[Spridgets] NO LBC "CAT FROM HELL"......have fun with cat stories.

[Guy R Day]

We had a couple of Siamese cats and to assist them made a 'cat flap' in the 
rear door to the kitchen.  A couple of months after I had done this we were 
woken by the sounds of a 'cat fight' in the kitchen.  Getting down there 
revealed a large black tom-cat fighting our pair of little panthers.  The 
large black tom was too scared to move out of the now open back door, so I 
decided to help.  It promptly bit the fleshy part of my hand but rapidly 
left the house.  Two days later I couldn't move my hand and wrist, it was 
somewhat swollen.
A hospital trip gave me an tetanus injection in my butt, a 10 day series of 
antibiotic tablets, a week long sick note from work and a lot of mocking 
from the nurse who thought about the poor little pussy cat causing a big man 
like me to seek medical help.  The swelling went down after two days.  An IV 
and 10 shots at hospital seems like a pure cash collection process to me but 
hey, I'm no doctor.
You could have a problem collecting the cat if it is now seeing you as an 
'enemy'.  I think all you can do is to try and restore the cat's confidence 
by keeping on talking and feeding without the sudden snatching.
The other solution which will allow you to continue the vacation is to shoot 
the little git and you won't have any more problem with it.  If they are pet 
cats they should act as pets.  If they are 'farm cats' they are allowed to 
be a little ratty with humans.  Best of luck whichever solution you take.
Next doors' cat will be taking a longish trip shortly, it has got back to 
using the cloth top of the wife's Audi TT as a fur shedding place when it 
sleeps.  Shame really, it has learnt to walk on the fence top between the 
gardens and not to go into our garden so why doesn't it learn about the car 
roof?


Guy R Day



---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner at gmail.com>
To: "Spridget list" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:04 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] NO LBC "CAT FROM HELL"......have fun with cat stories.


> List,
> I don't recall which Spridgiteer  got bit by a ferel cat a year or 2 ago 
> and
> his arm swelled up like a balloon but I did keep his nightmare in my head
> for my similar episode yesterday.   <SNIP>
> I have to get more shots over the next 4 weeks and I'm hoping I can get 
> them
> in New Mexico which is where I'll be visiting family in weeks to come.
> Thankfully my California trip the week prior will be shot free.
>
> I'm going back to try the trap under the trailer and need other 
> suggestions
> to catch Stitches the CAT FROM HELL.
>
> BTW I spent 6 hrs in the emergency room.
> Linda
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