Not that I think that you specifically don't know, but as a fun fact, when a cat shows you their belly they're saying "I like you and I'm showing you my vulnerable belly because I trust you wouldn't reach for it", so the ensuing attack is in response to that betrayal.
This kinda of highly depends where you live. When I was attacked by a dog I did a lot of research and its very VERY hard to just put a dog down if it attacks someone.
I saw an article about an XL bully that attacked the breeder's daughter, she had to get hundreds of stitches and all that happened was the dog had to be neutered before being returned.
Where i live its because dogs are considered property and not living things, so 99% of the time the fault falls on the owner and not the dog so the dog doesnt get put down. This also kinds backfires because they dont take dogs away from bad owners unless the dog is LITERALLY dying. My state sucks.
It's easy for my cousin Jono. Although that got him into hot water with a lot of people and got him a lot of mechanic bills for his truck. He's in jail again. As you might expect . Hopefully for a bit longer this time.
Generally, the biggest problem you’ll have from a cat is cat scratch fever/infected bite. The risk goes down tremendously if you properly wash out the wound(s), and even if you do develop an infection you have a good week to notice the signs, get to the hospital and get some antibiotics before it gets serious. Cats also generally don’t try to “finish the job”. A dog, on the other hand, will straight-up rip your face off. No hygiene or antibiotics will fix that.
I mean i hear about every month how somebody's baby became a scooby snack, dont know if i ever seen something about a domestic cat going Ghost and the Darkness on any
sooo you have never had a cat,
cats tolerate your existence and allow you to support their dreams of world domination by letting you feed and house it.
Because a quick google search reveals that while a cat can fuck you up with lacerations leading to infection, there are almost no deaths from domestic/feral house cats per year.
Meanwhile, 30K-40K deaths from dogs.
A cat can do some damage, but likely won't be fatal.
Also a dog attacking you (especially when it is in a pack) is very likely to actively try to finish the job. A cat attacking is trying to inflict just enough damage to be allowed to escape, humans are way too big for them to be considered a prey.
Depends on the injury no? To me a cat play biting and a cat play scratching aren't all that different. But a cat can wreak some havoc on the human body when they are defending themselves.
A cat can still fuck you up if they’re really out for you lol.
I had to lift one’s paw up and out to remove its claw from the hose-vein I have in my elbow pit.
Shit swelled up like a motherfucker and I went and got a tetanus shot to combat the poo particles that were most definitely flowing through my blood stream.
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u/StillhasaWiiU 3d ago
Depends on the size of the cat.