This is a black day for Texas. How could an adult male get so totally owned by a housecat that his injuries would require an air ambulance evacuation? Is this the same state that fought in the Alamo?
No, this has nothing to do with sports. But read the account below and then tell me you’re not glad I included it:
A Cleveland (TX) man was attacked by a housecat Friday afternoon and the man’s injuries are so severe that he had to be taken by air ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.
The altercation between the man and the animal occurred at a home on CR 3182 a few miles south of Cleveland in Liberty County.
At some point during the attack, the man and the cat reportedly were injured by a knife the man was holding. The man was taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center before being transported to Houston.
Yes, the man was armed with a knife, and still could not fend off Mr. Whiskers. He was rushed to Memorial Hermann, of course, because of its internationally renowned Cat Trauma Ward.
And that’s it, Texas. Rangers lose World Series to team from California, Obama captures bin Laden when Bush couldn’t, and now this. Time to change state slogan to “Some Messing With Texas Now Allowed.”
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Man airlifted after fight with cat [Cleveland Advocate]
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- tim8282 - May 9, 2011 at 2:50 PM
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I’m picturing the cat wheeled into court Hannibal Lecter style.
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- lewp - May 9, 2011 at 3:47 PM
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Wait, here is a new website from Texas.
didthelakersgetswept.com
lol
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- ralahinn1 - May 10, 2011 at 9:46 PM
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I love kitties, but this one is a little hard core for me,lol. I hope the cat survived.
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- wolfatrest - May 11, 2011 at 9:05 AM
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After 12 years of working in animal clinics and hospitals I don’t have any problem believing this. Take a pissed off cat with four sets of claws and one mean set of teeth, add reflexes and agility way beyond any human’s and you’ve got a recipe for one clawed and chawed individual.
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- raelsatu - May 12, 2011 at 12:12 PM
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Are you serious? I already know cats are incredibly fast/agile, but with or without a knife a hostile domestic cat shouldn’t last more than a few seconds. I have a cat of my own and I love him, couldn’t imagine hurting him, but he wouldn’t last very long in a tussle with any regular person fighting for their “life”. This man must’ve already been disabled or incredibly slow to let a cat do this to him. I can’t imagine seeing what that fight looked like either.
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- goforthanddie - May 12, 2011 at 8:47 PM
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Dammit, give us names! This person has earned an eternity of hilarious abuse!
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- dukeearl - May 15, 2011 at 7:23 AM
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The cat was a 20 LB Tabby…
The man’s name is Charles Gibson.
Seems like the cat got ahold of his little finger.
Googled Cleveland TX cat attack.
