Do not enter Chessa’s enclosure wearing pajamas! I was so tired this morning that before first light, I just put my robe over my pj’s and went to put Kota outside and check on Chessa. First part of the visit went quite well which surprised me, because this will be her first full confinement (for 10 days) while she finishes her meds. I actually picked her up and put her up on the table and gave her face rubs and ear rubs (first time for that!) While she was rolling her head and enjoying the attention and purring up a storm- I quickly snuck in the three drops of tobrymycin that she is on in each of her eyes. They are quite the mess. No reaction, I am thinking hip hip hooray! I finally got her to trust me!
I put her down on the floor and she turns around to give me an ankle rub and BAM nails me! Bites the back of my shin, scratches my shin and walks away as if to say- “that’ll teach you human!” If I had my jeans on, it might not have done so much damage, but I am pretty flayed at the moment.
Came in the house, poured bleach on it- hurts like the devil, but the best thing to kill infection (according to an ER doctor of long ago). So I guess she showed me who is actually in charge of this sick bay detention. She is calico after all!
Wait a minute…you poured bleach on your wounds?!? Hokey smokes, that sounds like it would hurt like the dickens! Maybe you need some bulletproof vest material, made into leggings!
Chessa, you have to nicer to the people who are taking care of you. We guess when you spend more time together, hopefully, there will be no more of that. Thanks for the share. We hope you are alright. Have a great day.
Yeah I did. Yeah it hurts but it takes all the infection away. I had cat scratch fever years ago. Ended up in the hospital, arm looked like a watermelon on steroids and I was on IV antibiotics for days. The doctor who admitted me told me, I would have been better to pour bleach on the wound! I asked him if he was kidding and he said no, dead serious. Said it is not for deep puncture type wounds, but scratches and superficial bites it works quite well. Been doing it ever since- no cat scratch fever since.
I’m with the Eastside Cats: bleach?? Wow. I thought I’d just try a red-hot poker or maybe gun-powder… You’re braver than I am.
Well, at least you were able to dose Chessa once. Maybe again?
I had a bad cut from a nail long ago when I was a kid, and the emergency medic line told my mom the same thing, to clean it once with a little bleach… i was like 7 or 8… yes it hurt.. but it didnt get infected.