2 injured when apartment cat strikes

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/injured-when-apartment-cat-strikes/article_f426e586-6b22-11e4-b6b5-2bf322f7b96d.html

POSTED: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 4:50 AM
By Jay Withrow / World-Herald staff writer

A 38-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were seriously injured early Thursday when a cat attacked them in an Omaha apartment.

Reports to Douglas County emergency 911 dispatchers indicated that the attack occurred around 4:10 a.m. in an apartment near South 32nd and Pacific Streets.

Both of the injured were taken in serious condition to Nebraska Medical Center.

Rescue squad personnel reported to dispatchers that the man was bitten and clawed on his hands and legs.

The woman suffered a laceration to a foot and an arm was clawed, reports said.

[antiquie]

1. Cat just hasn't adapted back to standard time

and wanted breakfast.

[giftedgirl77]

7. Duzy....

[shenmue]

2. No, kitteh

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I've never heard of an apartment cat before, but they must be badass.

Are they native to Omaha?

TBH, I wouldn't want to be attacked by a cat. They are sharp and pointy on 5 ends and move so fast it would be hard to defend yourself.

[PeaceNikki]

4. Infections resulting from cat bites can be very serious.

I hope the injured are OK.

[yallerdawg]

5. Horrible, malicious attacks by cats...

are seriously underreported.

Probably something to do with the deep-brain parasitical control of cat owners. They become lethargic and tolerant and... what's the word? domesticated. Not the cats, the owners.

[snooper2]

8. fuck with the cat get the claw!

Has a cat ever killed anyone? I'll have to googles that-

[Rozlee]

12. Only if he wrapped his paws around their legs and they fell and hit their heads

on a hard object and died of a brain hemorrhage. Or the kitteh sneaked up on them when they were on the top of the stairs and tripped them and they fell all the way down and broke their necks. They can be ruthless and calculating killers. And be careful with the catnip. Cats under the influence have been known to become so violent that it required 8 police officers to subdue them.

[Orrex]

6. It was probably a pit bull.

[BlueJazz]

9. Actually a Kit Bull.

[Orrex]

10. Nice!

[Different Drummer]

15. n/t

[valerief]

11. Nah, they'd be dead if it were a pit bull. nt

[PoliticAverse]

13. I'm sure it was 'a very loving cat'...

best wishes for their recovery.

[uppityperson]

18. What a sweet cat.

I could see the ending coming, going to hell for laughing. Poor scared cat.

[LeftInTX]

19. LOL - When adoption videos go bad!!

[KamaAina]

14. Warning: Beware of attack cat.

[meow2u3]

22. Forget the dog. Beware of the cat

[surrealAmerican]

16. You would think an apartment cat would be a smaller version ...

... of a house cat.

[Orrex]

17. Well, you have to pay for it every month.

And an apartment cat doesn't build equity.

[Blue_Tires]

20. I realize not a whole hell of a lot happens in Nebraska

and there are going to be slow news days, but holy damn...

[hifiguy]

21. Apartment Cat?

I knew about Ceiling Cat and Basement Cat.

Don't mess with teh kittehs!

[War Horse]

23. A friend of mine got really sick after her cat bit her

She continues to be a cat person to this day, as am I, and she still has said cat and cares for it and they seem to get along, but I've been a bit more careful since then.

Another friend of mine had her cat continuously trying trying to attack her baby. She quickly had her mother adopt the cat, but it eventually had to be put down. It went not only after the chickens (understandable, I guess) but eventually started attacking the sheep (less understandable). No, no rabies or anything like that. Just a cat with wires crossed. Or really, really going deep as far as heritage goes.

Someone once said that being attacked by a panther is like being attacked by four guys with chainsaws... A miniature panther can also cause a lot of damage, I guess.

[whistler162]

24. Well another good reason to not do

catcalling!

[antiquie]

25. ow

[L0oniX]

26. Time for some rabies treatment?