I am still shaking as is Roscoe. The only thing I can figure out is that he was either chasing another cat or being chased. I heard a most unholy noise coming from inside the cat tunnel. I thought at first two cats were fighting, but the noise was different unlike anything I have ever heard before. As I type this, I pray I never hear anything like that again. I ran outside into the cat enclosure and looked at the tunnel entrance. Roscoe was dangling in midair at the end of the tunnel and something was inside his mouth. It took a minute for me to figure out what it was- it was a bungee cord that usually is fastened tight to the end of the tunnel- only this time, it was loose. The hook part was in Roscoe’s mouth! I gently grabbed him, held him up and very carefully dislodged the bungee thanking God that it was a big bungee and not a smaller one.

I hustled a shaking Roscoe into the house and under strong light looked in his mouth and it was full of blood. Holding his head down, I put a little bit of warm water into his mouth and the blood and water ran out. I was so shocked, I have never even encountered something like this. All the clinics are closed and my feline specialist is out of town- so for now, Roscoe is quiet inside of a crate and I am watching for him to either have blood running from his nose, or mouth or for his belly to swell. I am denying him water and food and will keep vigil through the night with him.

I went and cut the bungee cord down and looking at it in strong light, I see his blood all up and down the hook with severe bite marks on almost every inch of the hook. I will call my vet in the morning and take him in- please just pray for him will you?