Cats

[Foul Mike]

I have had cats on and off through my entire life time, Some were my best friends. Some cuddlers that loved you no matter what,Some just kind of livestock. Cats that I dearly loved. And CATASSHOLES.

I was bitten by a Catasshole a few years back and have some good thoughts for all of you,

If you or yours are ever bitten by a cat and it punctures your skin or worse into your muscle---and with a deep bite ---RUN like HELL---

To the nearest hospital and get some treatment going on.

Cats have some kind of anaerobic fungusamoungus in their mouths that will knock the shit out of you, or whoever got bit.

Don't fuck around too long, ---like,--- get on your way NOW!!!


I was bitten by CATASSHOLEO a few tears and years back. I washed if off with peroxide and boffed it off until my whole arm was swelling up then went thru 7 weeks of Living Hell and one surgery where the Dr., a good friend, told me" I will do my best but I may have to take off your lower arm because of the infection."
He did hours of sluicing that shit out, but saved my lower arm. I will always remember him in my prayers.

I used to Love cats but will no longer have one within 2M of me and I NEVER touch them.

If I, in my later years, have ever given good advice, this is it. Regards, FM

 

[atepointer]

I agree all day long bad pussy will wreck your life

 

[MTRecon]

Reminds me of my favorite bumper sticker they always have at the gun show here...

"Ask me about microwaving cats for fun and profit"

 

[atepointer]

Reminds me of my favorite bumper sticker they always have at the gun show here...

"Ask me about microwaving cats for fun and profit"

Tell me more. Have microwave and access to stray cats crapping all over my porch screeching at all hours.

 

[Foul Mike]

Please take what I wrote above to Heart.

During my time through all of that I know by heart every cat story and joke and have made a few myself.

You have to have humor through everything . Just don't fuck around with a CAT bite.

I don't hate the summbitches, I just don't go out of my way to not run over one where I used to cut them some slack.

I might even over correct,hoping to hear a resounding THUMP. FM

 

[Maggot]

I like and get along well with the litte furballs but this is funny no matter how you feel. Unless your Greg L. ?

 

[Maser]

Ban Cat doesn't approve of this thread!

 

[Xshot]

FM - glad your okay.

Late fall I rescued an Orange/White male that was in pretty poor shape. He hated all other cats so I let him live in the shop for the winter. Smart as a whip and an alpha predator.

One day the next summer, while carrying him to the shop, he bit down hard on my right wrist. I was pissed, but it was my fault. When I picked him up I knew heavy equipment was coming down our wooded country road. I misjudged their speed and once adjacent to the property cat needed to escape the threat.

Even though bite went to the bone on both sides of my wrist and hurt like hell, I just flushed the wounds with peroxide and went about my business. I wasn't too worried, because cat had all vaccines and clean bill of health. The bruised bones hurt for months after the wounds healed.

Can't be too careful with any animal bite (cat/dog/etc). Hell a friendly lick on broken skin can lead to problems. Any sign of inflammation or infection within 24 hours needs a doctors attention.

FWIW - cat now lives on farm with 2 little blonde girls who love him to death.

 

[armorpl8chikn]

Mine scratched me once and I was sick as shit for about two weeks. Sounds like I was extremely lucky....or tough as woodpecker lips.

 

[Just Chuck]

I like cats. They're just hard to get cooked right.

 

[acudaowner]

lol

 

[broncoaz]

I like cats fine, but this always cracks me up.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

FM, that's a hell of a cat story. You have definitely learned a fair bit, right there. Thanks for sharing the warning(s).

Many years ago, there was another 'site', and on it was a member whom was known for having a neighbor-lady whom had cats.... some here might remember him.

I believe it was him that started the phrase (back in the 90's):

Cat, the other white meat.



Some love 'em, we're 'dog people' ourselves, and the only time I'd have a cat is if we had land, and outbuildings/barns type of thing. Then it would be "proper" to have one. But the same would go with a pig, horse, cows, and chickens maybe.

NOT in the city, but that's only my opinion.

 

[kenny1773]

I have never owned a cat, but have had friends that did and I never realized the bites could be such a problem

When Cats Bite: 1 in 3 Patients Bitten in Hand Hospitalized, Infections Common - Mayo Clinic News Network

Middle-aged women were most common cat bite victims Rochester, Minn. — Feb. 5, 2014 — Dogs aren’t the only pets who sometimes bite the hands that feed them. Cats do too, and when they strike a hand, can inject bacteria deep into joints and tissue, perfect breeding grounds for infection. Cat...

newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org

I am more of a dog person

 

[acudaowner]

the strange part is dogs are no safer they carrie Necrotizing fasciitis bacteria in saliva one bite and a few hours later you could loose a limb . not as bad as a komodo dragon but still not good .

 

[Zeroit]

As much as I hate cats most of the ones adopted us all feral except one. The last one had babies like 5 they would hunt in packs it was fun to watch especially when they were stalking deer in the front yard then they became friends with the deer. That was some crazy shit. I just ran over the one (not intentionally) that was my favorite the little bastard (she) was fearless stood up to my kids 100 pound German Shepherds two of them all the other cats were nowhere to be found and she didn't give a shit and she was a runt . I do have a few badass cats if anyone wants some they put the ban cats to shame
Free! Highly trained. I'll even throw In a twenty pound bag of cat food although they're quite capable of surviving with nothing . No moles within probably miles Just guessing.

 

[hlee]

I forget what it is called, but @Foul Mike is spot on with the “get to the hospital, like right now.” My wife is (was) a cat person. She and her brother decided to try to rescue a stray, and she got bit in the process. It was an ordeal fighting that infection, and they said she could lose her arm. Well, she didn’t, but she’s finally on board with “the only thing a stray cat is good for is rifle practice.”

 

[Nik H]

What @Foul Mike says is spot on. I have always had cats and dogs. A cat bite is super serious.

I have never met or owned a cat that would bite me or a family member. When they are kittens, especially male ones, they do try to fight you if you are playing around and you may get bit by accident but those are typically minor and don't break the skin. If they are sick or injured, that is a different matter. It depends on the cat's temperament.

If you do get bit and it gets into your muscle, you absolutely need antibiotic injections. Most doctors will take the easy route and that is a huge part of the problem. They will give you a topical antibiotic salve to use and tell you to change the dressing twice a day and apply more salve. Meanwhile, the bacteria is growing inside the wound. If you get bit, FORCE the doctor to give you intravenous antibiotics or you may get into a bad situation. The infection can become systemic. If that happens, you stand a decent chance of dying from sepsis.

 

[kthomas]

Cats are gods version of ballistics gelatin.

I'm not a cat fan myself. Have had to deal with nuisance stray neighborhood cats before. I've found that a plastic airsoft BB traveling at ~400 fps really smartens them up. Use a full-auto one as a delivery device for maximum effectiveness.

I have no problems with cats (or other animals for that matter) if they are not causing damage to me or my personal property. Cross that line, and it's game on.

 

[Steel head]

I like cats.
Cat bites an scratches are serious though.
Dog bites and scratches are no better.

 

[W54/XM-388]

I like cats.
Cat bites an scratches are serious though.
Dog bites and scratches are no better.

Human bites & scratches can be worse.

 

[Foul Mike]

Thanks to ALL of you who have read this, : }
My intent is to teach everyone that if you get bit deep by El Gato, the CAT, you are in serious trouble!!!

Get Pro-Medical help as soon as you can. Don't wait to see if it is going to be infected, it is.....



I knew the cat that bit me, petted it many times, belonged to my Best Friend's wife and I had taken care of the cats for years.
The thing started over cat Pussy and she did not want that Tom doing it's thing so I followed her instructions to the T. and got bit.

Don't listen to CAT Ladies is some more Sage advice.

I can tell you the story but it gets quite colorful, full of very Foul words, and is best told face to face over a CoolieLoolie or 2.

It does include the fact that when that fuckin cat is latched on to your arm with Lock Jaw ,it does, in fact, have 10 claws on each paw and they are whirling around like the blades of a Chinook helicopter and the best course of action is to give it a cranial massage against the closest solid object, such as a concrete wall or Oak door jamb.

Regards, FM PS. Thanks Nic H, You understand.
This event lasted for about 14 months for me and I recovered from 82mm mortar round frags much easier but did have youth on my side then.

 

[Steel head]

Human bites & scratches can be worse.

I agree!

hooker bites are no joke!

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Human bites & scratches can be worse.

It's right there,,,,, I GOTTA say it:

"No means NO".

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[MtnCreek]

...
Don't listen to CAT Ladies is some more Sage advice.
..

Good advice. I stopped to help an old lady out in the road a few years back. She was trying to get a snapping turtle out of the road and I was afraid she was going to get ran over. She was insistent that the turtle be gotten out of the road. The turtle wasn't that big, shell about the size of a volley ball. I didn't think it'd be too big of a deal to pick it up and move it, but that was before I realized I was up against a turtle that knew kong fu. I go to grab it by the tail and it jumps up and spins around. This played out several times with the old lady hunched over telling me to just pick it up (at this point I could tell she thinks I'm a dumbass for not just picking it up...aka letting it latch onto my arm). I eventually had a moment of clarity and got a stick from the woods for jackie-chan turtle to clamp down on and drug him out of the road. I bet that old lady was a hell of a good time 70 years ago. lol

 

[Foul Mike]

Ya, I don't fuck around with turtles but do look forward as to tangling with one of those wimmen on occasion. FM

 

[308220]

I had an indoor/outdoor Tom cat. He was a great cat. Hes since passed. Friendly and really loveable. Never scratched or bit anyone.

One day as I was holding him getting ready to head out the door, our stupid ass Dobberman ran up to me too fast and his instinct was to bite the "thing" holding him so he could escape danger. Well that "thing" was the meaty part of my lower thumb. The canine went all the way deep into the muscle. I could look down in the hole and see my muscle. I rinsed it out with some peroxide and went on my way. Never had an issue. Maybe I got lucky? Still miss that cat.

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

My dog kills everything that comes into his AO. A few months back the neighbor comes by and asks if I have seen her cat. I asked her "the Himalayan?". No it's a tabby, she said.
I said no,. Himalayan, him a laying over there dead.

 

[Threadcutter308]

Thanks to ALL of you who have read this, : }
My intent is to teach everyone that if you get bit deep by El Gato, the CAT, you are in serious trouble!!!

Get Pro-Medical help as soon as you can. Don't wait to see if it is going to be infected, it is.....



I knew the cat that bit me, petted it many times, belonged to my Best Friend's wife and I had taken care of the cats for years.
The thing started over cat Pussy and she did not want that Tom doing it's thing so I followed her instructions to the T. and got bit.

Don't listen to CAT Ladies is some more Sage advice.

I can tell you the story but it gets quite colorful, full of very Foul words, and is best told face to face over a CoolieLoolie or 2.

It does include the fact that when that fuckin cat is latched on to your arm with Lock Jaw ,it does, in fact, have 10 claws on each paw and they are whirling around like the blades of a Chinook helicopter and the best course of action is to give it a cranial massage against the closest solid object, such as a concrete wall or Oak door jamb.

Regards, FM PS. Thanks Nic H, You understand.
This event lasted for about 14 months for me and I recovered from 82mm mortar round frags much easier but did have youth on my side then.

You still pimpin' Oprah for a helicopter ?

 

[vh20]

Cats have some kind of anaerobic fungusamoungus in their mouths that will knock the shit out of you, or whoever got bit.

Usually it’s Pasteurella multocida.

 

[whatsupdoc]

Someone once told me if a pussy's got teeth dont try to pet it.

 

[Nik H]

El Gorda keeping me company

20 lbs and 32” from nose to end of tail.

My pit bull keeps his distance...LOL

 

[Cheyenne Bodie]

I routinely get bitten by my dog so I have built up a tolerance. He's a good boy and is looking out for me.

 

[L. Perry]

Have had blue healers and border collies on my ranch for 40 years.
The cats I like are golden. The ones that piss me off are gone.
My good border collie ran a stay up the power pole on night checking hefiers, It hit the transformer on one of the lights, funniest thing I have ever seen. Lights flickered once end of asshole.