I have a lovely cat. She's a fair size - about 6kg - but we don't know if she's part Maine Coon. I will attach pics of course. She's had a troubled past including a period of homelessness and she can get grumpy. But nothing like today. She's mainly chilled (as evidenced by the picture where she's waring pipe cleaners. Don't worry we turn all the sharp ends over with pliers)
She came to sit next to me, rubbing her face affectionately on my hand, purring and dribbling. Then she bit me not overly hard, but the next one was harder and I had to pull her off my arm. Usually that's the end but this time she launched herself at my arm and I had to push her off the arm of the sofa (firmly but not aggressively).
I had 2 decent puncture wounds. Made them bleed, scrubbed my arm with soap and then TCP. Covered the wounds. 4 hours later I was at the GP getting a tetanus booster and 8 days of very strong antibiotics. Under one bite is swollen and hot, with a nice pink halo around it. I already feel nauseated by the antibiotics.
I think we'll go back to the vet tomorrow (last went a month ago. She was walking stiffly. Nothing found so given painkillers which perked her up, then 2 days later an abscess burst) as I'm sure she has to be in pain to have been that psycho.
I just want to whinge to people who will understand. Both arms hurt (injection site and bites) and these antibiotics are going to mess up my stomach badly (they're the same ones I had 10 years ago for a uterine infection following DD2's birth). But I'm actually more worried about the cat, as at last I can tell people what's wrong