Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Tater Salad, did you just every think the cat may not like you either???? LOL Jane Hill -------------- Original message from " Hatfield " : -------------- As each day is considered a learning experience, I learned something today, well yesterday really....cat bites are horrendous. I was bitten at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, on the left index finger, 2 puncture wounds both at the middle joint, one on top, and the other anterior, actually in the joint. Painful, let me tell you. Washed with warm soapy water, cleaned and dried. Went to bed. Woke up less than 11 hours later to a swollen index finger from the tip to the knuckle, with an increase in pain and decrease in mobility. Contacted my PMD (also my Medical Director) got 2 grams of Rocephin IM (almost as painful as the damn bite) updated tetanus, and toradol for pain. Scrip for Augmentin and sent home. Filled the Augmentin first thing this morning, by then the swelling had increased by 1 inch into the palm, and down the posterior side of the hand. As directed by my physician, I followed up with an ER here in San , got IV antibiotics, but lost the paperwork so I can't remember what it was (started with a 'U' and I received 3 grams). Discharged with the knowledge that if it was unchanged by tomorrow morning, I was to report back to the ER so the hand specialist can do surgery, as the infection apparently has seriously affected the tendons. As of now, the swelling has continued to increase, incorporating the middle knuckle, and almost to the ring finger knuckle, so it's looking like I will once again be at the hospital..... Add to that, the fact that it was a stray and I didn't get the chance to stomp it to death before it got away, so I could possibly be looking at the series of vaccinations for rabies. All because I was trying to get the cat to a warm place before the cold snap set in. I learned 2 things: a) to look at cat bites as an serious call next time I will run over the cat repeatedly. Don't screw with the cats....... 'Tater Salad' Hatfield EMT-P " Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditiones habes. " EMStock 2005, it's never to early to plan!!! www.emstock.com www.temsf.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw it in the trash can....I would have missed all the fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment will be endless!! Mike 'Tater Salad' Hatfield EMT-P " Aut viam inveniam aut faciam " EMStock 2005, it's never to early to plan!!! www.emstock.com www.temsf.org >A throw using the tail as the grip, provides a great >increase in cetripetal impulse, and a corresponding gain >in distance for the toss, like throwing a hammer vs. a >shot-put. >If they don't snap under the strain.... >TD >Dried cat works well for " Cat-Cakes " ....sort of they way >me ol' ma used dried cod (Baccalla).... > There are not very spherical unless dropped from a great distance, > those run over may cause a slice due to the tail. > > Barry > In a message dated 12/25/2004 12:48:37 PM Central Standard Time, > donn@... writes: When one tires of eating cat, one can > always play games. Flat cat Frisbee golf can be very challenging. > > Regards, > Donn >From: Carol Sexton >Sweet and sour cat. >Grilled cat with lemon sauce. >Cat almondine. >Cat with rosemary and thyme. >Cat tips in burgandy sauce. >Baked, stuffed cat (with catnip, of course). >Cat jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw it in the trash can....I would have missed all the fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment will be endless!! Mike 'Tater Salad' Hatfield EMT-P " Aut viam inveniam aut faciam " EMStock 2005, it's never to early to plan!!! www.emstock.com www.temsf.org >A throw using the tail as the grip, provides a great >increase in cetripetal impulse, and a corresponding gain >in distance for the toss, like throwing a hammer vs. a >shot-put. >If they don't snap under the strain.... >TD >Dried cat works well for " Cat-Cakes " ....sort of they way >me ol' ma used dried cod (Baccalla).... > There are not very spherical unless dropped from a great distance, > those run over may cause a slice due to the tail. > > Barry > In a message dated 12/25/2004 12:48:37 PM Central Standard Time, > donn@... writes: When one tires of eating cat, one can > always play games. Flat cat Frisbee golf can be very challenging. > > Regards, > Donn >From: Carol Sexton >Sweet and sour cat. >Grilled cat with lemon sauce. >Cat almondine. >Cat with rosemary and thyme. >Cat tips in burgandy sauce. >Baked, stuffed cat (with catnip, of course). >Cat jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw it in the trash can....I would have missed all the fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment will be endless!! Mike 'Tater Salad' Hatfield EMT-P " Aut viam inveniam aut faciam " EMStock 2005, it's never to early to plan!!! www.emstock.com www.temsf.org >A throw using the tail as the grip, provides a great >increase in cetripetal impulse, and a corresponding gain >in distance for the toss, like throwing a hammer vs. a >shot-put. >If they don't snap under the strain.... >TD >Dried cat works well for " Cat-Cakes " ....sort of they way >me ol' ma used dried cod (Baccalla).... > There are not very spherical unless dropped from a great distance, > those run over may cause a slice due to the tail. > > Barry > In a message dated 12/25/2004 12:48:37 PM Central Standard Time, > donn@... writes: When one tires of eating cat, one can > always play games. Flat cat Frisbee golf can be very challenging. > > Regards, > Donn >From: Carol Sexton >Sweet and sour cat. >Grilled cat with lemon sauce. >Cat almondine. >Cat with rosemary and thyme. >Cat tips in burgandy sauce. >Baked, stuffed cat (with catnip, of course). >Cat jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 ultrahog2001@... writes: > those run over may cause a slice due to the tail. Thus the challenge....... Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " The sentence 'snow is white' is true if, and only if, snow is white. " ~~ Alfred Tarski ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Hatfield writes: And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw > it in the trash can....I would have missed all the > fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, > there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment > will be endless!! Recommended reading: 101 Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0517545160 101 More Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0749313188 The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0413760405 http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/cpc_5101_ps_3245079_gs_16272618.html Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this I believe -- that unless I believe, I should not understand. " ~~ Saint Anselm ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Hatfield writes: And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw > it in the trash can....I would have missed all the > fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, > there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment > will be endless!! Recommended reading: 101 Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0517545160 101 More Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0749313188 The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0413760405 http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/cpc_5101_ps_3245079_gs_16272618.html Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this I believe -- that unless I believe, I should not understand. " ~~ Saint Anselm ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Hatfield writes: And to think I was just going to find it, kill it, and throw > it in the trash can....I would have missed all the > fun!!!!!! Between the recipes and the new Olympic events, > there are no wasted parts of a cat, and the entertainment > will be endless!! Recommended reading: 101 Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0517545160 101 More Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0749313188 The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat Simon Bond ISBN: 0413760405 http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/cpc_5101_ps_3245079_gs_16272618.html Regards, Donn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P " For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this I believe -- that unless I believe, I should not understand. " ~~ Saint Anselm ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Did Simon Bond get bit by a cat too?? He seems about as irritated with those of the feline persuasion as I am!!! Mike From: D.E. (Donn) >>Recommended reading: >>101 Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>101 More Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Did Simon Bond get bit by a cat too?? He seems about as irritated with those of the feline persuasion as I am!!! Mike From: D.E. (Donn) >>Recommended reading: >>101 Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>101 More Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Did Simon Bond get bit by a cat too?? He seems about as irritated with those of the feline persuasion as I am!!! Mike From: D.E. (Donn) >>Recommended reading: >>101 Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>101 More Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond >>The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat >>Simon Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I, too, have been sent to the ED as a result of a cat bite and it's not fun. What I believe we humans forget when dealing with the kitties, is that their whiskers and 3 paws are still firmly planted in the jungle. No human ever owned a kitty. Domestic kitties simply tolerate us living in their house and sharing their sleeping quarters. No human ever trained a kitty-cat, they train us! LOL. Hope the finger is improving though, that's no laughin' matter, for sure. > > Did Simon Bond get bit by a cat too?? He seems about as irritated with > those of the feline persuasion as I am!!! > > Mike > > > > > From: D.E. (Donn) [mailto:donn@p...] > > > >>Recommended reading: > > >>101 Uses For a Dead Cat > >>Simon Bond > > >>101 More Uses For a Dead Cat > >>Simon Bond > > >>The Complete Uses For a Dead Cat > >>Simon Bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I have been bitten both by a cat and a copperhead and both bites felt about the same to me. I have cats for the past 14 years and the one that bit me was new in the household and very frightened but never bit again after she became comfortable at her new home. She was very lucky as she almost went back to where she came from. The others I had were never biters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I have been bitten both by a cat and a copperhead and both bites felt about the same to me. I have cats for the past 14 years and the one that bit me was new in the household and very frightened but never bit again after she became comfortable at her new home. She was very lucky as she almost went back to where she came from. The others I had were never biters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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