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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2006Creative maulings - A poll
Sitting here nursing my ouchies. What's the most creative configuration of scratches you've ever gotten? Here's mine from tonight (there may have been weirder, but tonight's takes the prize). Came home from work, changed, went downstairs to get the frozen roaster chicken from the freezer to thaw to cook tomorrow. 7 lb (~3 kg?) bowling ball. My house is a split foyer, with a ledge between the up and down stairs http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shambondow/detail?.dir=2a54&.dnm=ec72.jpg&.src=ph and Shamrock is sitting on the very edge near the door (normal spot) as I walk up carrying the frozen chicken. He reaches out and grabs me (normal) and sticks a claw in my shirt so that he's stuck. I have only one hand free, and can't disconnect claw from shirt without risking knocking him off the ledge, so I pick him up to carry him, otherwise I'm stuck on the lower stairs with a chicken in a bag, and a cat on my shirt. I carried him up the next 2 stairs to the foyer, and he squirms trying to break free of my shirt, then the chicken breaks out of the grocery bag it's in, and crashes to the floor and scares the living sh.t out of him, so now he just wants to break free of both me and the shirt. On to the creative maul marks: A perfectly spaced 3-lined incision about 5 inches long on the inside of my right wrist (burning now as it rests on the laptop while I type), scratches of unknown configuration on the back of my neck (left side) and a single 3 inch scratch across my left breast. Why do they always go for the breast? Purrs, prayers and comforting thoughts for those in need. I'm way behind replying, though I've been trying to keep up reading. Many changes at work, and not good, though I've been busy on a very exciting project that I've been happy with. Now I'm afraid that my boss is ready to quit. He's the one that I've worked things out with recently. We've had some really great talks, and I think I get him now, and he gets me. He's really getting the short end of the stick on some issues that have no resolutions, and no one really seems to care enough to come up with any. They just seem to want a fall guy. *sigh*  SignatureCheryl Why do they always go for the breast? Oh geez, I am so NOT going there.....too much potential. muhaaha Um not necessarily strange configurations but some do stick out. I got a nice six inch one from a chihuahua's dew claw. He got me while i was restraining him for his nasal vaccine. Still have that scar... Got another one from a German shepard that went all the way from below the base of my thumb to the middle of my forearm. It looked really funky later cause i was wearing a watch and there was this nice inch gap from where my watch band was. So it woudl be like an inch and half on my hand, a gap and then go right on down my arm. It would look really funky with my watch on cause you would see this scar totally in line on both sides of the band. sheesh! Had three nice puncture wounds on one forearm from a cat that bit me. And a few years back, i was in this musical and I was at a party held by the director. I was petting his cat for a bit when suddenly he grabbed my hand and bunny kicked it and left four long scratches down my arm. I had to wear make up on my arm since my costumes were short sleeved. And then there was the cat that came at me hissing and screaming and sliced my ankle and added a few lines to my tattoo. THAT looked funky. Kristi > Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > between the up and down stairs > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shambondow/detail?.dir=2a54&.dnm=ec72.jpg&.src=ph and > Shamrock is sitting on the very edge near the door (normal > spot) as I walk up carrying the frozen chicken. He reaches out and [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > really seems to care enough to come up with any. They just seem to > want a fall guy. *sigh* Purrs about the work situation and......ROTFLMAO about the story!!!! I'm sorry about the scratches but.....in print it is hysterical. > Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > my neck (left side) and a single 3 inch scratch across my left > breast. Why do they always go for the breast? Yes, why do they? I don't know about creative, but one scratch I remember very well I got from Nikki. She was on top of the cat tree, and I was petting her. She was rolling around blissfully on the little shelf and suddenly rolled off. She tried to grab the closest thing to stop her fall - my arm that was stretched up to pet her. That gave me a scratch all the way from my lower arm to my shoulder. It was deep and stayed visible for a couple of years. Miranda did something similar just a while back, when she was up on a high bookcase. We have this trick we do, where I put my arm up and she climbs down it. Well, you might say I was asking for it. :oP She slipped and scratched my arm, though not such a long and deep scratch as Nikki did. > Purrs, prayers and comforting thoughts for those in need. I'm way > behind replying, though I've been trying to keep up reading. Many [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > really seems to care enough to come up with any. They just seem to > want a fall guy. *sigh* I hope you're wrong and your boss stays on. Purrs for everything to go smoothly at work. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >We have this trick we >do, where I put my arm up and she climbs down it. Well, you might say I >was asking for it. :oP She slipped and scratched my arm, though not such >a long and deep scratch as Nikki did. I like the "we have this trick" part, like you two are practicing to go on tour with this act. :) > Shamrock is sitting on the very edge near the door (normal > spot) as I walk up carrying the frozen chicken. He reaches out and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > crashes to the floor and scares the living sh.t out of him, so now > he just wants to break free of both me and the shirt. Oh, I don't know, it sounds like an elaborate plot to me, to get his paws on some of that chicken... :) Joyce > > Shamrock is sitting on the very edge near the door (normal > > spot) as I walk up carrying the frozen chicken. He reaches out and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Joyce That's exactly what I was thinking!!!!!!!!! ROFL. I'm not laughing for your scratches, but the story was great. Hope nothing gets infected. kili > Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > > What's the most creative configuration of scratches you've ever > gotten? A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all exceedingly painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1084845102046690505Stttgd Jill >A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all exceedingly >painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. > >http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1084845102046690505Stttgd That looks painful. What long scratches! I got scratched once by Betty, when I took her to the sliding glass doors to show her the birds outside, and she jumped out of my arms in excitement. It was a small scratch, fortunately. She never drew blood on me again after that, since I started clipping her claws. There were a couple similar incidents afterwards to the above, but they left welts, not cuts. >> A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all >> exceedingly painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. >> >> http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1084845102046690505Stttgd > > That looks painful. What long scratches! It was painful. She was lying next to me and I was gently rubbing her belly and the next thing I knew she'd wrapped her front paws around my arm and was bunny-kicking with her back claws. OUCH!!!!! Jill >>> A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all >>> exceedingly painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jill The worse scratch I ever got was from Snoopy about ten years ago. I've mentioned it here before, she objected to being given a liquid wormer and caught me with her back foot, four very deep scrtches the length of my forearm which bled quite a bit for a while. It was almost worth it for the laugh I got a little later, the 3 year old boy from a couple of doors away looked at my arm and said very seriously "You'll have to get your mummy to kiss it better". SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>>> A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all >>>> exceedingly painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >looked at my arm and said very seriously "You'll have to get your mummy to >kiss it better". Oh how sweet!! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>> A nice interwoven mix of scratches from Persia's rear claws, all >>> exceedingly painful. The scars have faded, thankfully. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > was > bunny-kicking with her back claws. OUCH!!!!! Kitty FC does this. She rolls on her back and invites tummy rubs. I fell for it a couple of times, she looked so cute. She bunny kicked and also slashed with her front paws and bit me as well. When Boyfriend invited me to do a tummy rub, I thought he might do the same. I was a bit nervous about it. I should have trusted him. Nothing was further from his mind that he would scratch me. It was (and is) safe to rub Boyfie's tummy. I try not to handle him too much as he is still shy, but he would never scratch or bite. It just isn't his temperament. He is very gentle and would rather faint than attack. Tweed > Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > > What's the most creative configuration of scratches you've ever > gotten? I am also lucky here as far as my cats are concerned. I got a good rake down my inside arm, four lines, from Kitty some years ago before I realised I must not ever take any liberties with her. Now I understand her, I remain safe! As for Boyfriend, he is so gentle that the subject has never come up. If he *did* ever scratch me I would know he would be in some sort of agony and would need TED asap. My injuries come from gardening. I have a large plot and I have brambles which sometimes take exception to being subdued. That's when I get covered in scratches - and my colleagues say "Did your cats scratch you up like that?" I say "No, it was a plant." Tweed >Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >my neck (left side) and a single 3 inch scratch across my left >breast. Why do they always go for the breast? The general area, anyway. My biggest was right down my chest, from one day when Stinky had turbo-zoomies, and gave me a drive-by. He was running around with his tail on fire (so to speak), leaped at me, and ricocheted off my chest with his back paws (and claws). I was wearing a tank top, and voila. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >Sitting here nursing my ouchies. > >What's the most creative configuration of scratches you've ever >gotten? That is a great story! I wish i had been there to see the action. And I bet Shamrock was really after the chicken, despite it being frozen. after all I happen to know that Sheba can smell frozen chicken still wrapped up in two bags thick! Sending positive vibes for your job and your project and the boss. I once had a problem with Robin, the lovebug. He loves to lie up against my shoulder with his head under my chin, while it takes both my arms to hold him there! Well, he likes to knead and shmurgle. Unfortunately, he uses his very sharp claw tips to knead. And my neck is tender. So I ended up with numerous punctures on my neck. I was asked if I had a rash! And one person ordered me not to come near her with that disease! I tried to explain; but nobody listened. The thought of contagion fogged their brains. -- CATherine >Purrs, prayers and comforting thoughts for those in need. I'm way >behind replying, though I've been trying to keep up reading. Many [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >really seems to care enough to come up with any. They just seem to >want a fall guy. *sigh* Purrs for your project and all the changes at your company, and for your scratches too. |
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