Somewhere in the not too distant past of TCS, there is a thread about two of my kits tag-teaming to cause me to trip and hit the floor.........
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My animals will be the death of me.....
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Pixel doesn't cause me problems, & neither did Mouse, but Cable! she has developed a new trick/habit of running in front of me then collapsing (usually in a darkened area). i've stepped on her multiple times - haven't hurt myself yet, but have hurt her. you'd think she'd learn....
Our stairs turn a corner, and the corner stairs are triangle shaped. That is Sammy's FAVOURITE sleeping place. Now, he's a big guy (11lbs and very long) at last weigh it, so he takes up a good part of the step. My boyfriend tried to step by him the other weekend, but Sammy stretched out at the last second. To avoid stepping on him, my boyfriend tried to only use the corner of the step and slipped. He slide down the rest of the stairs and bruised his arm. He was ok, though. The stairs are carpeted.
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I swear that our last cat hated me so much that she tried to kill me about once a week.
We have two sets of stairs in my house. One going upstairs (Where my bedroom is) and one going downstairs (where the shower and washer/dryer are). So there was no avoiding the steps. The moment Eby heard me step foot on the stairs, she's come out of nowhere and cut me off. I can't tell you how many times I had fallen up the steps and down the steps. My knees, shins, and elbows were nothing but solid black and blue marks for years. When she finally realized that I had learned to listen for her coming, she started to actualy slam into my legs to make me trip! I kid you not! The worst part was my mom would never believe me.
We have two sets of stairs in my house. One going upstairs (Where my bedroom is) and one going downstairs (where the shower and washer/dryer are). So there was no avoiding the steps. The moment Eby heard me step foot on the stairs, she's come out of nowhere and cut me off. I can't tell you how many times I had fallen up the steps and down the steps. My knees, shins, and elbows were nothing but solid black and blue marks for years. When she finally realized that I had learned to listen for her coming, she started to actualy slam into my legs to make me trip! I kid you not! The worst part was my mom would never believe me.
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Originally Posted by fwan
Oh dianeThank you for making my morning becuase now i cant stop chuckling too hehe
I just checked back in on this thread...Turtlecat, that picture is soooo funny! (And good! Did you draw it?) That's pretty much how I remember the scene (well, except from ground level). Hahaha...
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I am sorry you got hurt but really, that story did make me chuckle. I think what was funny was how one thing just seemed to turn into another. I hope you're ok. Here's a story, perhaps not quite so comical nor dramatic but our family never forgets this. This happened to my Dad actually about 10 years ago. Corky, whom we still have and is 12 now, was just a young 2 year old whippersnapper of a pup. My Dad was here visiting and was petting and playing with the dog and the dog went to give him a kiss. Well, for whatever reason, the dogs nose hit my Dad in the eye. It really wasn't that hard and nobody thought anything of it. Well, the next day, my poor Dad had the biggest black eye!!!
That was funny enough in it's own way (I mean really, a dog nose making a black eye
) but the thing was, nobody believed him when he told people how he got the black eye! He was teased horribly, most saying my Mom punched him one. We still laugh to this day about that one!
I had to chuckle
at some of your stories and also wince
at the pain you guys must've experienced!
I have gotten hurt several times by my cats but I will share the WORST experience in this post.
Buddy really likes to be on my back and/or shoulders and often would jump on my back startling me.
One morning I was getting out of the bathtub and I was rubbing myself dry bent over... Buddy jumped on me just as I started to straighten and down he went! He tried to stay on my shoulders by digging his claws in but instead raked his way down from my shoulders to my butt! I was screaming my head off in pain while this was happening!
Now, the embarrassing part was later on when I went to work, people saw blood on my clothes (I couldn't reach the scratches so therefore couldn't put bandaids on them and didn't realize that it was still bleeding!)
I couldn't lay down on my back or sit for quite a while without PAIN. I have learned now whenever I am getting out of the bathtub to keep an eye on Buddy and if he starts jumping, I stay bent so he won't rake his claws down my back again!
I have gotten hurt several times by my cats but I will share the WORST experience in this post.
Buddy really likes to be on my back and/or shoulders and often would jump on my back startling me.
One morning I was getting out of the bathtub and I was rubbing myself dry bent over... Buddy jumped on me just as I started to straighten and down he went! He tried to stay on my shoulders by digging his claws in but instead raked his way down from my shoulders to my butt! I was screaming my head off in pain while this was happening!
I couldn't lay down on my back or sit for quite a while without PAIN. I have learned now whenever I am getting out of the bathtub to keep an eye on Buddy and if he starts jumping, I stay bent so he won't rake his claws down my back again!
Diane - no broken bones, thank goodness, but some overextended muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Pamela - Somewhere I came across a story that happened to a woman about the day her cat jumped on the edge of the tub, slid in, then jumped and latched on to her hair (long braids wound up). Someday I will find it again. Even had the neighbors and police involved!
Pamela - Somewhere I came across a story that happened to a woman about the day her cat jumped on the edge of the tub, slid in, then jumped and latched on to her hair (long braids wound up). Someday I will find it again. Even had the neighbors and police involved!
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That just makes me cringe!!! My knee is now a lovely shade of green and brown...its quite yucky looking...I still havent learned not to run in the house!!Originally Posted by Pamela
I had to chuckleat some of your stories and also winceat the pain you guys must've experienced!
I have gotten hurt several times by my cats but I will share the WORST experience in this post.
Buddy really likes to be on my back and/or shoulders and often would jump on my back startling me.
One morning I was getting out of the bathtub and I was rubbing myself dry bent over... Buddy jumped on me just as I started to straighten and down he went! He tried to stay on my shoulders by digging his claws in but instead raked his way down from my shoulders to my butt! I was screaming my head off in pain while this was happening!Now, the embarrassing part was later on when I went to work, people saw blood on my clothes (I couldn't reach the scratches so therefore couldn't put bandaids on them and didn't realize that it was still bleeding!)
I couldn't lay down on my back or sit for quite a while without PAIN. I have learned now whenever I am getting out of the bathtub to keep an eye on Buddy and if he starts jumping, I stay bent so he won't rake his claws down my back again!
At least you recovered, and definitely, keep your eyes peeled on that one, hes a trapeze artist...or maybe he thinks hes a flying a squirrel.
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