Beware of...

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not dogs! CATS! I'm a cat person, I much prefer snuggling with a cat than a dog, but when it comes to trusting an animal, I would trust a dog over a cat anyday! You can always tell what message a dog is conveying by their body language. Even if he's barking his head off and growling but his tail is wagging like mad, you know he's only trying to play with your head. Well that's what my little one does anyways! But cats are unpredictable! They can be purring a storm, enjoying the snuggles, cuddles, and scratches under the skin and then the next minute, they bite to let you know they've had enough. I claim all cats Bipolar with serious anger management problems! On Wednesday, my daughter was outside and picked up a cat assuming it was our neighboor Kelly's cat, Darcy. She snuggled and pet the cat like she always does and snap, the cat took a bite out of her arm. My daughter ran to Kelly's to let her know, all the while crying and bleeding. Kelly called me immediately, assuring me that it was not Darcy since she was in the house. She cleaned my daughter's wounds and sent her home. Kelly also warned me that two other people from the village had been recently biten and were sick afterwards. I thought nothing of it, it's not the first time my daughter is bitten. This child has no fear my friends and a major love for animals. The next morning, I woke up by a startled, dizzy, disoriented little girl. She claimed to also have a headache. I knew she heard Kelly tell me that two other people got sick so I *knew* this was a perfect opportunity to get out of school. But as I reached over to guide her back to bed, she was feverishly hot! Our doctor was worried that regular antibiotics wouldn't cut it, she had to be admitted to the hospital for a few rounds of intravenous antibiotics along with other meds since we don't know the rabbies status of this malicious feline! Her arm, red and hot, was quite swollen. Nurses at the hospital were quite impressed with this brave little *matter-of-fact* kinda girl who was curious and wanted to watch this IV inserted in her arm. She was apprehensive at the first sight of that needle, however a little coaxing and telling her how brave she is did the trick! Once the meds startled flowing, she asked the nurse if she could walk around. She grabbed my camera and took a gazillion pictures of everything as she proudly pushed the pole around the room and she needed to make not one, but two trips down the hall to the bathroom showing off! We'll be heading to the hospital again shortly for another round of meds. I'm proud of my brave little girl but I sure hope she learned her lesson! No more cuddles with outside animals!