and fight to mark their territory. Territorial rights are very important to cats and cat fighting is part of this process.

It can be distressing for owners of cats who find that their cat is involved in regular cat fighting. New cats to the area may be targeted by cats that are already in the vicinity. It is only to be expected that cats that are established in the locality will try to protect their territorial rights.

Local cats may be threatened by the arrival of a newcomer. There will be new smells and odours and there will, inevitably, be the new cat on previously “owned” territory. Something has to give somewhere and cats are not known for their social gatherings.

Yet, we know that cats can, and do, form small social groups as can be seen when a new cat is introduced into the home environment. After a short period of ignoring each other and some inevitable cat fighting, such relationships often mature into ones of close bedfellows.

Yet, outside, the relationships between rival cats never appear to get this far - presumably because of the absence of socialisation in the home environment.

Owners distressed at the sound of cat fighting can be naturally worried about their own cat. Will he or she be forced away or be hurt? Is he or she the actual bully in the process? These feelings can be made more concrete by seeing the cat arriving home, after a session of cat fighting, with scratches and bloodstains.

Owners can feel bewildered and lost. They can even feel guilty that they have allowed their own pet to be ingrained in such a predicament. There are, however, remedies and things you can do to help.

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