FranDoc Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 ....you should see how fast a bite from another human will get fired up. Doesn't even have to be a true 'bite' wound. I've seen lots of infected knuckles that just 'happened to' impact the teeth of 'some dude' who was mouthing off on Saturday night. " ... honest Doc/officer ... I was just standin' there, mindin' my own business, I wasn't doin' nothin', when 'some dude'* came up and ... (fill in the blank) ...". EVERY ER doc (AND cop) can rattle off a dozen variations of this, and they've heard ALL of them way too many times. *Cleveland variation: 'these 2 dudes'; West Virginia variation (sorry, Steve) 'some dude with a beer bottle'; you get the picture .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Any "pet" that decides to get into me is no longer a pet. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. Next time let it have it makes a break for it, let it have it. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I like cats. I just don't know that I could eat a whole one. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Neill Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 A truism from "Calvin & Hobbs" I always liked is: Five of the six ends of a cat are filled with sharp pointy things. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 ....you should see how fast a bite from another human will get fired up. Doesn't even have to be a true 'bite' wound. I've seen lots of infected knuckles that just 'happened to' impact the teeth of 'some dude' who was mouthing off on Saturday night. " ... honest Doc/officer ... I was just standin' there, mindin' my own business, I wasn't doin' nothin', when 'some dude'* came up and ... (fill in the blank) ...". EVERY ER doc (AND cop) can rattle off a dozen variations of this, and they've heard ALL of them way too many times. *Cleveland variation: 'these 2 dudes'; West Virginia variation (sorry, Steve) 'some dude with a beer bottle'; you get the picture .... After 14 years of being in this business, I make it a point to never stand around and mind my own business. After hearing as many stories as I have, it makes me think there is a whole corporation of folks whose sole responsibility is too kick your ass if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisStock Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 A little old lady asked me to "rescue" her cat from a tree. For future reference there is never a need to get a cat out of a tree.....the evidence is simply the profound lack of cat skeletons in trees BTW, you think a cat bite gets infected quickly....you should see how fast a bite from another human will get fired up. Yep...15 years ago, while applying cuffs in a pigpile, a shining member of society took a fairish portion of my tricep between his teeth and went to gnawing. There's pain, and then there's THAT pain. I lost a hunk of skin and muscle , and got a nasty infection to boot. He got, well, his just deserts from the other members of the pigpile. I think he has removable food preparers these days. As far as cats, I get a bad case of the itchy/scratchys from their claws and teeth. I have no use for another living being in my house that may decide that I look like a scratching post, or it would cease to be a living being. My Dad's cat likes to "play" rough, and I keep him at a distance, as he thinks nothing of digging all 4 paws around your arm and digging in for all he's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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