Don’t accidentally kick over a heavy Maglite while holding a sometimes-skittish cat, even if she is a small cat.
If I had a camera, this is where I’d insert the photo of my right arm with its three bandaids and one gauze pad, plus a variety of other uncovered scratches (they weren’t actively bleeding, so I figured they didn’t need it). We actually did clip her claws recently; she just dug in particularly hard this time.
One word sums it all up: Ow.
Aye. =} They’re closing up quickly, but I have a scratch nearly the entire length of my forearm on the outside of my forearm that’s bound to get one or two “what happened to YOU?” questions next time I go out!
Ouch! I hope the scratches are healing nicely.