Cat disaster:( scratches - Page 2

D&J-burgos · 10-23-10, 04:40 AM

i was just reading your rant lol, and yeah...its the girls cat, and the ball (Toki) is mine, if have him out the cat wont even come in the room with him..so im not too worried at the moment

shaunyboy · 10-23-10, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by galofthetao

Hello all,
I have had a disaster. My husband gave my snakes water last night, per my instructions and I wake up this morning and there is my pied female beside my bed (her cage is in my room) and she had scratches on her. She is in shed and the shed is all scratched up and she has these tiny scratches on her skin. They seem superficial although I have a vet appointment in an hour just to be sure. Apparently my lovely persian found her and decided to play. I don't see any bite wounds on her and no deep wounds but when I first picked her up she was striking, obviously terrified. I have soaked her in a dilute iodine-betadine bath and applied some wound healing ointment specifically for snakes although honestly the white parts on her make it difficult to see how bad scratches are, just see pink lines (not red). I went and checked on her tank and the lid was not completely latched, last time hubby does anything. Anyway, I just want to know if anything like this has happened to anybody else and what they did, and how they helped their herp heal. Please no hateful comments, I am well aware of how important it is to have a secure lid, this was a complete accident and I cant tell you the mortifying feeling I got when I realized what happened. Any stories or related info would be appreciated.

hello and welcome i think you have handled the situation great

i could not have suggested a single thing more you could have done

just keep an eye on the wounds for infection

keep them clean with a dillute iodine soulution

if the wounds are dry and scabbing then things should be just fine

cheers shaun

Lankyrob · 10-23-10, 08:22 AM

When my 8inch Corn escaped he was found by one of our cats - scratch up the score to Snakes 2 cats 0!!! At 8 inchs long he was throwing himslef at the cats face and the cat was more scared than the corn snake was!

Reptile_Reptile · 10-23-10, 12:47 PM

^_^ pwn that corn is awesome

Freebody · 10-23-10, 10:30 PM

my feret likes to sit infront of my retics cage and watch her alot. its funny that my snake pays no attension to him, but if im standing in the kitchen thawing out rats, just the smell will get her out and searching for food. so its clear she does not see him as a food source, but i bet she would eat him if she was not in the cage lol

Lankyrob · 10-24-10, 02:37 AM

Our cats love the top of the vivs, lovely and warm for them!! I leave them to it to be honest, dont see that they are doing any harm whilst the vivs are all locked up. They are put outside whenever a snske is coming out for a cuddle or being fed tho, not worth that risk.

Reptile_Reptile · 10-24-10, 02:57 AM

the whole dander thing is an issue with me i would never let my cat do that. bad idea in my opinion

Freebody · 10-24-10, 11:06 AM

the cage is locked up their is no danger for the cat :P

Lankyrob · 10-24-10, 01:46 PM

I should say that all my vivs are solid wooden ones with sliding glass doors on the front. Having ancat sleeping on top,of them presents no danger to the snake or the cat.

Reptile_Reptile · 10-24-10, 02:32 PM

ok makes sense didnt realize.