exercise injuries I wasn't prepared for

[geekchick]

My cat apparently really doesn't like it when I do yoga. He spent a large part of this morning's workout sitting on the ottoman and yowling at me with a concerned look on his face while I stretched. C'mon, cat, I'm not in that bad a shape that merely holding my arms over my head is going to cause me to keel over and thus deprive you of one of your thumb-having minions that can open the cat food cans and the doors.

The unexpected injury came about while I was in the middle of the Warrior II pose; note the outstretched arms? So did he. He took that to be me doing my best impression of a jungle gym and launched himself off the chair behind me to dangle from my forearm. I'll let you guess how long he managed to stay there before falling off and taking a bit of my arm with him. I suppose this means that in addition to a mat and blocks, I'll need to add hydrogen peroxide and bandages to my list of props.

Sheesh. It is actually pretty funny, now that I've stopped bleeding.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

DJ doesn't mind it when I do yoga, as long as I don't mind it if she licks my face throughout.

[geekchick]

Gateway finally settled down when I got into corpse, since obviously that meant that I was providing him a nice, comfy chest to loaf out on. At least one of us was totally relaxed. ;)

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

I have this fantastic visual image of him launching himself at your arm. *giggle*

I hope it feels better soon!!

[geekchick]

I wish I'd seen it myself, because then I might've managed to avoid it. ;)

It's not bad, it's just a couple of scratches from where he tried to keep himself from falling off. And it was pretty funny to look behind me and see a cat dangling from my arm. It did remind me though that I need to go look for the SoftPaws we bought and torture him by putting them on him. (He's peeking over my shoulder and asks that you call Amnesty International now, please.)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

He was just doing close-quarters coaching!

Hope you heal up ok - how is the yoga going?

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Namaste.

;-) Owie!

Re: revenge of the burgerflipper!!

[geekchick]

Either that, or with the arms out I looked like a REALLY BIG BIRD AIEEEEE!!!!!!

He's none too bright.

[geekchick]

I think he's working on the assumption that all exercise is a little bit better if you add some additional weight (like, say, a 15 lb cat).

Today was the first day I broke out the yoga video; I'm pretty sure I need to work someplace with a mirror or see a teacher to check my form, but the stretches felt really good.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Or perhaps all of that catlike stretching suddenly made Gateway see you as becoming a rival, larger cat -- rather than a simple captive food-provider? (grin)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Heehee. I read, "but the stretches felt really good," as "but the stitches felt really good," and thought, whoa, I thought it was a funny story until someone needed stitches! But then I figured out that it said stretches, so it's back to being a funny story. *phew*

[winterbadger]

I meant to ask the other evening; is he named Gateway because he's black and white?

[geekchick]

Yep, he's a cow kitty.

[geekchick]

Oh yeah, if a trip to the emergency room was required, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been laughing about it quite yet. =)

I am going to get out the kevlar gloves when I try to put the Softpaws on him though, this should be exciting.

[winterbadger]

What a sweetie! I particularly love the shots of him hiding under the rug; that's like something Nicholas would do.

You seem to have a well-catted household. :-)

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

Okay, I know I should be all sympathetic and stuff...and I am, but I'm also laughing out loud at the mental image. :-)

[geekchick]

Oh no, laugh away; it's incredibly funny. Now. ;)

[geekchick]

Who knows what lurks in the minds of cats? =)