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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Fed the kitty this morning and we went back to bed, cuddling sweetly… she stretched her arm, dropped it and punctured a single secretly sharp claw into my eyelid like a fishhook.

After a delay of refusing to get up it was washed with antibacterial hand soap and dabbed with Betadine so fingers crossed. I have a spare box of antibiotics ready to go.

But yeah, that was literally half a centimetre from my actual eye.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reaching out
Touching me, clawing you

Sweeeeet Mother of Jesus
Fuck fuck fuck 🎶

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

🎶 Bedtimes never felt so sharp

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My WhiteBoy used to wake us up by delicately inserting a single claw into a nostril

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can pick your nose but you can’t pick your alarm clock

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Zelazny quote about many legged furry alarm clock

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

My dog was having cuddlyboos on my chest and he reached out and touched my bottom teeth with his nails. 🤮

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That makes me feel sick because I can’t have anything go near my eye ( like I can’t wear contacts because I freak out about it )

My painful cat encounter story is, I was trying to save someone’s cat in a tree so I climbed way up and grabbed it.

It got scared and wriggled and thrashed around so much that it fell…almost. It managed to hook a single claw into my forearm and was just hanging there…stretching my skin.

I could only freak out and scream and shake it off. Of course it landed on its feet and just sauntered away.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

It’s ok, it was just the top eyelid near my eyelashes. Nothing actually went in my eye.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yup, they'll do that. Cerys sliced my left nipple in half once.

Keep an eye on that shit. Uh. Pun unintended

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I clip her claws but she always secretly sharpens just a single one so I don’t notice. It’s her stiletto.

Wondering about those colourful nail caps but they seem like they’d cause distress

Edit: And yes, I’m watching it because litterbox paws and will start the box of antibiotics that’s on hand if anything changes. It would be a nasty spot for an infection

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tbh i just gave up. It's what happens when you live with a cat.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Considering sleeping with eye protection now