It's What I Do
It's What I Do
These are some of my tales from various rescue adventures.
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Ouch!
Hello again.
I'm writing to report that I had an accident in trying to catch a feral cat. Let me start off with last Sunday night where I was out doing a catch in Rancho Murieta and was chasing this very quick cat. He was a gray little guy who blended with everything at night. At once point I thought it was some debris laying around. Yes, he was that still at times. I'm running around with a net and spot him and slowly approach from behind. I was silent like a ninja and was within a couple of feet of him when I stepped on a dried leave and the cat heard me. He takes off and I tell my partner to go after him and I would go around the building and head the feline off. I get to the back of the building and the cat is stone still as my partner closed in while I approached from the other side. The cat decided that we were too close and was ready to bolt toward me. And it did. At this point things went into slow motion in my head because the cat was about to escape me again. Just as he was making his getaway I lunged my body into the air with net in hand. Guess my Halo playing skills paid off because I landed the net opening right in front of the cat and he was caught. I brushed off the dirt and made sure that the cat didn't escape the net. And talk about a biter, his teeth got through my thick leather gloves. I'm telling you, I need kevlar gloves. Now, let's cut to last night in the same area where there was one remaining cat who is crafty like fox. At point I had this white cat within two feet in front of me but it turned around and ran. Several times I walked the large area to see where the white cat (let's call him Fox) had gone. It was now 9:15 at night and the lawn sprinklers were going off in this area. I'm walking around with a net and flashlight when I spot Fox. I tell my partner that she needs to go around the other side of the modular building. Fox sees me and bolts off but does a quick left turn and head under the steps that lead underneath the building. I'm thinking that he is heading toward another opening that would be on the other side. I go running and slip on one of those concrete blocks that you see in parking lots (that's because it was a parking lot). I fall forward, my upper body lands on the cement curb and grass while my lower body is still on the parking lot. So there I am laying face down, face in the mud with a thick stream of sprinkler water showering me. I lift my head up and see the flashlight point in my face and I didn't know where I was for a moment. I felt ok until I tried to move my left arm. I couldn't move it and there was a SURGE of pain shooting from the shoulder into my fingers. The pain was paralizing and I couldn't get up. I called out for my partner twice with no response. It was one of those moments you see in a scary movie where the victim is unable to move with rain pouring down them around them and the flashlight is just out of reach. My partner freaked when she saw me face down and not moving. She helped me up with the water still striking us in the face and backs. I laughed because I found it funny. Fox the cat was nowhere to be seen but I'm he was snickering in the darkness as he controlled the sprinkler system. My shoulder hurt ALL night and at the suggestion of others, I went to the doctor. Turns out that I have a cracked shoulder socket and there is a good chance I will need surgery. I'm laughing sort of because it's my left arm and I am left handed. I'll still feed my sites since I know these cat depend on this food plus the fact that Cash (the cat from previous stories) has new kittens a month old. I'll keep you guys posted. :-) 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
anonymous
on Aug 18, 2008 at 04:42 PM
Sorry to hear about your shoulder, i hope you feel better soon. Keep up the good work, i look forward to reading your next post.
posted by
Acadius
on Aug 18, 2008 at 11:20 PM
I went to the doctor and it is officially a broken shoulder. I have to wear a sling for 8 weeks and then they will see if I need surgery. I've gone through worse, I suppose. It just would have been worth it if I had caught the critter. Thanks for your support. :)
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