Posted on 05/09/2011 9:17:54 AM PDT by Huntress
A Cleveland man was attacked by a housecat Friday afternoon and the man's injuries are so severe that he had to be taken by air ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.
The altercation between the man and the animal occurred at a home on CR 3182 a few miles south of Cleveland in Liberty County.
At some point during the attack, the man and the cat reportedly were injured by a knife the man was holding. The man was taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center before being transported to Houston.
Game wardens Danny Diaz and Adam Broll captured the cat. It was taken to Big Thicket Animal Hospital for examination.
The man's identity is unknown at this time.
Nice Kitty ;-{)
They named a male cat “Pinky”.... never, ever, under any circumstances name a male cat Pinky.
Why did the man have a knife? What was he trying to *do* to kitty in the first place? Maybe it was a demonspawn catfrom hell, but my bets are on some jerk trying to do something bad to kitty, and kitty defending itself.
THIS is why I don’t give my coffee to cats.
Indeed.
‘Tis a Jabberwock!
On the contrary...
I owned a cat that could do this...took six years to break her of the habit. Until the day she died though...I’d see that funny look come across her face I’d be spraying a water bottle at her. Yes, a water bottle was sufficient to stop the attack and break her ‘spell.’ She sent me to the ER twice and was quarantined once.
Current neighbor’s cat is the same way. He has actually had the police called and been to court over the cat. He gets that same crazy look and you then know you’re a goner.
I’d bet it is much more common than you think.
Holy cow! I guess not! :)
I heard it flat out wasn't even close!
I’d use something for a rapidly moving target like an 870. Trust me. It works.
There’s your problem. I’d get P.O.ed if you ever called me Mimi.
My Finbar had earmites when he was a kitten and the vet gave me drops to put in his ears twice a day.
I discovered that cats can clamp those ears down on the sides of their heads quite tightly.
I think I got as much of the ear drops on me as I did into Finbar's ears.
The two of us were both equally happy when the ten-day dosage period ended and the earmites were gone.
Kittens born in the Eaker Compound get tough quick!
Yeah!
Kitteh is bad enough without coffee.
I’ve had a few bouts with cats. Dirty fighters. Get you in a clinch and try to scratch your eyes out. Soft stomachs, though. A few shots in the old bread basket, and their trainer is throwing the towel into the middle of the ring. Iron Paws McGillicutty was one tough Tom. We was in the 15th round and Marty tells me that he thinks maybe Iron Paws is ahead on points. So’s I head butts him and them bam bam bam three fast left jabs. I was just settin’ him up. Then, I uses my right. Pow! Down he goes. I still remember Howard Cossell. “Down goes Iron Paws! Down goes Iron Paws!” Yeah...it was my fight that night. I coulda been a contender.
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