PSA to all cat owners: Make sure you know what's above your head when picking up a cat!

[charlie and algernon]

I went to pick up Esther from under the foozball table and *whack!* smack my head on it as I was standing up. That freaked Esther out and now I have a large scratch down my face. Ow! So now I get to explain to everyone at work tomorrow why I my face is scratched and swollen. :eyes:

[bicentennial_baby]

1. The first or second night that we had Milk-Chan,

she was still pretty skittish and getting used to the place. She was shut up in the bedroom with us at night. Apparently something spooked her, and the shelter hadn't clipped her talons, and she basically ran up my face to get to the window. In the dark. At 3 am.

I have a nice yet faint double slash scar up the side of my face. Hehe.

I love my cat. :D

[charlie and algernon]

3. yeah, it's so damn hard to be pissed at them, isn't it?

She's been looking at me with these big round eyes since it's happened, that stupid little furr ball. lol.

[TZ]

2. Heh. My cats like to sit on my chest.

But they are pretty skittish with loud noises outside..I've gotten some scratches in interesting places....:rofl:

[charlie and algernon]

12. yeah, but now I have to explain it to top officials in the MD government

I'm wishing I was in the medical field now so I could wear a mask tomorrow.

[CreekDog]

4. My cat doesn't like earthquakes

he jumps to the floor and holds on :rofl: :rofl:

but he's from Philadelphia so what do you expect? :shrug:

[TZ]

5. I have news for you...

That might be what I would do in an earthquake! :scared:

[geniph]

6. And don't trip when carrying your cat down the stairs

if the cat is already skittish. Yankee dug a rear claw in to the nearest soft spot, and let's just say it's a good thing I'm not a nursing mother. OW!!!

[MrScorpio]

7. Cats and claws...

Don't get me started

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. One of our cats carved the letters YI on Mr GoG's leg...

I think he was trying to spell out "YIPPEE".

[charlie and algernon]

11. I've now got a backwards "C"

I think Esther was inspired by "B" girl

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. Such as, another cat.

[charlie and algernon]

10. you gotta share what happened with that

did above cat attack cat being picked up?

[Fire Walk With Me]

13. Just general, didn't happen to me.

I've seen stories on the net regarding cats that wait on top of the fridge, for the first passer-by.

SLAM!

[davsand]

14. He was running in place on my inner thigh...

Chaucer was sleeping in my lap when Material Girl made a sudden loud noise across the room. They use those back claws for traction when they run, and I was amazed at how long it took for him to get a good foothold.

Took a long time to get the bleeding stopped too. I almost plastered a maxi pad on my thigh because there was no way to put bandaids over all the scratches and not stick them over another scratch.

Good thing I love that cat.


Laura