But It Bit Me!

[crashhelmet]

This could qualify as a brain burp, so I guess it could go here. This happened when I was a freshman in high school oh so many many moons ago. I had Study Hall during 3rd period and at my school, it was held in the cafeteria.

The 1st day back from winter break, I was sitting in study hall working on an paper I had to write (What kind of sadistic teacher assigns a aper the first day back???) when I looked up to find out what all of the commotion was. The cafeteria ladies were chasing this small cat around the dining room with brooms, trying to get it outside.

The cat jumped up into the window sill behind my table so I stood up, picked it up and started walking towards the door. At some point between my table and the doors, the cat whipped it's head around and bit into my wrist.

I get the cat over to the door and there's a janitor holding the it open.

Janitor: Thanks. You can put it down now.
Me: It bit me.
Janitor: So put it down.
Me: It. Bit. Me.
Janitor: Put it down so it doesn't bite you again.
Me: <sigh>OK <Puts the cat down and watches as it runs off>
Janitor: Why are you bleeding?
Me: IT BIT ME!

They searched for the cat but never found it. As a result, I had to get rabies shots. The first 2 were in the ass cheeks (It hurts more than it sounds, believe me) and the remaining 5 were in the biceps. The school officials were so worried hat my parents were going to sue that they were bending over backwards offering anything, and just about everything, before my parents could even ask.

I'm glad I let the cat go though. Would've hated to know it was killed so they could test it.

CH

[Lingering Grin]

Aren't Rabies shots done in the stomach? :

[Bright_Star]

Why would you pick up a cat that you knew nothing about? Would have been better off to call the humane society so they could have dealt with it.

[Megg]

Aren't Rabies shots done in the stomach?

Not for at least 10 years.

[Amina516]

Oooo, Im sorry to hear about those rabies shots, CH.

They sound ickies. lol. I cringed when we had that lecture in class.

[Dips]

Why would you pick up a cat that you knew nothing about?

Psssst. Check what forum the OP posted this in. That's the answer.

To Crashelmet: OW! I'm glad you're OK, though.

[crashhelmet]

Not for at least 10 years.

In this case, it's been 19 years.

CH

[Bliss]

IDK, I would pick up a cat I know nothing about, to take him/her out safely, look at my signature, it's not for decoration only I do have a tendency to rescue animals from wrong/dangerous/entrampment places, even at non deadly personal risk. And I am pretty good at in general, so far I've rescued innumerable insects, two cats, a boa and a dwarf pidgeon chick....

And I've somehow managed not to get harmed, though in your case you had the bad luck that they had been chasing the cat for a long while, so it was already aggravated and stressed.