You're not the world's worst meowmie; things happen.  My biological mother
slammed my hand in the door when I was but a child and I've forgiven her.

kili

Poor baby :-( it wasn't your fault. I bet you aged 10 years when you saw
that paw. Lots of purrs for Tessie, though I expect she's forgotten it by
now.

OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!! Oh I hate when those things happen. Purrs for her
little paw (I'm sure it's fine if she was playing but I bet it hurt like
hell at the time.

Purrs that it was just a soreness that quickly wore off. But my
sympathies--I felt terrible when I stepped on poor Pan by accident and
broke  his poor leg. Accidents will happen, Karen. Don't beat yourself
up about it.  Kittens get into the darndest places!

Melissa

aw....I am always stepping on Lily's paw or tail and the shriek she lets out
just breaks my heart! Hope the yowl sounded worst than the hurt. Please kiss
Tessie's paw for us.
Lily & her mama

Aww, poor Tessie! :( These things happen when you have little ones
underfoot - I've done it, too. But it still feels terrible, to you as
well as to the little paw. Sounds like she'll be OK, so you don't need
to worry. I guess it's a good lesson for both you and Tessie - you to
take an extra look before slamming, and Tessie to stop running outside!

Purrs,
Joyce

ouch,purrs & hugs being sent
 Tessica was getting underfoot this morning and I HAD to go and do the
 laundry... I picked up the full basket and the detergent and opened
 the front door and went out... our door is very stiff so when you push
 it shut from the outside it doesn't close all the way and you have to
 give it a hard shove. I shoved the door with my back (remember I was
 juggling a full armload of laundry and detergent and had no hands
 free) and I heard anguished yowls behind me. I turned around and saw a
 black paw sticking out of the door that I'd just shoved! I dropped the
 basket and pushed the door open again and she fled to the back of the
 house yowling...

 She doesn't seem to be limping and John got her playing with the
 feather on a stick and jumping for it... but it must have hurt!
 Poor baby! Can we have some purrs for her poor little leg? I feel like
 the world's worst meowmie :(

Purrs, I hope her leg is all better by now. Caliban is underfoot all the
time, it's a wonder I haven't stepped on him yet. I can imagine the
guilt trip if I ever do. It's not your fault, Karen. These things happen.

Try not to fret too much about it.  Somehow kids and pets usually
survive their parents' foibles.  She's all better now, isn't she?

    Eep!  Purrs for her foot and for your frayed nerves.
    Unfortunately, these things happen.
   

You are a great meowmie, Karen. Accidents happen. Soncek for some reason
likes to stand behind me so I have accidentally stepped on him a few
times. He yowls really bad and I feel awful, but then I apologize to him
and he is ok in a few minutes.
Lots of purrs for Tessie and hugs for you, Karen,
Polonca and Soncek

I heard anguished yowls behind me. I turned around and saw a

When the Fabulous Furballs were only about 4 months old, I heard from
the lady who had their mum. She kept the last female kitten from the
litter (I was going to take her as well because if she couldn't find
all of them homes she was going to give them to the petshop but she
fell in love with her) and one dawn morning her husband stepped out,
onto a black metal stair. It wasn't too bright and the kitten  being
small and black was not visible....An accident waiting to happen.... he
stood on her and alas she had to be PTS because of the resulting
injuries

This made me aware that you have to put very careful around kittens.
But despite my being so very careful, the next morning after hearing
the sad news, I was closing the bedroom door and Redunzel stuck her paw
on the hinged side. I pulled it back fast but I swear I felt her paw go
"crunch" and she let out the mother of all anguished yowls then ran off
on three legs.

So there we are looking up our vets emergency number and thinking "She
must have a broken paw" when she wanders back in as if nothing has
happened, not limping and quite puzzled when we made a huge fuss of
her....Not that she complained when the fussing equated to some extra
food of course

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs