It all started one night when I was peacefully minding my business, snoozing on my stomach. For some reason the cat decided to take a nap on my back. Maybe he was lonely or maybe he felt cold, I don’t know. But since he’s hot and heavy I didn’t really want him there so I wiggled a little to get him off. Instead of getting off he dug his claws in. I know at least one claw went all the way thru my t-shirt!
Now a few weeks later, I have a huge, nasty, painful boil on my back – just below the shoulder blade where it is difficult to reach and impossible to see. They say heat is good for bringing a boil to a head. So for five long days I put hot water in a plastic bag, and tied it shut. Then I tied the bag into a sarong and hung it over one shoulder and tied it like a sash so that the bag would be on top of the boil. But after 5 long days it still hadn’t come to a head and I couldn’t lay on my back at all cuz of pain and swelling. So a couple days ago I finally went to a doc. She took one look and ordered a huge dose of antibiotic. Said she since there wasn’t yet(!) a head she didn’t want to cut until I’d been on an antibiotic for three days.
So here I am 2 days and several doses later. The thing has started to drain a little but is still very painful and still huge and I still can’t lay on my back. I don’t think it is an ordinary staph infection cuz the drainage is gaggingly foul smelling! I guess I'll have to go back tomorrow and see if the doc can drain it all at once.
And so my friends, that is why you should never ever let your cat sleep on your back!
PS It was cultured and turned out to be something the doc had never seen - Morganella morganii. But very consistant with something a cat might drag in - ughhh!!!
