Thank God I Had A Knife

JSMcustoms

JSMcustoms

Joined
Feb 2, 2012
Messages
1,792
A little bit ago I ran into a situation where I was more than glad to have a knife on me. I heard one of the family cats yowling at the top of it's lungs like something had a hold of it big time. Once I figured out where it was coming from, I realized that the cat had gotten a couple of it's claws caught up in a pair of boxers that I had hanging on an indoor clothes rack to dry (one of the muti-level wooden ones). The claws were through both legs of the boxers (all four layers), so I couldn't just pull them off the rack to get the cat lose and I wasn't about to try to pull it's paw lose with my hands and risk getting my hand torn apart by the terrified cat that was twisting and thrashing with it's one leg caught trying to get free. To keep the cat from getting hurt and to free it, I ended up pulling out my Delica and cutting the boxers off the rack. The cat was able to get it's paw lose once they were cut down. I only ended up having to sacrifice a pair of easily replaced boxers, so it's more than worth it since the cat wasn't harmed at all and only traumatized. Really thankful I had a knife on me, not sure what would've happened if I didn't. Probably a trip to the vet to see about the cat's broken or otherwise injured leg.
 
Last edited:
Having a good knife at hand is really the cat's meow. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) :)
 
Should have cut the cat and saved the boxers.

Just kidding! I love cats. :)

Sounds like you had the right tool for the job too. And it's worth noting that it also pays to be a knife nut. I was just at the shipping place (any guess on what I was shipping? Haha) and the guy behind the counter proudly showed me his crkt money clip. That thing was duller than my butter knives!

Good job man. ;)
 
Strigamort said:
Should have cut the cat and saved the boxers.

Just kidding! I love cats. :)

Sounds like you had the right tool for the job too. And it's worth noting that it also pays to be a knife nut. I was just at the shipping place (any guess on what I was shipping? Haha) and the guy behind the counter proudly showed me his crkt money clip. That thing was duller than my butter knives!

Good job man. ;)
Click to expand...

I know what you mean. Why even carry a knife at all if it's not sharp enough to be useful regardless of whether or not it's a serious situation?
 
I recently let my little yorkie out to go to the bathroom one last time for the night and she started screaming. We are fairly rural and have some land where we can just let the dog out to do their business and not have to walk them. In my case I'm glad I had an AR15 hidden behind a door that is always open (its put up or taken with me when I leave the house). A coyote had her and a shot into the ground caused it to drop her. I wish I had popped the coyote but I didn't want to start shooting in the dark, even though I had a light that worked really well in a stressful situation, plus I was more concerned at getting my dog and checking her out.

She had two puncture wounds and some really dark bruising but not too bad of shape. I'm actually really surprised she made it being a 6 lb dog. I think her screaming and thrashing around, combined with me being out the door with the gun in about 15 seconds are the only reason she didn't disappear into the night.

I try to be as prepared as I can, as often as I can, and that includes knives, flashlights, and guns at all times. While I had a very bright flashlight in my pocket and a 9mm IWB, I'm really glad I had the rifle with a light built into a vertical fore grip that was easy to use. I don't think trying to hold the flashlight and gun would have been easy. I think a light and laser will be going on all my defensive guns at this point. Some combos can be pretty pricey, but ease of use in a high stress situation that could be life or death is worth it. Even if it is a little yappy lap dog.

Glad your cat also ended up OK.
 
Oh wow, glad your dog is okay, though it sounds like a close call. The area I live in here in North Carolina is fairly rural as well. Think farm land and cow pastures in some areas. So we've got coyotes around here as well (far too many) and have seen them on a couple occasions at night and once up around mid-day. That's the reason my cats never go out side day or night. Pretty decent chance of them being gotten by a coyote.
 
That reminds me of the time we were watching the movie "Cat People" Just at the part when the lady turns into the panther, our black cat came through the hole in the window screen she used as a cat door. This time, she caught her claw in the curtains and put up quite the fuss. Fortunately, she didn't need help because I was too busy laughing at my friend who was screaming.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
Glad your cat also ended up OK.
Click to expand...

Me too. And glad your dog ended up ok.

FLaMtnBkr's story reminded me of the time I was out in one of my uncle's fields as a kid. We saw a coyote and he calmly unslung his rifle and put it down with one shot. When I asked him why, his (community center acceptable :) ) response was, "I have lost 15 dogs to those things. It is open season.". I generally try to be a live and let live kind of guy but his response stuck with me and, on occasion, has reminded me that there are two sides to that particular motto.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top