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TANDEM Cat^® Care — A Trauma-Informed Clinical Grooming System

Designed for medically fragile, behaviorally complex, and coat-compromised cats, TANDEM Cat^® reframes “grooming” as a biomechanical + behavioral intervention that restores comfort, mobility, and dignity—without defaulting to sedation.

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Clinical Positioning

Where TANDEM Cat^® Fits in Practice

Built from thousands of documented sessions with high-matting, geriatric, and care-resistant patients, TANDEM Cat^® is a licensed two-person handling + technique system that preserves agency while completing necessary care on fully alert cats.

Sedation-reduction pathways
Geriatric & palliative support plans
Rescue/re-entry and post-trauma recovery
End-of-life comfort releases

Not a styling system. A clinical method for the cats you already serve.

Two-person TANDEM Cat® handling with calm, awake patient — TANDEM Touch 10^™: two-person co-regulation with the cat awake and communicative.

Why Clinics Adopt

From “No Options” to Non-Pharmacological Care

The six-month pelt cycle. Shutdown after restraint. “Too fragile for anesthesia.” TANDEM Cat^® was built for these patients.

Relieve pressure-bound movement & skin pull
Reverse behavioral flattening and passive shutdown
Restore emotional agency via co-regulated handling

We also equip caregivers to treat coat management as clinical care to prevent deterioration.

Comfort hoodie stabilizing arousal during clinical grooming — Comfort tools stabilize arousal; handling decisions follow micro-cues and breath.

Clinical Conditions Served

Indications & Case Profiles

Pelted / severe matting with cardiac, anesthesia, or orthopedic risk
Chronic postural tension, stiffness, or pain-guarding
Coat-sealed inflammation, dermal odor, secondary skin trauma
End-of-life cases with shutdown or grooming avoidance
Post-anesthetic rebound in grooming-averse cats
Rescued / formerly feral cats entering re-socialization

Routinely performed in collaboration with primary DVMs, behaviorists, and palliative teams.

System Components

What TANDEM Cat^® Includes

TANDEM Touch 10^™ two-person handling & co-regulation protocol
Feline-specific technique (layered, light passes; skin-travel prediction)
Use rights to proprietary models: Felting Model^™, Matting Severity Scale^™, Grooming as Clinical Care^™
Team training in trauma-informed coat care; QOL intake & discharge mapping
12-month implementation support; optional CE submission (RACE/IAABC)

Licensing begins at $45,000 with guided integration.

Operational Advantages

Safety, Throughput, and Adherence

Lower incident rates via role separation & consent micro-pauses
Shorter total case time through optimized sequencing
Higher guardian adherence from predictable, repeatable success

Co-Regulation Natural Positions Low-Force Handling Clinical Sequencing

Co-regulated claw trim performed with the cat awake — Co-regulated claw care: awake, communicative, and low-force.

Two-person positioning with defined roles during clinical grooming — Defined roles: handler regulates; lead executes Feline Form^™.

TANDEM cradle position supporting natural spinal alignment — “Cradle” variant supports natural spinal alignment and breath-paced touch.

2025–2026 Partner Cohorts

Ready to Collaborate?

We’re accepting a limited number of veterinary partners for 2025 and 2026 to implement trauma-informed protocols for feline coat collapse and emotional shutdown.

Because where anesthesia ends… TANDEM Cat^® Care begins.

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TANDEM Cat^®, TANDEM Touch 10^™, Felting Model^™, Matting Severity Scale^™, Feline Form^™, and Grooming as Clinical Care^™ are proprietary to TANDEM Cat^®. © 2025 Cats in the City. All rights reserved.

TANDEM^™ Case Study

Tilly’s Return to Joy

How TANDEM Cat^® Care and Veterinary Medicine Worked Together to Save a Life

Case Snapshot

Client: Evelyn
Feline: Tilly, black & white DSH
Duration of Transformation: 46 days
Before TANDEM Cat^® Care: Non-interactive, declining, cone-bound, at risk of euthanasia
After TANDEM Cat^® Care: Cone-free, playful, joyful, thriving

“I feared I’d have to put her down.” — Evelyn

Tilly before TANDEM Cat® Care with open wounds and fur loss — Before TANDEM Cat^® Care: open wounds and fur loss.

Tilly in a cone with extensive facial wounds — Before TANDEM Cat^® Care: cone-bound with facial wounds.

Turning Point

A Last Hope: TANDEM Cat^® Care

Waiting for her next veterinary recheck, Evelyn reached out to Cats in the City. Tilly had active wounds, fur loss, and crusted skin—but our response was immediate: “Yes, we’d love to help.”

Tilly’s first TANDEM Cat^® Care appointment marked a turning point. She received:

Hydrating oatmeal bath to soothe and moisturize inflamed skin
Sanitary trim to improve hygiene while cone-bound
Soft Paws® nail caps (green for St. Patrick’s Day) to prevent further self-injury

“She came home clean, smelled wonderful, and her eyes were brighter. She had her spirit back.” — Evelyn

Soft Paws® as a Bridge

Why Nail Caps Were Critical

The Soft Paws weren’t cosmetic—they prevented Tilly from tearing her skin and reduced bacterial transfer. For the first time, steroids and antibiotics could succeed on a clean canvas.

Therapeutic Bathing

Healing Beyond Hygiene

The oatmeal bath calmed relentless itch, reduced yeast and bacterial load, and restored the skin barrier. No scrubbing, no trauma—just relief. Grooming didn’t replace medicine; it enabled it.

Tilly cone-free and calm after intervention — Day 46: Cone-free, calm, and clean.

Tilly fully healed, playful and joyful — Fully healed: playful, engaged, and joyful.

The Power of Partnership

Tilly’s case illustrates how veterinary medicine + TANDEM Cat^® Care together can succeed where either alone might fail. Soft Paws prevented trauma. The bath reset skin health. Veterinary medications could finally work. And her light returned.