Today's lesson learned:
When a strange cat comes up to your house and your sweet, protective cat sees it, do not, I repeat, DO NOT put your foot in the way to block them. Doing so will result in a bloody foot, swollen toes, a deep wound, a tetanus shot, and antibiotics. Oh, and a limp because you won't be able to bend your toes.
I know this because yesterday some random neighborhood girls brought a cat to my doorstep. They thought it was mine-- despite the fact I've never seen the girls in my life-- and didn't know what to do with it. Miles told them to leave it alone, but the girls were adamant that something needed to be done. He finally got them to put it down. Then the cat decided to make itself cozy on our stoop.
Now, while this was going down, Lewis and Clark were happily bird watching from our screened in front porch, but when they heard the commotion-- and cat whines-- they came to investigate. Clark was pretty indifferent to the other cat, but Lewis could NOT handle someone on his birdwatching turf and went straight for the other cat. Long story short, I tried to block Lewis and ended up with a bloody foot, swollen toes, a deep cut, a tetanus shot, and a round of antibiotics. Oh, and the limp because I can't bend my toes without making my wound bleed or drain.
I really never imagined a cat bite would hurt this bad. Lesson learned.
