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The first ever scratch
We were sitting together,watching the TV. Boyfie was asleep on my lap. I
went to get my remote control thingie from beside us and it ruffled a paper. He leapt up like he'd been electrified and dug his claws in to my leg get away in panic. Ouch. I have some blood on my leg. He has never done that before. He does have a very extreme startle reflex . He doesn't realise he has scratched me because he would never do it. He'd be horrified if I told him he sunk a claw into my leg. so lets not mention it, eh? He is the most gentle cat in the world. He panicked. Not sure why but he did. It's not a problem to have a hole in my leg when I was probably just getting the TV book to see what was on next. I'm joking. It's a bit more than a pin prick but nothing to worry about. For some reason he became scared. Could have been the fireworks upsetting him. It's Diwali and the fireworks were still going off at 1.30 this morning. |
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The first ever scratch
Christina Websell wrote:
We were sitting together,watching the TV. Boyfie was asleep on my lap. I went to get my remote control thingie from beside us and it ruffled a paper. He leapt up like he'd been electrified and dug his claws in to my leg get away in panic. Ouch. I have some blood on my leg. He has never done that before. He does have a very extreme startle reflex . He doesn't realise he has scratched me because he would never do it. He'd be horrified if I told him he sunk a claw into my leg. so lets not mention it, eh? He is the most gentle cat in the world. He panicked. Not sure why but he did. It's not a problem to have a hole in my leg when I was probably just getting the TV book to see what was on next. I'm joking. It's a bit more than a pin prick but nothing to worry about. For some reason he became scared. Poor Boyfie!! And poor you, too, for getting scratched. But it was obviously not a hostile scratch. It's just that, when human skin is used for traction during a feline panic attack, the results can be painful and often bloody. I don't think this counts against his gentlemanly reputation, though. Could have been the fireworks upsetting him. It's Diwali and the fireworks were still going off at 1.30 this morning. At work yesterday, the Hindus all pitched in and treated the rest of us to a lovely (and delicious) lunch of Indian food from a local restaurant, in honor of the holiday. It was the best I've ever had, I think - I'm definitely going to go to that restaurant soon. -- Joyce - Your mom and I are going to divorce next month. - What??? Why! Call me please? - I wrote Disney and this phone changed it. We are going to Disney. -- damnyouautocorrect.com |
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"Bastette" wrote in message Poor Boyfie!! And poor you, too, for getting scratched. But it was obviously not a hostile scratch. It's just that, when human skin is used for traction during a feline panic attack, the results can be painful and often bloody. I don't think this counts against his gentlemanly reputation, though. absolutely not. He doesn't even know he did it. I won't mention it to him. |
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On 11/14/2012 11:21 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message Poor Boyfie!! And poor you, too, for getting scratched. But it was obviously not a hostile scratch. It's just that, when human skin is used for traction during a feline panic attack, the results can be painful and often bloody. I don't think this counts against his gentlemanly reputation, though. absolutely not. He doesn't even know he did it. I won't mention it to him. He was (probably) in a deep sleep as he felt 'protected' while on your lap, but because of the fireworks he was on 'high alert' and yes, the slight rustling of the paper startled him awake. Poor Boyfie. I don't know how many times this has happened at my house, but I have the scars on my thighs to show it (and some of them happened through thick denim jeans)! -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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The first ever scratch
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... We were sitting together,watching the TV. Boyfie was asleep on my lap. I went to get my remote control thingie from beside us and it ruffled a paper. He leapt up like he'd been electrified and dug his claws in to my leg get away in panic. Ouch. I have some blood on my leg. He has never done that before. He does have a very extreme startle reflex . He doesn't realise he has scratched me because he would never do it. He'd be horrified if I told him he sunk a claw into my leg. so lets not mention it, eh? He is the most gentle cat in the world. He panicked. Not sure why but he did. It's not a problem to have a hole in my leg when I was probably just getting the TV book to see what was on next. I'm joking. It's a bit more than a pin prick but nothing to worry about. For some reason he became scared. Could have been the fireworks upsetting him. It's Diwali and the fireworks were still going off at 1.30 this morning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is something that happens frequently. Fortunately, it is not even aggression--he was simply startled and tried to use you for traction. Do be sure to clean that scratch well and use a light coat of triple antibiotic on it (such as Neosporin here in the states--don't know if you use the same brand). You probably already know this, but a puncture has more potential for infection than a surface scratch. Your subject line says "scratch," but you also mentioned that Boyfie "dug his claws in," so that's why I reacted to a possible puncture--not a deep one, of course. MaryL |
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The first ever scratch
I keep a folded bath towel near me and when Tiger wants to get on my
lap, I place it on my lap first. Tiger is heavy and I know he would jump off if the phone rings. Without the towel he would surely put some holes in my leg. He is so used to this that he waits for me to place the towel before getting on my lap. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"Christina Websell" wrote:
We were sitting together,watching the TV. Boyfie was asleep on my lap. I went to get my remote control thingie from beside us and it ruffled a paper. He leapt up like he'd been electrified and dug his claws in to my leg get away in panic. Ouch. I have some blood on my leg. He has never done that before. He does have a very extreme startle reflex . He doesn't realise he has scratched me because he would never do it. He'd be horrified if I told him he sunk a claw into my leg. so lets not mention it, eh? He is the most gentle cat in the world. He panicked. Not sure why but he did. It's not a problem to have a hole in my leg when I was probably just getting the TV book to see what was on next. I'm joking. It's a bit more than a pin prick but nothing to worry about. For some reason he became scared. Could have been the fireworks upsetting him. It's Diwali and the fireworks were still going off at 1.30 this morning. That reminds me of the time, Snoopy, was on my lap and the doorbell rang, she was so startled she dug her claws in as she leapt off, leaving a claw sheath stuck in my leg. -- Adrian |
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On 11/15/2012 11:04 AM, Adrian wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote: We were sitting together,watching the TV. Boyfie was asleep on my lap. I went to get my remote control thingie from beside us and it ruffled a paper. He leapt up like he'd been electrified and dug his claws in to my leg get away in panic. Ouch. I have some blood on my leg. He has never done that before. He does have a very extreme startle reflex . He doesn't realise he has scratched me because he would never do it. He'd be horrified if I told him he sunk a claw into my leg. so lets not mention it, eh? He is the most gentle cat in the world. He panicked. Not sure why but he did. It's not a problem to have a hole in my leg when I was probably just getting the TV book to see what was on next. I'm joking. It's a bit more than a pin prick but nothing to worry about. For some reason he became scared. Could have been the fireworks upsetting him. It's Diwali and the fireworks were still going off at 1.30 this morning. That reminds me of the time, Snoopy, was on my lap and the doorbell rang, she was so startled she dug her claws in as she leapt off, leaving a claw sheath stuck in my leg. Ouch! I'll bet that hurt! Persia reacts to the doorbell. Some television commercials have a doorbell that sounds exactly like mine. She'll start and I have to assure her, "It's on TV" Fortunately when she does go flying off I usually have a throw over my legs so no damage. Jill |
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"Adrian" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote: We were sitting together,watching the TV. That reminds me of the time, Snoopy, was on my lap and the doorbell rang, she was so startled she dug her claws in as she leapt off, leaving a claw sheath stuck in my leg. -- Adrian I It happens sometime here too.. |
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On Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:55:02 AM UTC-5, ---MIKE--- wrote:
I keep a folded bath towel near me and when Tiger wants to get on my lap, I place it on my lap first. Tiger is heavy and I know he would jump off if the phone rings. Without the towel he would surely put some holes in my leg. He is so used to this that he waits for me to place the towel before getting on my lap. I used to put a purr pad on my lap for Rusty (RB). He loved it and it protected me from his claws. But I did find claw marks on my sofa made when he jumped off it. Rusty usually wriggled before jumping off my lap so was warmed. Sure missed him on my lap in this cold weather. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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