What can happen when a cat gets wet...
Friday July 13 7:43 AM ET
Elderly Man Licking Wounds After Cat Attack
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - An elderly Canadian man was said to be
recovering on Thursday following a savage attack by his pet cat, which
drew four carloads of police, two ambulances and an animal control
officer.
The National Post newspaper said Gerard Daigle, 80, lost a pint of blood
and required stitches after his cat Touti, a diminutive roughly meaning
Tiny, launched a frenzied attack after Daigle, who was apparently giving
his pet parrot a shower, inadvertently sprayed the cat with water.
Daigle, who lives in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, halfway between Montreal
and Quebec City, could not be reached for comment on Thursday. The
newspaper said he was saved by his 81-year-old wife who wrestled the cat
away, only to have it turn on her.
"The cat wanted to eat her, too," the paper quoted Daigle as saying.
The couple managed to chase the cat into the bedroom and slam the door.
Police responded in force because they thought they were dealing with a
domestic emergency.
It is not known why Daigle was giving his parrot a shower.
