My Cirrus is still semi-feral because he wasn't held much as a kitten. Shortly after I adopted him, I was petting him but then Sunny came too close to him and scared him. Well Cirrus lashed out at Sunny but my hands got in the way so he got my hand instead. It took about 2 weeks for my cuts to heal. Luckily I don't have any scars.
One night my RB Pepper was trying to be very lovey but it was very late at night. I pushed him away from me and he came back for more love. Later he decided that he had enough love so then he jumped off my leg but his back claws made a gash in my leg.I had to get up out of bed to clean my wound. After this happened, I started having his back nails trimmed. Luckily no scars from this either.
One other time I was taking care of my parents cat. She's the type of cat that can be very friendly one minute but lash out at you the next. She was being friendly so I began to pet her. All of a sudden she bit my hand very hard. She had broken the skin and it was bleeding.I had kitty teeth marks in my hand for a while but no lasting scar. I then learned that I couldn't trust her anymore. BTW her mother was Siamese but she looked like a long haired Tuxedo cat so I'm sure that's where her cattitude came from.
I don't know if I qualify for any awards but all 3 experiences were very painful.
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