OK just got back from the ER...
Funny story... I'm typing soooo slow right now b/c I only have one hand to type with. The left hand is bandaged... I was on my way to Homegoods to look at bedding tonight when I came across a cat in the road-- laying there.
I thought, oh great the poor thing is dead but it stuck his little head up so my heart dropped. Here I'm thinking: obviously she has been hit by a car and may be close to death. So, I pull over to at least get her out of the road so she won't get run over 500 times. I pull over, stop traffic and walk up to her-- no cuts, wounds, etc. I thought- must be internal. I picked her up and she was limp![]()
so I said- at least let me take her to a Vet, if they can't save her then they can euthanize her so she won't suffer...
I scoop her up, she was VERY calm and dosile, in shock... I put her in my car and honestly, I started to cry-- thinking, this poor thing and if she dies in my car on the way I'm going to be so sad... So, I get there and she didn't make a peep the whole time- so I'm thinking, she probably passed away... I get there and she is awake! So, I go to pick her up to bring her in the office and she FLIPS OUT (apparently she is ferile, wild and I didn't know this b/c at first, she was in shock)... So she tries to runs, bites me BAD, scratches me really bad.. so I chase after her. She is obviously petrified so I get her again-- get bitten a few more times, scratched, etc... and again-- Finally, I open the door of the office- grab her and toss her asss in the vestibule!![]()
I look down at mt hand/arm and it's covered in blood (greeeaaat!!) so I went inside and they put a towel over her and took her in the back-- she was beat up bad from the car hitting her... so they told me the best thing b/c of that and the fact that she was wild was to put her down. I said OK... they were really worried about me... told me to go to an ER right away so I did...
About four or so hours later here I am typing w/ one hand![]()
I shouldn't laugh but I can't help it-- I could have gotten and could still get infected real bad and they are testing the cat for rabies ![]()
which they highly doubt she had (thank God!!) so at this point I got a bunch of shots, x-rays, drained out, antibiotics, etc. It's really swollen but I'm OK... I need to watch for infection though b/c the DR said people het hospitalized for this 'a lot'. ![]()
They counted, when it was all said and done-- about 14 bite marks/puncture wounds ![]()
She didn't know I was trying to help and was scared... I just can't help but love animals and I try to save them whenever I can... I feel I did the right thing I just hope everything turns out OK. To this day I have saved the lives of: two birds, six dogs (one as recent as last week) and two cats (not counting this one b/c she had to be put down)... If you ever see some jackass running down the street trying to save an animal- that's me.![]()
I always say I like animals better than people![]()
Well, that was my night (45 minutes later lol the post is done-- God, typing w/ one hand SUX!!)
Thanks to Nicole, Vinny and my parents for coming to be with me in the ER... Nicole especially, that was so nice!! Thanks for the food!!![]()
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You are a great friend ![]()
ETA: the only thing that really sux was I had to pay 75 bucks!!!![]()
to get her put to sleep!!! They charged me half off the normal price ![]()
but still I had to pay it-- I didn't say anything at the time but now I'm a little annoyed b/c there I am bleeding, writing out the check!! Vinny said he is going to call first thing tomorrow to ask them to 'do the right thing' and give us back the check considering I needed to pay 50 bucks in co-pays and I need to get two RX's filled... ![]()
and since the cat wasn't mine! ![]()
I thought, oh great the poor thing is dead but it stuck his little head up so my heart dropped. Here I'm thinking: obviously she has been hit by a car and may be close to death. So, I pull over to at least get her out of the road so she won't get run over 500 times. I pull over, stop traffic and walk up to her-- no cuts, wounds, etc. I thought- must be internal. I picked her up and she was limp
I scoop her up, she was VERY calm and dosile, in shock... I put her in my car and honestly, I started to cry-- thinking, this poor thing and if she dies in my car on the way I'm going to be so sad... So, I get there and she didn't make a peep the whole time- so I'm thinking, she probably passed away... I get there and she is awake! So, I go to pick her up to bring her in the office and she FLIPS OUT (apparently she is ferile, wild and I didn't know this b/c at first, she was in shock)... So she tries to runs, bites me BAD, scratches me really bad.. so I chase after her. She is obviously petrified so I get her again-- get bitten a few more times, scratched, etc... and again-- Finally, I open the door of the office- grab her and toss her asss in the vestibule!
I look down at mt hand/arm and it's covered in blood (greeeaaat!!) so I went inside and they put a towel over her and took her in the back-- she was beat up bad from the car hitting her... so they told me the best thing b/c of that and the fact that she was wild was to put her down. I said OK... they were really worried about me... told me to go to an ER right away so I did...
About four or so hours later here I am typing w/ one hand
She didn't know I was trying to help and was scared... I just can't help but love animals and I try to save them whenever I can... I feel I did the right thing I just hope everything turns out OK. To this day I have saved the lives of: two birds, six dogs (one as recent as last week) and two cats (not counting this one b/c she had to be put down)... If you ever see some jackass running down the street trying to save an animal- that's me.
I always say I like animals better than people
Well, that was my night (45 minutes later lol the post is done-- God, typing w/ one hand SUX!!)
Thanks to Nicole, Vinny and my parents for coming to be with me in the ER... Nicole especially, that was so nice!! Thanks for the food!!
ETA: the only thing that really sux was I had to pay 75 bucks!!!
