Oh wow, how frustrating!

Do you think he did it because he was jealous? Or could it be that he's in pain, or got startled? If this continues, you really need to find out what's bugging him, but of course you know that without me telling you this.

BTW, when I'm petting Luna, and Lily approaches (something she often does because she's a little jealous girl), Luna would often growl at me or even attack my hand, and then walk away. But it's not very painful for me, and she's not really aggressive, it's only her frustration and disappointment about Lily disturbing her cuddle session with meowmie.

I hope your hand will be fine, and Ripley will cool off in the garage!

Kirsten