Have you nearly killed a beloved pet???!!!
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Good Lord, I nearly offed my gorgeous 10-year old little Brindle Cat tonight 
I think I've only just calmed down now, 6 or 7 hours later...
In my spare room, I have a single bed - but propped up between the bed and against the wall is a spare double mattress, with it's corresponding metal frame headboard type thing in front of it. So basically, the metal framed head keeps the mattress against the wall, with the bulk of the single bed pushing against it, if you know what I mean?
Today I had a mate come to stay, so I was changing the sheets on the single. This involves pulling the bed out into the room so I can get behind it, and therefore the spare metal head and mattress tilts forwards immediately. To counter it, I hold an arm out pushing against it, but occasionally I have to let it go whereby it flops forward again.
Meanwhile, my t
tty 'curiosity cat' is up at the other end of the bed, peering down the gap, but I didn't notice her there - until I let go of the metal frame to immediately hear a load of scrabbling - and saw to my horror that I had trapped my cat's neck between one of the thin bars of the metal frame and the single bed's mattress
Obviously I immediately pushed the frame towards the wall again, and she sprinted off out of the room. She went and hid for a while, and when she came out again a bit later, she was all wary and 'flat-eared' sort of thing, and didn't want to come near me. More worryingly, she kept using her back paws to 'scratch' at her neck, so she was obviously in a bit of pain and discomfort.
However, by now, all seems back to normal, and I have had her back on my lap, purring and sleeping. She doesn't seem to have suffered any long-term damage, and when I feel around her neck and back, she just carries on purring with no signs of pain or discomfort.
Phew!!!
I was genuinely in a proper panic for a while though, and it really threw me for six for a bit
it could have ended up so much worse. Out of interest I put my arm in the same gap and let the mattress fall against it, and it was a seriously heavy weight - I have no idea how it didn't damage her little neck.
Anyone else nearly 'offed' their lovely pets by mistake? I guess she's definitely used up one of her nine lives!
I think I've only just calmed down now, 6 or 7 hours later...In my spare room, I have a single bed - but propped up between the bed and against the wall is a spare double mattress, with it's corresponding metal frame headboard type thing in front of it. So basically, the metal framed head keeps the mattress against the wall, with the bulk of the single bed pushing against it, if you know what I mean?
Today I had a mate come to stay, so I was changing the sheets on the single. This involves pulling the bed out into the room so I can get behind it, and therefore the spare metal head and mattress tilts forwards immediately. To counter it, I hold an arm out pushing against it, but occasionally I have to let it go whereby it flops forward again.
Meanwhile, my t
tty 'curiosity cat' is up at the other end of the bed, peering down the gap, but I didn't notice her there - until I let go of the metal frame to immediately hear a load of scrabbling - and saw to my horror that I had trapped my cat's neck between one of the thin bars of the metal frame and the single bed's mattress Obviously I immediately pushed the frame towards the wall again, and she sprinted off out of the room. She went and hid for a while, and when she came out again a bit later, she was all wary and 'flat-eared' sort of thing, and didn't want to come near me. More worryingly, she kept using her back paws to 'scratch' at her neck, so she was obviously in a bit of pain and discomfort.
However, by now, all seems back to normal, and I have had her back on my lap, purring and sleeping. She doesn't seem to have suffered any long-term damage, and when I feel around her neck and back, she just carries on purring with no signs of pain or discomfort.
Phew!!!
I was genuinely in a proper panic for a while though, and it really threw me for six for a bit
it could have ended up so much worse. Out of interest I put my arm in the same gap and let the mattress fall against it, and it was a seriously heavy weight - I have no idea how it didn't damage her little neck.Anyone else nearly 'offed' their lovely pets by mistake? I guess she's definitely used up one of her nine lives!
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