Ouch. No, really. Ouch.
Last night, I was holding Claws and she was purring quite loudly and happily. Things were going well. Towards the end of our time together, her claws got into my sweater. While holding her securely with my left arm, I tried to detach her using my right hand so I could turn her to face the floor to put her down.
At some point, she went nuts. She clamped onto the middle finger of my right hand and bite down multiple times in rapid succession before I could get her down onto the floor. As much as her attack hurt, I managed to keep my shit together long enough to put her down and give her a little swat on the bottom.
As soon as she was away from me, I really started bawling out in pain. The injury really hurt. I had two really ugly puncture wounds towards the base of my middle finger on the top and a few other small wounds from the encounter. I poured hydrogen peroxide over the wound and it bubbled. Then, I washed my injury with soap and water and followed that up with some antibacterial ointment and a band aid after my injury had dried from washing.
Overnight, my finger swelled up. I can't bend my middle finger. It's still swollen now and somewhat painful. I can no longer go to my health center at my college, but my school insurance is good until August. So, I'm waiting to call my family doctor so I can have this looked at. My finger is a little red and ugly looking.
Damn cat. I love her, but I'm not going to do anything more than provide her with her necessities, at least until I heal. This is the worst injury that she has ever given me. Bless her heart.
At some point, she went nuts. She clamped onto the middle finger of my right hand and bite down multiple times in rapid succession before I could get her down onto the floor. As much as her attack hurt, I managed to keep my shit together long enough to put her down and give her a little swat on the bottom.
As soon as she was away from me, I really started bawling out in pain. The injury really hurt. I had two really ugly puncture wounds towards the base of my middle finger on the top and a few other small wounds from the encounter. I poured hydrogen peroxide over the wound and it bubbled. Then, I washed my injury with soap and water and followed that up with some antibacterial ointment and a band aid after my injury had dried from washing.
Overnight, my finger swelled up. I can't bend my middle finger. It's still swollen now and somewhat painful. I can no longer go to my health center at my college, but my school insurance is good until August. So, I'm waiting to call my family doctor so I can have this looked at. My finger is a little red and ugly looking.
Damn cat. I love her, but I'm not going to do anything more than provide her with her necessities, at least until I heal. This is the worst injury that she has ever given me. Bless her heart.