Being the first volunteer to have a cat jump form the cage and get loose in Petco!
And what a fiasco it was! I was getting one of Jen's fosters out of the cage for a young couple to look at. Jen had just left maybe one minute earlier for a bit of a break. So I knew Asper was a sweet cat, and didn;t hesistate to get her out of the cage for them. She was a bit spooked, but I talked nice to h her and calmed her down a bit. Then I tried to grab again, and had her out of the cage when she tried to FLIP around to run back in the cage! She sliced my hand up pretty good (though I admit to being a wimp!) and took off running through the store. She was FAST! Imagine 5 volunteers running through a very crowded Petco after a frightened taortie!
The guy who wanted to see her was very concerned and followed us. We had her cornered behind the dog beds, and she then made a breakaway. the guy caught her, and she BIT him HARD on the armpit and hand! It was already swelling bad two minutes later! Of course we stressed to him about seeing a doctor and getting antibiotics. Petco cleaned it with antiseptic, but we urged him to see a doctor immediately. He was a nice young man too.
I feel SOOOOO bad. Like it was my fault.
Poor Asper is the worst of it though.... she is really very sweet, just very scared and now she won't be coming to Adoption Days anymore.
Bookmarks