I'm so sorry, Sophia. Please go to a doctor. Not only are cat bites prone to infection, but you also don't want to fool around with any major wounds on the hand.
Riley: No pulse. Anya: Yup. The space lamb got 'im.
'Never Leave Me'
Spike's Bitches 30: Going on Thirteen
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - May 28, 2006 3:34:09 pm PDT #6469 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Laura - May 28, 2006 4:01:29 pm PDT #6470 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
{{Sophia}} I'm so sorry. How scary. Also, what they said about taking care of the wounds properly. Much healing ~ma.
Laura - May 28, 2006 4:02:34 pm PDT #6471 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
And OUCH! Cashmere, it looks like you need to put in a call to animal control too.
Scrappy - May 28, 2006 4:22:57 pm PDT #6472 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
So sorry, Sophia. Our old cat, Datcherie, did that. He started attacking really viciously with no provocation. In his case it was a thyroid problem, but it sounds like it's something different with your guy. How difficult and painful for you.
sj - May 28, 2006 4:25:38 pm PDT #6473 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Sophia}}} I'm so sorry. Tons of healing~ma to you.
Aims - May 28, 2006 6:02:05 pm PDT #6474 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
{{{Sophia}}}
You've been reading her Noel Streatfield's "Ballet Shoes", haven't you?
It's my favorite of the "Shoes" books!
SailAweigh - May 28, 2006 6:04:33 pm PDT #6475 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hee! Mine, too. I think the last time I read it was about five years ago. I can't wait to be able to give it to my grandkids to read.
Cashmere - May 28, 2006 6:10:57 pm PDT #6476 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sophia, I'm so sorry about your cat. I hope you get the bites checked out--they really could get infected. I wonder he could be sedated or medicated or something.
Aimee, your girl is of teh cute. Seriously.
Aims - May 28, 2006 6:12:32 pm PDT #6477 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Thank you! Yours, despite their behavioral issues at the moment, are gorgeous. (Owen! Stop being 2!)
Beverly - May 28, 2006 6:13:15 pm PDT #6478 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Sophia, please go immediately to the ER if you haven't seen a doctor already. I know the scratches are painful, but cat bites are serious. People bitten on the hand have actually lost function, and had long, difficult battles, including surgeries to drain infection from deep wounds.
Go. Get your bite wounds tended to. And as much as I love cats and want to see them rescued and homed, it sounds like your guy might not have too many options right now. Listen to your vets about him. But take care of yourself, first, please.
Sorry to sound like a naggy mom, but I know more than one person who's landed in the hospital for days with "just a bite" from a cat.