The doc doubled my antibiotic dosage (more than doubled it, actually) and told me stay in bed with my foot elevated. I'll be more or less incommunicado through the weekend...
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Geezus Holbrook, what is the bottom line on this cat bite thing? Why such a bad infection? Your neighbor's cat, yes? I take it you are going to be neighborly and not sue the poor owner or have they offered to pay your med bills? How do pet owners go about this these days? Seriously, why is this so serious? Cat AIDS? Car leporasy? What? What? I am freaked and I have nothing to do with this. What would have happened if you had not gone on antibiotics? What if you did nothing? What if? What if? What if the pilgrams had skinned a cat YOU'D be eating pussy for Thanksgiving. I hope you get better SOON.
It's serious because cat bites are usually nasty... worse than dog bites in terms of infection.
Butthead lives with someone around here (I assume) but I don't know who, so I won't be suing anyone. I plan to adopt him myself, since a cat that's bitten someone is not usually a good candidate for adoption.
If I had not gone on antibiotics it would have gotten worse, then gone septic, gotten into my bloodstream and I'd be ICU right now.
This isn't just a stray neighborhood cat you're talking about taking in, dude. It's not even a stray neighborhood cat that bites and scratches peoples. It's a stray neighborhood cat that bites and scratches and has the name "Butthead." And you think it's a good idea to take in this creature? I understand the mindfulness of forgiveness and altruism and respect for other species. Still ...
Oh.
Sorry.
Is this really some elaborate and diabolical revenge scheme on your part?
MCARP, if I see you with a "rabbit's foot" keyring, I'm gonna have to change my idea about you.
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Geezus Holbrook, what is the bottom line on this cat bite thing? Why such a bad infection? Your neighbor's cat, yes? I take it you are going to be neighborly and not sue the poor owner or have they offered to pay your med bills? How do pet owners go about this these days? Seriously, why is this so serious? Cat AIDS? Car leporasy? What? What? I am freaked and I have nothing to do with this. What would have happened if you had not gone on antibiotics? What if you did nothing? What if? What if? What if the pilgrams had skinned a cat YOU'D be eating pussy for Thanksgiving. I hope you get better SOON.
It's serious because cat bites are usually nasty... worse than dog bites in terms of infection.
Butthead lives with someone around here (I assume) but I don't know who, so I won't be suing anyone. I plan to adopt him myself, since a cat that's bitten someone is not usually a good candidate for adoption.
If I had not gone on antibiotics it would have gotten worse, then gone septic, gotten into my bloodstream and I'd be ICU right now.
This isn't just a stray neighborhood cat you're talking about taking in, dude. It's not even a stray neighborhood cat that bites and scratches peoples. It's a stray neighborhood cat that bites and scratches and has the name "Butthead." And you think it's a good idea to take in this creature? I understand the mindfulness of forgiveness and altruism and respect for other species. Still ...
Oh.
Sorry.
Is this really some elaborate and diabolical revenge scheme on your part?
MCARP, if I see you with a "rabbit's foot" keyring, I'm gonna have to change my idea about you.
Well, I'm the one who named him Butthead. For all I know, his owner calls him Bodhisattva.
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