How many scratches.

I can get as little as zero scratches a month from Chasey. I must be doing something wrong.

I don't even count them anymore.

Last year, when I had to have gallbladder surgery, I told them in the ER, "I have a cat rescue!" so they didn't think I had a self-mutilating disorder LOL. It was that bad!

Originally Posted by Mom of 10 Cats

I don't even count them anymore.

Last year, when I had to have gallbladder surgery, I told them in the ER, "I have a cat rescue!" so they didn't think I had a self-mutilating disorder LOL. It was that bad!

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LOL. Good thing you did. Did they ever say anything.

They laughed. And even in pain, I gave an adoption pitch, hoping to find homes for some of the horde.

Want to know the worse scratch (as of right now) It is when your cat sits on your sunburned chest while you are sleeping and decides to knead it like bread of there favorite blanket I am hurting.

I get loads off mine, on my arms and legs or toes , sometimes i wake up with bayley swinging off my feet

Its rare for me to get scratched now that both of our cats are adults. My fiancee play-fights with Oliver using his hand, so he gets scratched, but I don't play with him that way.

Once in awhile Oliver will scratch my feet through the covers if I move them. I don't think he realizes its me - just something moving. Other than that, If I'm holding Oliver and he jumps down, sometimes a back claw will get me. I know thats an accident.

I would say some months 1-3; others 0.

I'm always playing with my crew and I still have 3 cats under a year so I would say 10 plus.

We trim everyones claws but there will always be scratches!

I know I said for me it was between 2-3, but that was before Skittles saw me make this thread. No I can count 6 just since I made this thread. I think she is doing it to prove me wrong

I put 4-6, but it depends on how affectionate Simon wants to be, he gets a little carried away with the "flexing" sometimes and he has wicked claws- they stick out all the time! there's a Siamese for ya Sapphire will only scratch me if I tickle her belly a little too low then she grabs hold of my hand like she saying "you're going to low!!" Antigone got me good the other day when I was, uh, in the bathroom and she decided that she wanted to be on my lap and took a flying leap and dug her claws into my knee, I tried to catch her mid-jump but failed that hurt a little Pandora hasn't gotten me yet, knock on wood.

Tailer never scratches...Harvey will from time to time if he's laying on me and gets startled (he'll accidentally scratch when trying to run away).

Forest, though, is a scratcher. He doesn't mean to...his CH makes him have little control of his claws. He also hates to be picked up, but I'm trying to get him to at least tolerate it, so I get scratched a lot in the process of that.

I voted for 10 + and no, they are not from the evil one Chichi
Murphy has a favorite sleeping spot up in my closet, so whenever he wants up there he'll jump on your shoulders or back then leap up there so when he launches off you, you get a nice "burnout" so to say I'll have to get a pic of my back so you all can see all the scars! But VERY rarely do I get scratched intentionally by either of them

with 7 new kittens.. I think the poll need to have more choices

I'll get 4-6 a month. But not too many scratches, Reilly is a biter he gets excited and nips our faces, bad kitty!

How about zero to one per month. My "kids" do not scratch anything except their scratching post.

I had one scratch that looked like a catpaw tattoo. It was red...lol.

Kipper, my black and white cat, that I dont too many of you have seen, because I had Mr mushi Face in there.

Well Kipper was falling off of the bed, and decided to use my arm as a holding onto post. No fun. His claws went all the way into my arm. But it looked really cool after a day!

Baby gave me a scratch today..

I don't really ever get scratched. The only time I did was when Mystik attacked me.

Originally Posted by Mom of 10 Cats

I don't even count them anymore.

Last year, when I had to have gallbladder surgery, I told them in the ER, "I have a cat rescue!" so they didn't think I had a self-mutilating disorder LOL. It was that bad!

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I'm with you I don't count. Between my 4 & the cats at the shelter there's no point. I have actually had people make comments about the scratches on my arms.