TANDEM CAT® CARE IS BETTER CARE FOR CATS™

  
TANDEM Cat® Care

A Clinical Framework for Grooming & Veterinary Teams

Non-pharmacological intervention for coat collapse, behavioral shutdown, and trauma-resistant feline patients. Developed across thousands of documented sessions, TANDEM Cat® Care reframes grooming as a clinical tool that restores comfort, mobility, and trust—without defaulting to sedation.

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The TANDEM Cat® team in synchronized clinical grooming
Two-person TANDEM™ method: co-regulation, precision, and safety.
    
Clinical Positioning

Grooming Re-Defined as Care

TANDEM Cat® Care is designed for the most complex feline cases—cats who cannot be safely managed with traditional grooming or routine sedation.  Rather than forcing compliance, this system provides a structured, trauma-informed pathway that restores comfort and dignity while protecting fragile health.

  

TANDEM Cat® Care Serves:

  • Cats with severe pelting or matting who face anesthesia, cardiac, or orthopedic risks
  • Patients showing postural stiffness, behavioral flattening, or shutdown
  • Cats with chronic coat-bound inflammation, odor, or secondary skin infections
  • Cases where restraint- or sedation-based grooming has failed or worsened outcomes
  • Palliative and end-of-life patients needing coat release without additional trauma
  
Cat in TANDEM Cat® Comfort Hoodie for emotional regulation
Comfort Hoodie: environmental + tactile tools to stabilize arousal and protect the bond.
    
TANDEM Touch 10™

Handling That Protects the Nervous System

  • Two-person protocol — synchronized handler + groomer with defined roles
  • Behavior-responsive adjustments — decisions from micro-cues, tension mapping, breath rate
  • Fluid positioning — no forced holds; patient remains awake, communicative, engaged
  • Consent-seeking micro-pauses Arousal gating Transition choreography
  
Feline Form™

Technique Built on Feline Physiology

  • Layered, light passes — no pressure-based clipping; isolate skin travel before contact
  • Optimized sequence — reduce trigger stacking and handling time
  • Real-time adaptation — technique shifts with breath, micro-movement, and coat shift
  • Skin travel prediction Elasticity management Tool decoupling
    
Persian cat undergoing deshedding in TANDEM Cat® Care session
Feline Form™ in practice: deshedding and coat reset without over-stimulation.
  
Clinical Outcomes

What Changes With TANDEM

  • Reduced sedation reliance for pelt removal and severe matting cases
  • Faster behavioral re-entry post-trauma or failed grooms
  • Improved QOL scores in hospice/palliative cohorts after coat release
  • Lower incident rates (scratches/bites) via co-regulation + role separation
  • Shorter total case time through optimized sequencing and fewer escalations
    
Implementation Track

For Grooming Teams

Convert difficult, medically sensitive cats into successful, cooperative grooms with a safety-forward, repeatable system.

Team Roles

  • Lead Groomer — executes Feline Form™ technique and sequencing
  • Handler — TANDEM Touch 10™; emotional regulation + positioning
  • Support — bathing/drying choreography; environment control

Workflow

  • Intake triage → arousal baseline → environment set
  • Stepwise coat release with consent micro-pauses
  • Recovery + re-entry plan for next visit cadence

KPIs

  • Completion rate of high-risk cases
  • Incidents per 100 grooms
  • Average duration vs. complexity
  • Guardian-reported QOL + comfort deltas
  
Implementation Track

For Veterinary Teams

Integrate a non-pharmacological option into care pathways for fragile or behaviorally complex patients.

Clinical Integration

  • Triage — when to select TANDEM vs. chemical restraint
  • Orders — coat release, hygiene reset, pain-aware handling
  • Handoff — RN/tech to TANDEM team with vitals + flags

Escalation & Safety

  • Defined stop criteria and arousal thresholds
  • Rapid environment reset protocol
  • Post-procedure monitoring notes + discharge guidance

KPIs

  • Sedation avoidance rate in indicated cases
  • Post-discharge complication rate
  • Time-to-comfort + QOL changes
  • Client satisfaction and adherence
    
Licensing & CE Partnerships

Bring TANDEM Cat® Care Into Your Organization

Licensed training model starting at $45,000, including:

  • Digital & in-person training in TANDEM Touch 10™ & Feline Form™
  • Use rights to proprietary materials (Felting Model™, Matting Severity Scale™)
  • 12-month implementation support and consultative integration
  • CE-ready documentation; optional RACE / IAABC submission
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