Posted on 03/10/2007 7:19:03 PM PST by Fractal Trader
A house cat attacked its owner, sending her to the hospital by ambulance with more than 20 bite wounds.
The cat, a black and white domestic male, went on the rampage Wednesday when a neighbor showed up at the door with a different cat, mistakenly thinking it belonged to the woman.
"She went to the door, and her cat went berserk," Jeff Nevins, assistant fire chief for Wood River Fire and Rescue, told the Idaho Mountain Express.
The woman in her 60s was taken to St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center with what Nevins described as "pretty serious puncture wounds." Neither the hospital nor the fire department would provide any details to The Associated Press on Saturday, or say whether she has been released.
"I think the owner said she was going to take it to the shelter because that's not the first time she's been attacked," Nevins said.
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If I ever attempted to do something like that to either of my two cats, I'd be worried about multiple lacerations.
GOOD kitty!
That's my GIRL. {beaming proudly}
I have a feeling this male cat hasn't been neutered.
LMAO!
I got attacked pretty bad by a cat about 15 years ago. Punctured an artery in my ankle -- lots of blood! Even after I pinned it down to the ground with basically my full weight, got hold of its arm and flung it into a cinderblock wall, it still tried to come after me again. But that was a feral tomcat, not a cat that there was any sign had ever had a home. I had to get a full series of rabies shots, since the cat couldn't be found and was definitely acting bizarre.
Dennis should probably make an appearance on this thread.
I had a friend, who while growing up, had this really big tom cat, who was extremely territorial named "Fang." A new family moved into the neighborhood, and their dog, a full grown German Sheppard, came into their yard and started marking the trees. A few days later, while re-marking the tree, "Fang" came screaming down out of the tree, onto the dog's back. The dog was in really bad shape, and IIRC, took more than 100 stitches to patch up. That dog never came into their yard again (none of the other neighborhood dogs did either. I guess they never told "the new guy."
Seriesly though, a few years later they had to put the cat down, when it began attacking people. It attacked a mailman who maced it, but still needed serious medical attention. The cat was late on his rabies vaccination, so they put him down for the test.
Mark
I have been attacked four times as an adult by large dogs (German Shephard, Golden Retriever, Boxer, and Rottweiler). Fortunately, the dogs were called off by their owners all four times. Cat bites are nasty injuries to endure, dog bites can be far worse IMHO.
As a side note, I once had to work with an ostrich. They don't bite, but they are so dumb, that they will run you over. Imagine being run over by a 500 lb. (plus) bird. Not pleasant.
She is a B-E-A-U-T-Y! What a love!
Cats are so beautiful... why anyone thinks they can improve on them is crazy!
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