Cat-2, Commoners-0

[rgard]

What level are you? very-low-level characters, especially those with smaller hit dice, should be vary of cats, since their chances to kill such a character isn't bad.

Nah, it's obvious the cat rolled several 20s and may have confirmed a crit. That and the cat hasn't told the owners she's a 10th level monk.

Thanks,
Rich

Edit: fixed the cat's gender pronoun.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

That and the cat hasn't told the owners he's a 10th level monk.

Cats aren't exactly talkative, especially where humans are concerned, which they consider inferior.

I don't think the cat's a monk, though. They're too chaotic for that. I bet on ninja. It's cats' favoured class, after all.

 

[rgard]

Cats aren't exactly talkative, especially where humans are concerned, which they consider inferior.

I don't think the cat's a monk, though. They're too chaotic for that. I bet on ninja. It's cats' favoured class, after all.

Yep, you win!

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Particle_Man]

I bet on ninja. It's cats' favoured class, after all.

Are you a Usagi Yojimbo fan?

 

[Driddle]

You didn't actually kill the cat for experience points, did you?!

 

[Evilhalfling]

What level are you? very-low-level characters, especially those with smaller hit dice, should be vary of cats, since their chances to kill such a character isn't bad.

Im a Commoner 2/expert1 (with a con penalty - recently acquired, what is that all about?)
my wife (thinks furiously, scribbles notes) is either an expert2/commoner 1 or expert 3 (with a strength penalty& no weapon skills)
as non-hero's we did not get max Hp at first level.

You also should have the thing checked, since it clearly lured you into an ambush. It's possible that it's a werecat. Has your cat been known to change shape into a halfling, gnome, kobold, goblin, or similar small humanoid?

No, no small or tiny sized humanoids in the house.

Big warning flag. As a heads-up... even house cats can have some nasty bacteria in their mouth.

Okay after 2 days the wounds are healing - neosporin, hot epsion salt baths and band-aids
sucessful untrained healing check?

The cat is back in my lap, purring happily. Of course she is plotting something.

 

[Kmart Kommando]

Big warning flag. As a heads-up... even house cats can have some nasty bacteria in their mouth. Cat claws are pretty clean, but bites can leave behind serious trouble, a lot of which is resistant to your average household antibiotics nowadays (Three cheers for egregious overuse of antibiotics in modern society). If the infections persist, go see a doctor ASAP. I know of a number of vets who lost fingers because they waited too long on a cat bite.

Pretty clean? Have you seen where they're digging every few hours?
I'll pass on the litter critters. I scrub the whole area down with bleach every time I change the litter box contents.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Big warning flag. As a heads-up... even house cats can have some nasty bacteria in their mouth. Cat claws are pretty clean, but bites can leave behind serious trouble, a lot of which is resistant to your average household antibiotics nowadays (Three cheers for egregious overuse of antibiotics in modern society).

I'm not sure it's as much an antibiotic resistance issue as that the bite wounds tend to be thin punctures with the bacteria getting deep down in there, while scratches tend to be longer but open to direct treatment. Topical applications and cleansing can only do so much with punctures. But yes, cat bites can be bad news, as I've seen working for vets and groomers. (never got bit by a cat myself, was never holding the cat when someone else got bit, so I've been lucky.)

 

[The_Gut]

For a serious note....

When dealing with any small wounded or scared animal, grab a nice thick towel. And, cover the animals eyes. Its amazing how much calmer any animal is with its eyes covered. I worked at a vets for a while, plus I've had to free several housepets from animal traps. In a pinch, a shirt will help wonders. (Especially for a cat, which is likely to get its claws tangled in the cloth).

Side note: If you have to bathe numerous unwilling cats, get a heavy window screen, in a slightly larger than cat sized frame. Put it in tub. Stick unhappy cat to said screen. Its claws are out, they stick in screen. You can then wash cat with one hand, while other hand keeps the cat on the screen. At the end, its a fairly easy matter to unstick the cat.

 

[Dioltach]

And my older cat is teaching the two kittens to speak. She's freakish so it was okay when it was just her, but now the kittens are saying "hello" "bug" and "mama."

One of my cats speaks Chinese: whenever he walks up to me, he greets me with 'Nihao!'