Sunday we had a cook-out with Dennis's daughter, her boyfriend, thier two
daughters and his ex-wife. While we were sitting outside Tippy was sitting
looking out the music room door looking sad and weowing. I went in and got him,
put him on his leash and brought him outside. He was wondering around the yard
when something suddendly spooked him and he started growling and hissing, so I
attempted to pick him up to bring him inside. Not a good idea, he jumped up and
sunk his claws in my hand and wrist. I had Dennis go get a beach towel which I
dropped over him and picked him up. I carried him back to the house, he was
totally freaked out, screaming and hissing all the way. As soon as I walked in
the house he was fine. I sat him down and petted him and he started purring,
then he picked up the leash in his mouth and took it into the other room. He
did a real number on my hand, a short while later my hand was very swollen, I
had to get up in the night and put an ice pack on it to reduce the swelling. I
went to the doctor Monday and he prescribed an antibiotic for 5 days. Don't
think I'll be taking him out again. :-)

Randy