It went something like this:
The alarm goes of at 4:09 here – sometimes I get up, sometimes I don’t. This morning, I decided to go ahead and get up so I could get some stuff done this morning before work.
Then, as the old man opens the door to leave, a cat runs in the house.
(Some back story – I’m a cat lover. I have two cats. With encouragement from my Dr. we decided to make them outside cats, because he was worried I’d get a scratch that could turn bad. They’re altered and they stay in the backyard – plus they have shelter. I’m not heartless)
Anyway – the old man opens the door and in runs this cat. I freak out. He freaks out. The cat darts into our bedroom and under our bed like s/he’d been studying blueprints all night and knew exactly where to go.
So, what do we do? We try to get it. J’s on one side of the bed with a broom, trying to ‘push’ him/her out and I’m on the other side, holding a towel so I can ‘direct’ him/her into the carrier beside my bed.
What happens? Oh, the cat comes screaming out from under the bed, jumps into my arms, starts shredding at the air with its claws like in the cartoons – then proceeds to CHOMP DOWN ON MY LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Top of my finger
Bottom of my finger
S/he then jumps out of my hands and starts running down the hall. At that point, I’m holding out my hand in front of me as it dripping blood, not quite sure what to think.
Right now, I’m waiting for the Dr. open in an hour. I did wash (scrub) my finger and my wrist with soap and water, then peroxide, but because I take steroids, its better to go ahead and get on antibiotics.
Already, its pretty swollen and warm and I can hardly bend it…fun times. (That stuff keeps oozing out of the bite…)
S/he also scratched my wrist pretty good:
Ugh.
Unbelievable!
**Also, no comments about my nails…I can’t type if they’re any longer than that…and its hard to type with 9 fingers – so deal with the typos/missinf words…this sux!
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What in the world!? Ninja Kitty!? It almost looks like that kitty cat was wielding a chainsaw. Glad you survived.
what a way to start the morning! After you see the doctor you should probably just go back to bed…it’s safer there…unless there’s another kitty hiding.