🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 17:58:59 -0800, Bob <bob@macnstuff.com> wrote:

>MRicci wrote:
>> 
>> Good for you for having the compassion that many people don't! <snip>
>
> Be very careful, however, if you do
>> progress to the point of being able to interact with it, because wild
>> cats can carry diseases, and being scratched and/or bitten wouldn't be
>> good for you, needless to say! 
>
>I never worried about it, but YES do be careful.  I was never bit or
>scratched by the feral cats we fed and petted.  My aunt adopted a sorta
>friendly but not too friendly cat in her neighborhood.  It got tamed
>down enough to come into the house and sit in her lap and be petted. 
>One day it turned and bit her real hard on the arm.  She ended up in the
>hospital with a hugely swollen arm.  Also my Dad adopted a feral cat a
>few years ago that I still can't get near.  It bit him in the arm also
>and it got infected.
>
>Cat bites and scratches can indeed be serious.  Use extra care, and as
>you see from above even care doesn't always work.
>
>My adopted cat, Tuxedo love bites and scratches me in play all the
>time.  Draws blood regulary from sharp claws when he plays, especially
>when a claw gets hooked in my cuticle:-(  This is all in play or
>affection, never mean intentioned.  Last blood drawn about 10 last night
>in the cuticle.  Luckily his bites and scratches have never even turned
>slightly infection red.  I rough house with him a lot.  My wife seldom
>has blood drawn, but occasionally playing he'll get her to.  Almost
>never draws blood biting her.
>-- 
>
>Bob
>
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Thanks, there's been so much interest in all this I'll
be posting a progress report soon......

k.