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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005OUCH!
First, apologies for not posting much lately - I'm battling the flu (which is, I think, my body telling me to quit pushing so hard lately and take a rest). Purrs to everyone who needs them. Next, OUCH! I was sitting at my desk a few minutes ago when Sammy jumped up to the back of my chair and then tried to move down to the arm. Now, whoever said cats were graceful has never met Sammy. This little girl is just like me - a *MAJOR* klutz! She slipped on the chair arm and fell off the side of my chair. As she was falling, she latched onto my arm with her claws to try to save herself. 15 pounds of kitten was hanging from my arm, slowly falling to the ground, as her claws dug deeper and deeper into my elbow! The claws didn't create a tear, so I won't need stitches, but they punctured so deep it felt like they went right down to the bone! I washed the wound with disinfectant soap and put on some Neosporin, but - OUCH!!! Little sweetie that she is, she was totally repentant and jumped up again to lick my face in comfort. Hugs, CatNipped CatNipped skrev i meddelandet ... >First, apologies for not posting much lately - I'm battling the flu (which >is, I think, my body telling me to quit pushing so hard lately and take a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >CatNipped We are sending you some get better purrs. Flu is not nice. Sammy cat didn't mean to hurt you but I'll bet you get a nice bruise! LOL. Elisabet and Hugo Katt > First, apologies for not posting much lately - I'm battling the flu (which > is, I think, my body telling me to quit pushing so hard lately and take a > rest). Purrs to everyone who needs them. > > Next, OUCH! Ouch indeed! I had something similar happen once with Nikki. She was on top of the cat tree and I was mussing her around the way she likes me to. She was purring so hard and writhing around on the shelf, and then suddenly she rolled over the side. I didn't manage to catch her, and she tried to catch my arm while she went down. Result: a loooooooong scratch all the way down my arm, which was visible all summer. Got lots of comments on that. ;o)  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki I grimaced in pain at that little tale! 15 LBS of KITTEN?! How old is she? SignatureSandra > I grimaced in pain at that little tale! 15 LBS of KITTEN?! How old is she? > > -- > Sandra None months old. Here's her latest picture (with a picture of her boyfriend, "Exocat's" Pericles, on the monitor behind her) http://www.possibleplaces.com/SammysBoyfriend/. To get a better picture of just how big she is, go to: http://www.possibleplaces.com/squirrel/. We here on rpca suspect that the infamous Sammy has more than a bit of Maine Coon ancestry. For stories of *why* Sammy is infamous worldwide, go here: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/Samnmy.asp. Hugs, CatNipped > > I grimaced in pain at that little tale! 15 LBS of KITTEN?! How old is she? > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Coon ancestry. For stories of *why* Sammy is infamous worldwide, go here: > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/Samnmy.asp. Sorry, darn typos, that should have been http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/Sammy.asp. > Hugs, > > CatNipped Hmmmm. Very very cute indeed. Doesn't look as heavy as all that though, or particularly big.....perhaps I had better weigh Memphis. He may be a lot heavier than I thought! See what you mean about the Maine Coone thing. Headbutts from Memphis and Phoenix SignatureSandra > Hmmmm. Very very cute indeed. Doesn't look as heavy as all that though, or > particularly big.....perhaps I had better weigh Memphis. He may be a lot [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Sandra Good God! Sammy is ginormous for her age! Now at seven months, I estimate that Nina is about 5-6 pounds, and Francesca perhaps weighs 8 or 9 pounds. Pan is about 6.5 pounds. He's fairly thin but not gaunt, while Nina is a solid kitty, but not fat. (She doesn't stay still long enough for her food to settle.) Melissa > > Hmmmm. Very very cute indeed. Doesn't look as heavy as all that though, or > > particularly big.....perhaps I had better weigh Memphis. He may be a lot [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Melissa Yep, but she's not at all fat - she *is* about 3.5 to 4 feet long from nose to tail. She can stand on her hind legs and put her front feet on my counter tops! Hugs, CatNipped >> > Hmmmm. Very very cute indeed. Doesn't look as heavy as all that though, >or [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >CatNipped I think Sammy is just a Maine Coon, no matter who her parents were. ;) She has all the MCC characteristics, including that lovely coat, fuzzy pawsies, a sweet heart, a sense of humor, and of course, ENORMOUSNESS. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> > Hmmmm. Very very cute indeed. Doesn't look as heavy as all that though, > or [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > CatNipped Gordon Bennett!! She's bigger than a whippet. Or at least, longer. Tweed Empathetic purrs for your Ouchie. Pericles when young once came down from a High Place using me as the ladder: but instead of dismounting via my clothed shoulder as all intelligent and considerate cats do he used my head. Said hairy head being slippery he began to fall off before he was ready for the organised dismount and so dug in all 4 sets of claws in those moments before I could lift him off. Under my fortunately luxuriant locks I think I have 18 individual scars, legacy of his skidmarks. Luckily he's_much_ too sober to do that nowadays. You've only 3 years and 3 months left (roughly) of hyperactivity. My own theory is that Maine Coon clumsiness has to do with the distance between their front & back legs: signals from the brain arrive at the stern just that vital millisecond too late for best coordination. Purrs, & hopes that you recover soon. Gordon (the TT weren't in on this one but are purring nonetheless). > OUCH! I was sitting at my desk a few minutes ago when Sammy jumped up > to the back of my chair and then tried to move down to the arm. Now, > whoever said cats were graceful has never met Sammy. This little girl > is just like me - a *MAJOR* klutz! > Empathetic purrs for your Ouchie. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > from the brain arrive at the stern just that vital millisecond too late > for best coordination. I know, I've *NEVER* had a cat that was as clumsy as Sammy is! Hugs, CatNipped > Purrs, & hopes that you recover soon. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > whoever said cats were graceful has never met Sammy. This little girl > > is just like me - a *MAJOR* klutz! >> Empathetic purrs for your Ouchie. >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> > whoever said cats were graceful has never met Sammy. This little girl >> > is just like me - a *MAJOR* klutz! She may get her coordination together yet. Stinky was a hilariously clumsy young cat-- he's the only cat I've ever seen fall down the stairs. When he was more mature, he could navigate the tables and shelves without knocking anything over. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > She may get her coordination together yet. Stinky was a hilariously clumsy > young cat-- he's the only cat I've ever seen fall down the stairs. When he > was more mature, he could navigate the tables and shelves without knocking > anything over. I think Oscar's the opposite. As a kitten, she'd balance herself on the backs of my dining room chairs, which are *maybe* an inch wide and curved. I found her on top of all sorts of weird places. Nowadays, I hear a lot more crashing, and she seems completely uninterested in trying anything so demanding as standing on an inch-thick strip of anything. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > First, apologies for not posting much lately - I'm battling the flu (which > is, I think, my body telling me to quit pushing so hard lately and take a > rest). Purrs to everyone who needs them. Purrs to you as well CatNipped. Hopefully by now you are feeling better. Julie and The Pride of Stone Mountain |
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