Cat bite... from Ally Cat TWICE!! #33

[Catty1]

I've heard really good things here about Nancy. She also communicates with the animals.

Someone here - I forget who - had a cat that went outside the box. Nancy found from the cat that he/she didn't like the squooshiness of the litter, but they would try to use the box in the future.

And the kitty DID!

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, I just emailed Nancy Efrusy... let's see what happens. Maybe if it works
I'll send in pics of my other kitties with issues! She'll make a bundle off of my group!

[Catty1]

Maybe she does bulk rates!

[jennielynn1970]

Nancy Efrusy sent me an email back and said that she'll try to get to me by next week at the latest. SIGH.... that's a long time to wait on this.

[Catty1]

Does this mean you can't send a picture till then?

Hang tight, it's worth the wait.

You'll heal some more, and hopefully Julie can pop in and give some feedback.

I think taking the frisky girl out of the room was a good idea. Autumn sounds like a wonderful little kitty! I hope she finds her furrever home soon!

[emily_the_spoiled]

Well I had Nancy work with Connor and she said he communications in English (not Arabic). But you might want to mention that they came from the same household in Bahrain (I know she will remember Connor).

[jennielynn1970]

Cheryl,
did you just do this recently, because she said she did a reading recently for another cat from the same area. what did she have to say about Connor???

Catty... I sent pics of her already. I did that when I emailed her. She asked for my phone number and said she'll get back to me hopefully by next week at the latest.

I also have to figure out how to wire money to Bahrain. I have Bank of America and from what they say online, I have to do it in the bank itself. I can't remember the last time I was actually IN a bank, lol!

[doolittleky]

Jenn,
I feel for you, I have been there done that twice with really bad cat bites, the latest wasn't too long ago. Poor Linus bite me as I was carrying him out of the room and I was closing the door and his tail got stuck. It hurt so he bite me in the hand(the worst place) really deep a couple of times. I went right to the sink to run water over it as it was bleeding alot and all of a sudden I had to lay down or I would have fainted. I laid there ont he kitchen floor for awhile until I felt like I could get up. Then I ran it in the water some more and treid to get the bleeding to stop. Since I had had a cat bite before, also in my had I knew I needed to go to the ER. Linus got me in a real bad spot my index finger joint so the pain was woprse and hand was swollen red warm like you are describing. It took a long time for it to heal and my finger to work like normal because it was in the joint. it wasn't easy feeding and caring care of my crew with just one hand. The pain was really bad. So i feel for you. i couldn't get mine wet for the first 24 hours I think either so that was an added challenge. I would talk to Nancy just as son as she has the time. She is realy good, I have used her before. I wish Pam Johnson Bennett the feline behaviorsit still had her message board. She would help people out with their cat's behavior issues.

Jenn, when I read this

"Still hurts like heck, and I can't straighten my hair!! My hand better be better by monday cause I need to have good hair to go to work in... those middle school kids are ruthless!!"
I sorry I had to laugh, I don't know if you intended it to be funny or not but I work with Middle Schoolers too and it just stuck me as funny
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I hope poor Ally settles down but after the ordeal she has been through it doesn't surprise me.

Good luck
Melissa

[jennielynn1970]

Melissa... I meant the hair part to be funny, lol. I'm sorry, but that's a priority when it comes to working with teens. Go to work with bad hair, or lipgloss that doesn't match your blush or whatever they look at, and it's social suicide! I have a good relationship with the students I work with, so even if they make fun of me sometimes, I can make fun right back, and they just laugh. Last time it was "MISS!! Ana said your shoes are really ugly!" I was wearing sneakers that are white and purple with purple glitter laces, lol. I know they're funny looking, but I don't care. Purple is my favorite color. So, I just looked at Daisy and MigelMarys and said "Well, at least my sneakers aren't as ugly as Ana's face!" and they were all "OOOH MISS... Ana's gonna beat you down!" LOL. I work with a lot of the kids from the projects, and they are some of my favorite kids. They just want attention, to talk to someone who won't judge them... things like that. They're good kids for the most part, although by 8th grade, some of them are really heading in a bad direction. I just hope that with intervention the school can stop that.

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, I sent an email to Nancy Efrusy... I'm just waiting on her to get back to me. She said she has one other reading ahead of me and she's almost done with that one, so hopefully within the next week she'll give me a call. I'm interested to hear what she has to say. I did update her about Ally not staying with me permanently, that it's only until Julie can take her back, so she can let Ally know that her meowmie loves her and we're all doing this FOR ALLY.

Maybe she'll stop biting then?!

I'm such a skeptic at these things... but I'll try to be open minded. If it works, she'll be getting a truckload of money to evaluate my own guys, lol.

[emily_the_spoiled]

Hi Jennie,

Nancy read Connor about two weeks ago because I was having problems with his aggression also. I don't want to tell you what she said to prejudice your thoughts towards Ally or Nancy. What and see what she has to say.

I actually had her do all of my guys (and some of them twice). I found that she was good and her advice was helpful.

Good luck!

[CathyBogart]

I just want to emphasize for everyone's benefit -

NEVER EVER EVER use peroxide on wounds, especially puncture wounds! The foaming action can actually drive bacteria deeper into the wound, creating a recipe for infection/abscess. They've pounded this into my head over and over again in tech school, so I just wanted to let you guys know.

I hope your hand feels better jenn...I've found that alternating cold (to bring down swelling) and hot (to relax the area) compresses can help with the pain associated with infected bites, though mine were rat bites.

[jennielynn1970]

I just want to emphasize for everyone's benefit -

NEVER EVER EVER use peroxide on wounds, especially puncture wounds! The foaming action can actually drive bacteria deeper into the wound, creating a recipe for infection/abscess. They've pounded this into my head over and over again in tech school, so I just wanted to let you guys know.

I hope your hand feels better jenn...I've found that alternating cold (to bring down swelling) and hot (to relax the area) compresses can help with the pain associated with infected bites, though mine were rat bites.

Oh my! I even told the ER doc that I was using peroxide and he was like "Oh, ok." Hrm... guess I'll stop that! I'm out of betadine, so I have to pick that up tonight. I saw it at CVS and was shocked to see how $$ it is, $18.00 for a bottle of it!! Geez!

[jennielynn1970]

Oh, and this AM when I was feeding Ally and Calloway, Ally walks over to me, stretches up my leg and sniffs at me. I totally froze!! How am I NOT supposed to be apprehensive about her?! I don't trust her behavior I don't want to be all "Oh, nice kitty!" and then get nailed again!

[jenluckenbach]

Try talking to her without touching her (at first). At least that is how I would approach her for a while.

I NEVER know about peroxide!

And CVS has a equivalent generic of Betadine......should cost less.