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About Gentle Cat Lab

# A calm place to figure out what just happened

Gentle Cat Lab exists for one moment: a person, a cat, and a bite — and the question “what do I do now?” We answer it with ordered next steps, visible sources, and a firm line between behavior advice and medical care.

Editorial policy

## How every page is built

### Sources are visible, not implied

Every guide ends with the veterinary and peer-reviewed sources it draws on, named plainly, with the region each one covers. If we can’t source a claim, we don’t publish it.

### Scope is stated up front

Safety guidance varies by region — rabies and tetanus protocols are the clearest example. Pages say what they cover and where their limits are.

### Actions come before explanations

Someone reading with a bleeding hand doesn’t need a literature review. Pages lead with what to do next, in order, and explain the why afterwards.

### The cat is a participant, not a problem

Bites are communication. Our guidance never includes punishment, and always considers context, consent, health, and environment before labeling behavior.

### Useful without an account

A user should be able to reach a safety step, complete the matcher, read a guide, and inspect sources without registration or unnecessary data collection.

[Read the full editorial policy →](https://gentlecatlab.com/editorial-policy/)

The firm line

## What this site is not

Being clear about limits is part of being useful. When a situation crosses these lines, our pages say so and point you to the right professional.

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**Not a diagnosis.** The matcher and the guides suggest reading. They cannot tell you why your specific cat bit.

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**Not emergency care.** Nothing here can assess a wound, an infection, or an exposure risk. A clinician can.

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**Not a substitute for your vet.** Sudden behavior change is a health question first. We route you there early and often.

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**Not training-by-punishment.** You will not find advice to scold, spray, or tap a cat here. It damages trust and doesn’t work.

Contact & corrections

## Found something wrong? Tell us.

Corrections are a feature, not an embarrassment. If a source has been updated, a claim reads as diagnosis, or a step is unclear, we want to know — and we note material corrections on the page itself.

[**Contact & corrections**General questions](https://gentlecatlab.com/contact/)[**Report a source update**Source updates and factual corrections](https://gentlecatlab.com/contact/)