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