kittens, 5 - *OWWW!!!*

This morning, after the 6 am *scamper*, I was blissfully in my Saturday morning doze. Suddenly, there came a yowling, hissing and scrambling from the bathroom. Thinking that the girls were having a knock-down, drag-out fight, I went to check.

I have nice, long curtains in my bathroom, with lacework at the bottom. Collette had gotten one of her rear claws caught in it. The curtain is firmly attached to the rod, which is screwed in to the wall. When I walked in, she tried to climb my left leg to escape. When I sat down to try to free her, she tried to climb, and "kill" my right leg (which is my gimpy leg.) Every time I got close enough to try to free her claw, she went for my hand or my leg - usually my leg.

I limped out, bleeding from where she tried to kill one of my toes, and got the fingernail clippers. When she stopped thrashing as much, I carefully clipped the lace, trying to keep my hand out of the shredder. When I got her free, she was able to retract her claws and run and hide. She seems none the worse for wear, as she was back to playing a little later.

I put the curtains up out of the way, and spent a few quality minutes with a box of bandaids. Silly kitten.

On the bright side, I was able to pet Collette without having her eating. Her purr is bigger than she is!