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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 12 points 16 hours ago

As if that wasn’t agonizing enough, his oblivious pet started stamping on his chest — a move he’d reportedly been doing all night, said Rowley.

He stayed injuried overnight with his cat declaring victory on his broken body. That such a sweet baby though.

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“He suffered cat-astrophic injuries.”

Don’t ever change, New York Post.

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The freak “Apocalypse Meow” accident reportedly occurred on the evening ...

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 11 hours ago

"The un-fur-tunate fellow"

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago

It’s not the tripping part that gets you. It’s the gymnastics you attempt while trying not to land on them on your way down.

That said, give this man a gold medal.

[–] mkhopper@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I once worked with a guy who had an accident and all we heard was that he broke his leg and would be away for a few weeks.
He came back after having two surgeries, a bunch of hardware placed in his leg and he had to roll around on one of those scooter devices.
"Omg man! What happened??"
"I tripped over my dog..."
"What kind of dog do you have?"
"A dachshund..."
"Well that will never work. You need to tell everyone that you were mauled by a bear, or fell out of a second story window saving a baby from a fire. Something cool."

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

My in-laws' dog tripped me a few years ago - I had her and our dog in their backyard, trying to get them to play and work off some energy. I started to run, because that always gets my dog going, and their dog ran in front of me. She's a large dog, maybe 50 lbs.

I somehow kept myself upright, but I rammed my elbow into my own ribs in the process. It hurt for weeks!

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

My ex was horsing around with her dog in the yard. Broke her leg in three places when she tripped over him. Freakish shit can happen.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My ex wife's cat is one that loves to weave between the legs, especially when you are moving fast. We call him "neckbreaker" this is why.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Neckbreaker!

Toe shaker!

Bad day maker!

Don't ya trip over me!

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

My dog broke my arm just cause he decided to stop walking in front of me, that adorable jerk who I love with my whole heart!

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

That cat was attempting murder. Maybe he should at least be on the lookout around that cat.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Cat: Drat! I'll try again tomorrow...

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

“The cat’s adorable, and he’s only young,” he said. “I don’t take any umbrage to that, it’s just one of them things — it could have happened anyway.”

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I stubbed my toe so badly a month ago that I'm still recovering from it. It took weeks to be able to wear shoes or socks without pain.

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds like a hairline fracture or bruised bone.

Source: I have bruised my pinky toes so many times

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 5 hours ago

I probably should've gone to the doctor, but I was afraid they'd want to remove my toenail. Now that it's growing out, I can see it's cracked all the way across the base anyway, sooo... 🫠

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You probably broke your toe my guy

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

In hindsight, I probably should've gone to urgent care. It didn't feel like the pain was in the bone, but in the nail bed.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Mehhhh I probably wouldn't have personally. There's usually not much to be done besides splinting it. Just be careful as that nail grows back, nail trauma is one of the leading causes for toenail fungus. If it looks weird go to a podiatrist, it's easier to fix early rather than late

[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

And the gold medal for underfooting goes to…

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 1 day ago

Feline Goddess, Bastet, mi amor! Now I feel better about catching your head in the door!