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05-10-2011, 01:23 PM
Feral Cat Attack Sends Man To Hospital
By Nefertiti Jaquez
POSTED: Monday, May 9, 2011
UPDATED: 6:39 pm CDT May 9, 2011
HOUSTON -- A Cleveland, Texas, man was attacked by a feral cat that normally lives in the wild.
Charles Gibson's injuries were so bad that he had to be rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in critical condition on Friday.
The attack happened at the 40-year-old's home on CR 3182, a few miles south of Cleveland in Liberty County.
It was around 1 p.m. when investigators said Gibson came home and found a 20-pound tabby standing in the middle of his living room staring back at him. Scared, police said, the man grabbed a knife to try to protect himself.
But seconds later, the feral cat attacked him in the bathroom, authorities said.
Gibson admitted he stabbed the cat multiple times, but could not remember anything else.
When medics arrived, he was bleeding profusely and was rushed to the hospital.
On Monday, he was back at home and feeling a bit better. Doctors said he will need many more surgeries in order to fully recover.
As for the feral, it was taken by animal control officers, tested for rabies and then euthanized.
Results from those tests are not back yet.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/27831869/detail.html
video:http://www.click2houston.com/video/27832112/index.html
By Nefertiti Jaquez
POSTED: Monday, May 9, 2011
UPDATED: 6:39 pm CDT May 9, 2011
HOUSTON -- A Cleveland, Texas, man was attacked by a feral cat that normally lives in the wild.
Charles Gibson's injuries were so bad that he had to be rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in critical condition on Friday.
The attack happened at the 40-year-old's home on CR 3182, a few miles south of Cleveland in Liberty County.
It was around 1 p.m. when investigators said Gibson came home and found a 20-pound tabby standing in the middle of his living room staring back at him. Scared, police said, the man grabbed a knife to try to protect himself.
But seconds later, the feral cat attacked him in the bathroom, authorities said.
Gibson admitted he stabbed the cat multiple times, but could not remember anything else.
When medics arrived, he was bleeding profusely and was rushed to the hospital.
On Monday, he was back at home and feeling a bit better. Doctors said he will need many more surgeries in order to fully recover.
As for the feral, it was taken by animal control officers, tested for rabies and then euthanized.
Results from those tests are not back yet.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/27831869/detail.html
video:http://www.click2houston.com/video/27832112/index.html