Crazy story.........

6 years ago

I wasn't feeling well the other day and my neighbor was kind enough to drop off his pulse ox for me to use. He had it in a small paper bag with the stand-up handles on it and hung it on our door.

I had the bag on a chair and later that night, about midnight of course, Mila, my imp cat, decides to explore the bag...but I didn't realize she had stuck her head through the handle. When she raised her head, the bag came with it, scared her to death and she took off faster than a rocket, careening and crashing all around the house, flew downstairs where Misty was, the noise, bag rattling, running into things, the cat yelling, it all scared Misty to death. By the time I caught up with Mila, the bag was mostly torn away but her head was still in the handle. I took it off, calmed her, noticed she'd peed all over herself and the stairs, so I had to wash Mila and then clean the stairs. The stairs are carpeted, so there I am, hands and knees, sniffing each stair for where to use the Urine Destroyer.

Before I went to bed, I checked Misty out and she seemed fine, but then I noticed a darkness around her toes...turned out to be blood. I don't know, but suspect she got so scared with what Mila was doing, she dug her claws into the rug and took off. Seems she's torn out a number of her back claws. So I had to wash her feet too.

She's walking fine, but I've been watching and notice that one is oozing and it's causing her toes to stick together. So now I have to take her to the vet this morning to get her toes cleaned and treated.

The moral of the story is, it's the bad sister who causes all the trouble and the good sister who ends up paying for it!

And the "it figures" part of the story? DH slept through the whole thing.

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Annie Deighnaugh
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6 years ago

Got back from the vet. She tore 2 claws out of one foot and 1 claw out of the other. They soaked her feet, cleaned and trimmed all her claws and gave her an antibiotic shot. Said she should be fine and they will grow back without problem. Said I can soak her feet daily if I want and if she'll let me. She's such a good kitty, it should be no problem.

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Uptown Gal
6 years ago
Oh my...Good Grief!!!!! Poor little gal. What a freak thing...but cats seem to

find those things, don't they? Hope Mila is ok and no permanent damage

to her toes. Hugs. Yep...a man would sleep through that. LOL
Elizabeth
6 years ago
Perhaps DH could assist now by taking the cat to the vet. :-)
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6 years ago
WOW! You had quite the morning. I'm sorry about poor Misty....ouch! That so sucks! I'm guessing gauze, vet tape and a cone of shame will fix her right up. Kudos to you for figuring out where the blood was coming from.
marilyn_c
6 years ago
Having house cats, I can certainly understand how those things happen.

Hope Misty is much better before long!
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dedtired
6 years ago
That’s quite a story. I could picture the whole thing. A shame that Misty has to pay for Mila’s hijinks.
Yayagal
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Yikes, let us know how Misty makes out please.
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yeonassky
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Ouch! Poor Kitties! They say accidents can occur at home easily. I guess they're even talking about for pets. Sounds like DH should be making breakfast for the next while to make up for not helping!
bpath
6 years ago
Poor Kitty. And poor you, managing it all while sick! I hope everyone is back to normal soon. (Although, ever since our cat got caught in a bag the same way, he is terrified of rustling sounds!)
Rosie
6 years ago
Yikes!

The four legged critters can find trouble where on one would suspect trouble existed! We once had a dog who went trash can diving and got his tongue caught in an empty tuna can (lid still attached). He howled and cried and ran around so much that we had a dickens of a time catching him. Once we calmed him down, the can was easily removed. He had a small puncture in his tongue, but it healed up in a few days. That dog never went near the garbage again.

I'm glad that Mila didn't hurt herself and I'm sorry that Misty injured her toes. Happy to read that she'll be fine.
petalique
6 years ago
That sure is a crazy story. Ouch for kitty.

Ever see that George Booth cartoon where a cat and dog are sitting quietly. Then the dog has to suddenly scratch and the cat is panicked by the sudden disruption.
chloebud
6 years ago
Ohhh...poor Misty...poor Mila (little stinker!)...poor YOU!!! Glad to know things will be fine.

Dawn...that tuna can incident...yikes!!!
OutsidePlaying
6 years ago
Poor kitties. They can be mischievous, just trying to play and avoid trouble. Sorry this happened in the middle of the night. Glad Misty will be fine. Hope Mila will learn her lesson but I don’t think cats ever do. Unlike Dawn’s dog!
Michele
6 years ago
Oh poor Misty! I hope she’s better soon. Paw injuries can be difficult. Sunshine had a close call a few years back. Good thing you brought her immediately!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
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Wow excitement! I know what you mean, my cat Garfield got his head through the hand opening of a plastic grocery bag.

Sounds like Misty paid the price but is on her way to healing.
lisaam
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Oh Annie-- what a crazy combo of stuff. Funny to picture it later but not when you are living it. Why is it always the mom who hears the kid cry or the dog start to heave?

Dawn, so sorry for your poor pooch but a great lesson learned. I have a trash can hound. The kitchen garbage is safely in a cupboard but he pulls a piece of paper from my office trash as soon as I toss it in.
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I'm sorry to hear about your animals misadventures!! That was a lot of chaos at one time. I hope Misty feels better soon. Mila must have been terrified!

My cat, Rocket, once stuck his head through the handle of a plastic bag and took off running in the house, but I was right there when it happened and I got him rescued before any major damage happened. Those kitties are so curious and bag and box loving and sometimes it comes back to haunt them.
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patriciae_gw
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I am very careful about bags with handles. I had my cat Meenie stick his head through one of those twisted paper handles on a Christmas gift bag and he ran through the house and rolled up and down the stairs, scared us all to death but so sweet, the moment I got to him he just collapsed in my arms and let me take it off. He just kept up these long shuttering breaths while I held him. He was like a limp rag. I have been clipping handles and keeping the plastic bags put away ever since. Meenie has passed on but not the lesson I learned. He wasn't hurt thankfully except in his wits.

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