How to Restrain a Cat for a Spot-On Flea Treatment

Restraining a domestic housecat is always tricky business. Cats are agile and quick, and unless they've been declawed, they come well armed with four paws of slicing fury. A Spot On flea treatment is not painful, so if you are prepared and quick, the process of restraining your cat can be minimally stressful for both of you. Preparation is the key, especially with an uncooperative cat.

Things You'll Need

  • Bath towel
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Instructions

    • 1

      Corner the cat with as little aggression as possible.

    • 2

      Throw the bath towel over the cat.

    • 3

      Move in quickly to pick up the cat and the towel together. Wrap the towel around the cat as you pick the cat and the towel up.

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      Confine the cat's paws inside the towel, keeping the towel wrapped tightly enough to keep the paws trapped. Allow the cat's head to protrude from the wrapped towel.

    • 5

      Hold the cat wrapped in the towel as you pull the towel down enough to expose the base of the cat's head and the top of its shoulders.

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      Apply the flea treatment according to the manufacturer's directions. Squeeze the treatment tube to release the flea treatment at the base of the cat's head and then between its shoulder blades.

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      Give the cat an avenue of escape, then loosen the towel enough to let the cat free itself after the flea treatment is over.