accident Cat running across and hits biker

[Lord Gutsy]

 

[rottenfresh]

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What a CATastrophe!😺

 

[Gentenaar9000]

No blood

 

[LittleSilIy]

No blood

Here ya go..

You could actually swim there too.

 

[Harumph]

The cat clearly has some black in it, as evidenced by the jaywalking and the bad luck it caused crossing that motorist's path, as well as leaving the scene of the crime!

 

[j.f.🔎]

@GuanoLoco, I've found your cat.

 

[mystery_man]

sometimes pussy can kill.

 

[Sabu]

Good kitty. Hopefully the dog had a snack after.

 

[Jenny]

The cat clearly has some black in it, as evidenced by the jaywalking and the bad luck it caused crossing that motorist's path, as well as leaving the scene of the crime!
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In the witchy paranormal world actually gray cats are goodluck for a human companion except when disrespected, then they can turn evil. They're also supposed to BE said witches, that have the ability to shape-shift & keep/hold a human's soul.
Black cats aren't the only ones w/a spooky background, there's also the Egyptians & all their cat superstitions which often had more to do w/Abyssinian & Siamese cats. Beset is the reason for black cat Egyptian worship.
You kinna cat racist or speciest me thinks. 😐 One day I betcha a cat gets you, you keep that up. 😳

 

[Harumph]

In the witchy paranormal world actually gray cats are goodluck for a human companion except when disrespected, then they can turn evil. They're also supposed to BE said witches, that have the ability to shape-shift & keep/hold a human's soul.
Black cats aren't the only ones w/a spooky background, there's also the Egyptians & all their cat superstitions which often had more to do w/Abyssinian & Siamese cats. Beset is the reason for black cat Egyptian worship.
You kinna cat racist or speciest me thinks. 😐 One day I betcha a cat gets you, you keep that up. 😳

I was born on Halloween Night. As such, I fear nothing of past worlds, this world or the next, especially cats or felines, whether small, large, alive, dead, mummified, spirit, memory or anywhere in the middle of their nine lives. In fact, a few of my European ancestors manufactured violins and other instruments from the string section. Behold, some of their handiwork.

 

[Jenny]

I was born on Halloween Night. As such, I fear nothing of past worlds, this world or the next, especially cats or felines, whether small, large, alive, dead, mummified, spirit, memory or anywhere in the middle of their nine lives. In fact, a few of my European ancestors manufactured violins and other instruments from the string section. Behold, some of their handiwork.

That cool you're a Halloween baby.
Cat gut does sound the best. 😻
When I was a kid a violinist showed me real cat gut strings. I didn't believe him & thought he was pullin' my leg. They were supposedly ethically harvested, supposedly. The guy who showed me made his own. He said his ancestors in England I think it was, or France did it too. Maybe you're all related. They used to sell them in the music store but, I don't think they do anymore.

 

[Harumph]

That cool you're a Halloween baby.
Cat gut does sound the best. 😻
When I was a kid a violinist showed me real cat gut strings. I didn't believe him & thought he was pullin' my leg. They were supposedly ethically harvested, supposedly. The guy who showed me made his own. He said his ancestors in England I think it was, or France did it too. Maybe you're all related. They used to sell them in the music store but, I don't think they do anymore.

Not only are catgut strings still used for musical instruments and for tennis rackets today, but catgut sutures are also still used in some surgical settings, as well. They are used to make absorbable stitches, which break down, become part of the skin and do not need to be removed. 😉

 

[Jenny]

Not only are catgut strings still used for musical instruments and for tennis rackets today, but catgut sutures are also still used in some surgical settings, as well. They are used to make absorbable stitches, which break down, become part of the skin and do not need to be removed. 😉

I've heard that some developing countries still use them for stitches (veterinarians moreso than human surgeons if in the US) but, in the 90s/00s I asked my doc (also a professor at Georgetown University/Hospital) about that & he said he's never heard of any modern US places that do once that polyglactin (Monocryl, Vicryl, etc.) was invented, which absorbs like how it's supposed to. It's synthetic & cheaper to manufacture (for US needs) but, this was all due to some zoonotic outbreak & I thought it was banned actually... IIRC, feline to bovine & cutgut sutures were the vector. It's in my senior coursework textbooks in entomology I'm positive but, I don't remember the full details any longer & I have CRS disease now. Catgut suture replacement happened worldwide back when I was still in the pre-med program. I think it wasn't popular because silk was even a better choice.
You wouldn't happen to be a survivalist that happens to know how to make it would you? I knew a couple (maybe more) that knew how to do things like make catgut ____. I assume for sutures because they were both combat medic trained too & knew all sorts of unique skills. They weren't even related to the violin guy.
NGL, I don't think I want catgut sutures that 'become part of" my skin. That's just yuck. 😆

 

[Harumph]

I've heard that some developing countries still use them for stitches (veterinarians moreso than human surgeons if in the US) but, in the 90s/00s I asked my doc (also a professor at Georgetown University/Hospital) about that & he said he's never heard of any modern US places that do once that polyglactin (Monocryl, Vicryl, etc.) was invented, which absorbs like how it's supposed to. It's synthetic & cheaper to manufacture (for US needs) but, this was all due to some zoonotic outbreak & I thought it was banned actually... IIRC, feline to bovine & cutgut sutures were the vector. It's in my senior coursework textbooks in entomology I'm positive but, I don't remember the full details any longer & I have CRS disease now. Catgut suture replacement happened worldwide back when I was still in the pre-med program. I think it wasn't popular because silk was even a better choice.
You wouldn't happen to be a survivalist that happens to know how to make it would you? I knew a couple (maybe more) that knew how to do things like make catgut ____. I assume for sutures because they were both combat medic trained too & knew all sorts of unique skills. They weren't even related to the violin guy.
NGL, I don't think I want catgut sutures that 'become part of" my skin. That's just yuck. 😆

No, I'm no survivalist, and I can't make catgut strings or sutures. I did find this though. There really isn't anything "yuck" about them as they are thoroughly processed and sterilized before packaging and I wouldn't hesitate to use them myself if needed post-op.

Catgut sutures are made from purified collagen strands that come from the small intestines of healthy ruminants like sheep, goats, cattle, or from beef tendons. The process for making catgut sutures involves several steps:

1. Intestinal preparation: The intestines are split into halves, thirds, or quarters, and then soaked in caustic solvents and solutions. The outer mesenteric and inner mucous coats are removed by mechanical and chemical stripping processes.
2. Ribbon formation: The remaining submucosal and muscular ribbons are split longitudinally.
3. Strand twisting: The ribbons are twisted together, sometimes singly, but more often in twos, threes, or fours.
4. Stretching and drying: The twisted strands are stretched and dried to form an almost solid filament.
5. Precision grinding: The natural plain thread is ground to achieve a monofilament character.
6. Treatment: The strands are treated with a glycerol-containing solution and chromic salt solution. Chromic salts are then leached out.
7. Sterilization: The suture is sterilized with a sterilizing fluid containing ethylene oxide, isopropyl alcohol, and distilled water. It may also be treated with heat applied in progressive steps for several hours.

Catgut suture - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[dwdays]

Get up…stop being a pussy. Save up for a car.

 

[Jenny]

No, I'm no survivalist, and I can't make catgut strings or sutures. I did find this though. There really isn't anything "yuck" about them as they are thoroughly processed and sterilized before packaging and I wouldn't hesitate to use them myself if needed post-op.

Catgut sutures are made from purified collagen strands that come from the small intestines of healthy ruminants like sheep, goats, cattle, or from beef tendons. The process for making catgut sutures involves several steps:

1. Intestinal preparation: The intestines are split into halves, thirds, or quarters, and then soaked in caustic solvents and solutions. The outer mesenteric and inner mucous coats are removed by mechanical and chemical stripping processes.
2. Ribbon formation: The remaining submucosal and muscular ribbons are split longitudinally.
3. Strand twisting: The ribbons are twisted together, sometimes singly, but more often in twos, threes, or fours.
4. Stretching and drying: The twisted strands are stretched and dried to form an almost solid filament.
5. Precision grinding: The natural plain thread is ground to achieve a monofilament character.
6. Treatment: The strands are treated with a glycerol-containing solution and chromic salt solution. Chromic salts are then leached out.
7. Sterilization: The suture is sterilized with a sterilizing fluid containing ethylene oxide, isopropyl alcohol, and distilled water. It may also be treated with heat applied in progressive steps for several hours.

Catgut suture - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Well I hope if anyone ever uses catgut sutures on you, you don't get any of the potential diseases that can pass through & still remain somehow during the time it's havested from sheep, goats, or cows & sterilized. It was banned in Europe in Japan due to the possibility of transmission of BCE (AKA Mad Cow Disease) & subsequent Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), & they will always have the less reliable degradation & inflammation issues as your body recognizes cutgut as more an irritating foreign body than silk, or the newer synthetic suture materials for whatever reason but, I assume due to it being biologically derived but not human.

I looked it up because I couldn't remember which disease(s) it was banned.

Here's an idea: maybe researchers should consider making some from humans. I bet then it would have less an inflammatory response. *Gets that Hannibal Fromage episode vibe again.* 🤔 Those were human vocal cords the killer used to play like a cello though... I've not seen that show since it first aired. I hope you've seen it too or else this reference is all for nought.