Ouch, Compliments of Loki

[anysia]

At 5 am this morning Loki decided to leap onto the bed, claws fully extended... and miss. His solution, dig claws into what ever was handy (or in this case footy? pad pun)

I now have 4 deep yet narrow gouges in the bottom of my foot. I don't mean scratches, I mean gouges. Two on the big toe, two just below it on the ball of the foot, and a shallow scratch. Yup, all 5 claws accounted for.

I don't think he quite used up another of his 9 lives.... but I was considering it.

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[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Mind you, haven't lived until a cat jumps up on the bed, doesn't quite make it and hangs on by a single claw in your nipple.

"Muuuuuuum!" I cried. Dad comes running into the room. "No!" I say "I want Mum!"

I think I was 13 or 14. Never did get any piercings.

[anysia.livejournal.com]

I read this.. and cringed in sympathetic pain.

[meljane.livejournal.com]

Man I haven't seen scratches that bad since I was in high school , although the scratches on my friend's arm was caused by her scrapping a pen repeatedly on her arm in different places *hugs* .

Maybe it was such a good idea to call him Loki ;).

[anysia.livejournal.com]

Well, his name is trying to live up to him.

[japester.livejournal.com]

yargh!
having had cats land on me before with claws fully extended, yipe!
them kitty claws are sharp.

[anysia.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, very sharp. I am gonna take my tail clippers and trim his back a bit. At least the pharmacist was nice enough to show me what I could put on the gouges, that would stay on even if I wear shoes, so I can keep it clean.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping you meant nail clippers.

Keep a close eye on the scratches for infection. Bites are worse, but he certainly got you good. It takes a lot to show up in a photo like that.

[anysia.livejournal.com]

Yah, typos suck, (holds up nail clippers)

I flushed the scratches with warm saline, let it dry. Flushed it again, and then put a sterile dressing over it. Pharmacist said that was the best way to treat it, and he looked at it yesterday. He said the wound was red, but not the flesh around it (which is good). But I will be keeping eye on it.