I'm laughing so hard at this. Isn't the obvious probability that he escaped from a traveler and not that a feral cat somehow made its way inside the airport? lollollol
LOL! I'd freak out either way! Imagine you're trying to find Gate 10 and a rabid cat streaks by!!!
Lol. I certainly hope that this cat wasn't exhibiting signs of rabies :?
TSA makes you take them out of the carrier and through the metal detector. That alone is why I drove my cat cross country rather than fly with her!
This seems like the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Have these people never met cats?
The only other alternative would be sending the cat through the x-ray machine because the carrier must pass through it... That's dangerous and they probably wouldn't allow it anyway.
I travel with my little guy - a sweet shih tzu - all the time and luckily he's chill with security
Oh man, that sucks. I hope it doesn't get infected!
ETA: just saw your update about the swollen finger that's no good. hopefully you can get it cleaned out and get back to your original, more fun plans, fast.
Our (old) vet wrapped our cat in a towel when she was freaking out, to keep him from clawing and scratching. Is that a thing? It's how I would have handled it had it been our cat. But had it been our cat, I would have been the one handling it in the first place. That chick apparently doesn't know her cat, or any cat, well at all. Even our super-mellow and friendly monster kitty scratches when freaked out.
And now my finger which was punctured is swollen and throbbing. I'm three hours from Vegas and in the air. Motherfucker
Yeah if you have puncture wounds I'd definitely go to the ER when you land. Cat scratch disease is no joke. Hope you feel better.
This x100. At least see if you can see someone who will give you some prophylactic antibiotics. You don't know if he was up to date on shots, etc., and even if he was, cat saliva and claws are filthy.
Wtf. Why would you hand someone your skittish cat?!? In an airport?!? I'd have asked you to hold the carrier, or even hold my kid's hand, before that.Oi.
LOL this cat is telling his friends right now that he was attacked by this lady at the airport.
"And then this RANDOM STRANGER just took me, like picked me up! And I was like 'Bitch you don't know me! Don't put your hands on me like you know me!' Pickles, I swear to God, I had to fight for my LIFE to escape. MY LIFE, PICKLES."
This might be the best thing I've read on the internet ever! As an owner of 2 cats, I can not stop laughing at this.