Check out what the cat did to my face (pic):

[bicentennial_baby]

OW!

[DS1]

1. ooof!

[bicentennial_baby]

5. It fucking hurts!

I wanna go home and clean them again...but I can't. This SUCKS.

[DS1]

10. Aloe, perhaps?

[bicentennial_baby]

15. I'll try that when I get home...

I have a new aloe plant, in fact. :)

[yellowdogintexas]

22. neosporin, or other triple antibiotic. I had a similar event when my cat

decided to climb my face when he was spooked by the dog. It may take quite a while to heal.

[southpaw]

2. That'll teach ya!

Don't

Tutch

The

But!

Got it?

[bicentennial_baby]

3. It'll teach me to never sleep again, that's what

That's what I was woken up by at 3:!5 am today. Ugh.

[southpaw]

11. Oh, yeah... that can happen.

We have 5 cats, and I've been awakened by one or the other of them running across my bed while I sleep.

Fortunately, none have yet run across my face.

I figure it's bound to happen sooner or later.

I may start sleeping in safety glasses or a hockey goalie mask.

[Burma Jones]

13. In our house, Cats aren't allowed where people sleep while they sleep....

Otherwise, they have the run of the place

[bicentennial_baby]

14. She's being segregated for a while, she just came home with us last night

I have to keep her and PB separate, and PB's litter box is in the spare room, so she's with us.

[SeattleGirl]

4. OUCH!!

Kitty really did get you.

You putting anything on it?

[bicentennial_baby]

7. I put some Bacitracin ointment on it this morning before I left

I'd REALLY like to go home and clean it again, but I can't. They're in that puffy stage that scratches get after the initial injury. OW.

[SeattleGirl]

23. Bacitracin is good stuff.

Sometimes when I have scratches that get like that, I put a warm, wet washcloth against them. You might give that a try; I know it's helped me in the past.

[bicentennial_baby]

25. I just got home and cleaned it and put on more.

I'm going to swing by Health Services before class in the morning and let them look at it, 'cause one is so close to my eye. While I'm there, I figure they can look at the pinkie that's missing a chunk from Tuesday's incident.

:pals:

[AlCzervik]

6. MC or PB?

that looks hurty.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Milk...She got spooked in the middle of the night,

when she misjudged a jump onto the headboard, and landed on my face. It was an accident, but...damn it hurts. x(

[Midlodemocrat]

9. OMG!!! That looks very painful.

Rotten cat. (Which one was it?)

[bicentennial_baby]

12. The new one...It was an accident, not intentional

See my reply to Chimps, above. And it is VERY painful. And I'm stuck at work. Sigh.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Ouch! I know that one hurts!

I've had those too, but not on my face...

I'm so sorry...

Heal quickly, OK?

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

18. I'll try...My body's fighting off these, the knife incident and

the cheese grater incident this week. I just want to sleep. My immune system is making me tired today.

[billyskank]

17. Your beautiful face!

:(

Bad kitty!

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

19. She was just scared

Were it intentional, I would be angry. I'd rather just be home resting instead of in the office. Boooo!

:hug:

[schmuls]

20. That's way too close to the eye!

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Believe me, I know

I'm debating a trip to the Dr in the morning after class.

[lukasahero]

24. There's a pitbull thread in GD that could benefit from this pic ;)

Ouchie.

[Mutley]

26. Nice shot, Milk Chan.

But you missed the eye by a fraction of an inch. We need to work on your aim.



:hide:

[skygazer]

27. Must not have been a fun way to wake up

Ouch! :(

[bicentennial_baby]

28. No, it really was not

It hurt like a mofo, so I got up, stumbled to the bathroom and saw blood running down my cheek. Ugh. I had the presence of mind to clean it and dab some tea tree oil on it before I went back to bed. I slept with my hands over my face until morning. :P

Still hurts like a bitch too. Going to see the Dr in the a.m.

[Shakespeare]

29. OW!! Back claws?

How on earth did that happen?

Boo-boo kisses for your face. :-(

[bicentennial_baby]

30. No idea...Here's what happened, to the best of my recollection:

It was 3:15 am, and Milk Chan decided to jump up on the headboard to get to the window. Normally, no problem. But, Siamese don't see as well in the dark, and she didn't see that she was going to land on the tv remotes, which went clattering everywhere. It spooked her, and my face happened to be sleeping directly below her panicky self, so I got the wrath. It wasn't intentional.

It's sore. It doesn't look too bad close up, but it's an unpleasant injury, most likely b/c I have to move my facial muscles to eat and talk.

I'm going into Health Services in the morning to let them check it out, since one of the scratches is so close to my eye.

And I suppose I'll be sleeping on my left side this evening. Sigh.

[DeepBlueC]

31. CVS sells antibiotic cream with pain relief (store brand)

Very useful. Here in Canada you can also buy 5% xylocaine ointment over-the-counter and I keep some of that hanging around the house. I find lots of occasions to use it too.

[likesmountains 52]

32. I'm not kidding...check out the link. We see this in the ER pretty often..

http://www.cdc.gov/HEALTHYPETS/diseases/catscratch.htm

[bicentennial_baby]

34. And what do I do about it?

I'm going to see the Dr on campus in the morning. That link said nothing about treating it.

[likesmountains 52]

56. hopefully your MD will take care of you,CSF usually means a course of

IV antibiotics..

[musette_sf]

33. owie owie owie

years ago a recently adopted kitty of mine did something similar. i went to the doc for tetanus shot, and antibiotic cream and ice did the rest.

but i couldn't be mad at her, she didn't know what she did.

so... i suppose this is as close as we will get to a pic of kitty for now? :-)

hope you feel better soon.

[bicentennial_baby]

36. I posted pics of her last night...

I'm too tired to look for a link, but it's in the Lounge somewhere here. :)

[musette_sf]

38. i haz a star, i can haz search

thanks, i will go look

[bicentennial_baby]

39. You can click the "Author" heading on the top of the forum, and

it will show threads alphabetically by author. :)

[musette_sf]

40. oh snap

goddess i am dumb :crazy:

[Taverner]

35. Bad Kitty! No Catnip!

You have to DT in your own cat-thingy!!!

[Lethe]

37. You didn't tell your new cat the safeword, huh?

you gotta remember to do these things with new people and animals

[Tektonik]

41. ouch, bad p chan!

[Fire Walk With Me]

42. Hope it gets better...

I nearly posted that the new cat looked like a trouble-maker, but didn't consider it apropos at the time... :(

[applegrove]

43. Oh my got. He really was spooked last night. Be extra careful it doesn't

get infected. Infections on your head are very dangerous.

[bicentennial_baby]

45. I know, I'm going to see the Dr on campus first thing in the morning

I'll probably end up with a tetanus shot, antibiotics, and an anti-fungal 'script (antibiotics give me yeast infections, yay). They open at 8:30, so I'll go there before my 10am class.

But so far, I'm keeping it clean and coated with antibiotic goo (bacitracin).

[applegrove]

49. I hope the little one doesn't turn out to be a real scratcher. I got a

cat from the vet office that turned out to be an attack cat. He would periodically get angry and attack. Since I live alone and don't have kids I decided to keep him. He attacks less and less and the severity of the attacks has gone down too. I think I went a whole month without him biting me. I love him to bits. He's very loving and cuddles like crazy.

Good luck with your knew kitten.

[bicentennial_baby]

51. See my reply below, it was an accident

Other than that, she likes to nibble on arms, but no scratching. She's going to see the Dr tomorrow too, for a check up. :)

[applegrove]

53. Must be wonderful to have a little thing to fall in love with this week. She's

very pretty.

[RetroLounge]

44. Sorry, but this is why i don't trust the little fuckers...

At least dogs wait until you die to eat you...

:hug:

RL

[bicentennial_baby]

46. One more time, it was an accident

It was her first night here, in a pitch black room (Siamese don't see well in the dark), and she got spooked when her jump up didn't work out as planned. I think she knew she hurt me, b/c when I came back to bed, she sat there nose to nose with me for at least 5 minutes.

She didn't mean to do it. :(

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

47. I know, just giving you grief because I can...

besides, scars are teh sexay...

:9

RL

[bicentennial_baby]

48. You, Sniffa, and my Ex think alike!

:rofl:

When I sent the pic to my Ex, he said: "C'mon, it's sexy!"

Men... :crazy:

[RetroLounge]

52. Not men.

Real Men!

:rofl:

RL

[JVS]

50. Lemme guess. You tuched the butt!

[sasquatch]

54. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8103080&mesg_id=8105714

[Danger Mouse]

55. Cute cuddly animals with claws full of deadly poison...

[tigereye]

57. yikes, a little too close to the eye for my liking

eek!


:hug:

[OakCliffDem]

58. The cat needs to be introduced to this cat

It is Talk Like A Pirate Day

Get yourself a CAT,

That would be a CAT-O-NINE tails!

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