VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

USE OF GLOVES

• It is seldom wise to wear gloves when handling cats, although gloves may minimize scratch injuries.
• One cannot rely on gloves to prevent penetration by the canine teeth; even small cat can bite through heavy leather.
• Furthermore, wearing heavy gloves requires a harder squeeze to maintain same degree of immobilization as can be achieved with a light grip of the bare hand.
• Squeezing hard may injure small cats.
• It is also difficult to ascertain the degree of pressure applied.