Thanks everybody!! I knew you guys would understand and make me feel better.

My hand is much better today, no redness and the swelling has all gone down. It's just a little stiff and sore but I'm sure that will disappear soon too. I'm current on my tetanus too, after a nasty incident with a rust nail a few years ago.

I feel better inside too. I know Miss Kitty didn't single me out, I'm really the only one who gives her that much attention any way. She is known to do bite, not usually this hard, so I had given my mom strict instructions to not pet her too much because mom was on heavy blood thinners and with her thin skin the slightest scratch or bite could have been very bad.

Unfortunately my Dad's reaction to any animal biting or scratching is to kick them or smack them. I keep telling him to never do those things to her because she is fast and would probably tear him up on the comeback but he just blows that off and says not to me she won't. He really doesn't pet her any but he does talk to her a lot and he does care about her deep down. I'm hoping with his bad memory that he will just forget this happened.

Moving Miss Kitty here isn't really an option (except for last resort) because he is an indoor/outdoor cat who can not stand to stay inside all the time and would be miserable or run the risk of getting hit living here. Plus she does not like other cats too well. I think it would be major stress to all to bring her in with Ripley, Jazz and Scout. She's not fond of dogs either but Disney is so laid back that it might work out with her. If the time comes we have to place her somewhere my sister will take her, at least she says she will.

Thanks again everybody!