Once at a pet store , I reached in the cage to pet a jumbo rat that was sitting out for adoption (cause I love animals) but it bit me. And just happened to hit some main artery in my finger (I didn’t even know bigger ones were in the finger,). I pull my hand back and literally spray blood, 6 feet in diameter around the whole area. It’s on the floor. The cage. The table. The shelf. Like looked like someone got stabbed. And it was just a small puncture bite.

I mean it hurt but I was distracted by all the mess. So I wrap my gushing finger. And try to clean up my blood that’s everywhere cause I didn’t want a minimum wage worker to have to do it.

My bf at the time was a very squeamish guy. I actually saw his lips turn blue at the sight and I thought he was going to faint. (Yeah a grown man).

So I had to drive us both to the ER where I got a tetanus shot and a bandaid. (Not much to do for punctures).

Also my insurance wanted me to sue the pet store but I refused. They called multiple times. Wanted me to say the pet store was liable for the ER visit.

Which certainly would have resulted in someone losing their minimum wage job.

The hospital wanted me to report the animal to have it euthanized. I refused (literally my fault. ). .anywho.

I just remembered all the blood. And it happened so fast.

Lucky it was just a finger and I easily put pressure on it and stopped it pretty fast.

I’ve never put my hand in an unknown animal cage again. 😅