My roomate's cat bit her, so she has to get a shot

[HEyHEY]

My argument is that if a dog bites, you put it down. I think the cat should die.

[JVS]

1. Of course it should die.

It's a cat!

:hide:

[HEyHEY]

2. Where's a sadistic marine when you need one?

[JVS]

3. We sent them all to the Mid-east when they're needed in Canada

:cry:

[barb162]

9. No way!

[Lil Missy]

4. I'd be more concerned about why the cat bit her?

The ONLY time my dog has ever bit me was when he had a problem that needed medical care. I KNEW he would never bite me unless there was something wrong.

I tried to check his paw because he seemed to be favoring it and limping on it. He bit me! Hard! I KNEW there was something wrong and took him to the vet the next day. He ended up having surgery to pull out an infected claw, and had to wear a cast for several weeks.

I'd take the cat to the vet, and wouldn't be so quick to just kill it. Jeezus Christ.

[barb162]

8. How about when you're playing with a tug of war and

and the dog gets your hand instead of the object being tugged? Gee, if I got a shot every time....

[Lil Missy]

12. That's just playing. and no reason to put the pet down.

I think you understand what I am saying. :hi:

[DarkTirade]

5. I'm not sure I like that argument.

I mean, I tend to bite people now and then, and I don't want to get put down.

[barb162]

6. Why does she have to get a shot?

If I got a shot every time a dog or cat bit me, I'd be a pincushion.

[Connonym]

11. cat bites can get terribly, terribly infected

Both my parents have gotten cellulitis from cat bites. My dad actually had to be admitted to the hospital for it.

[HEyHEY]

13. I thought the same

But, the doc told her to get a shot

[grasswire]

21. a shot of what?

pennicillin? a tetanus shot? what?

[Lasher]

7. I thought that was like, when it breaks its leg.

Then you shoot it, right?

[HEyHEY]

14. oo, good idea! Where is that darn cat?

[ashling]

10. If your dog bites someone else maybe

but if your dog bites you then its nobody else's business.

[HEyHEY]

15. That cat could attack at any moment! It's a timebomb with the taste for human blood!

[grasswire]

16. most cat bites become infected

And you don't want to see what a really bad cat bite looks like on the second day if there's been no treatment. Hint: it's just like one of those abcess boils cats get. Huge, ugly, and full of dangerous stuff.

Anything more than an extremely tiny bite needs treatment.

[Lethe]

17. it looks like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqFfl0Xz0Hg&feature=related

(no Rick rolling)

[emilyg]

18. You're not serious - I hope.

[Robeson]

19. I think you roomate ought to be "put down"....

...obviously, she was in the cat's space....

[Withywindle]

20. Huh, what?

I can't count how many times I've been bitten by cats over the years. Never got a shot. Nothing especially bad ever happened.* :shrug:


I should clarify. Nothing bad ever happened to me OR the cats. It's really not a big deal.

[Robeson]

22. Yeah, me too. But apparently some people look for any reason to...

..."put" a cat down...

[applegrove]

23. My cat bites me all the time. Well twice a month when he gets grumpy.

Fortunately he only has one fang so he never manages to puncture skin. And then it is into the bathroom for an hour's time out for him. By then he has calmed down and forgotten his former self.

[Midlodemocrat]

24. Of course it should die.

[sasquatch]

26. Cat killing wino

:P

[youthere]

25. Why did the cat bite her? And I had no idea cat bites are that bad.

[pokerfan]

27. Your roommate has to get shot?

That doesn't seem quite fair but I guess rules are rules. Do you get to keep all her stuff?