And they say pets are good for your health!

OMG you are not safe getting out of bed-you are so lucky that you did not break a bone. You have sufficient injuries for now. If you would like OS to come here for re-training please feel free.

I do hope that the appearance is the worst and that it is not too painful.

You are so lucky it wasn't worse but that was a terrible experience to have.
A friend of mine lost a front tooth because of a dog jumping up at the wrong moment.

I hope your injury soon improves, phoenix.

I do hope that you are able to drink the virtual I am sending you phoenix! Cats do have a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Thanks, it only hurts when I prod it, so I try NOT to prod it, although of course the great temptation IS to prod it, to see if it still hurts

It's also quite tender when I smile, as that sort of scrunches my face up (that doesn't sound right, but you know what I mean) but I think giving up smiling might be a step too far!

When I read the title of this thread, I just KNEW it was Phoenix!
Phoenix, so sorry about your injuries, but Oliver Sprout would probably tell you to think of every eventuality whenever he`s around.

He really is the dearest, most loving and affectionate chap, but as Mr P says "a bit of a liability"!

It could only have been OS couldn't it?! Glad you didn't break anything - of you I mean, not stuff! Hope Mr P is spoiling you after such trauma - lots of and , but perhaps best to lay off the unless for anaesthetic purposes

Ouch! Picturing you creeping around the bedroom in the dark made me think of this

Yes,*Mini*, only OS, Digby isn't much given to impulsive or sudden movements!

phoenix the little I know of Digby, you probably disturbed his sleep which is not on. A # femur could easily have been on the cards and then you would not be at the beck and call of OS and Digby. You were very, very lucky. Maybe a nightlight in the hall outside the bedroom?

It's a thought, Charleygirl but the nearest socket on the landing is sort of round the corner, which as this "incident" occurred within the bedroom itself, would not have helped. Perhaps a torch might be an idea?

Could you both tolerate a nightlight in the bedroom or do you have to have darkness before either of you can shut an eye?

Oh good grief phoenix, you poor thing . Perhaps you should keep a penlight on your bedside cabinet for future such emergency trips to the loo - nothing like as strong as a bedside lamp and you can just direct it to the floor, away from Mr P so as not to disturb him. Though it sounds as if you disturbed him in a pretty spectacular fashion last night - he would probably have preferred the intrusion of a bedside lamp. As, I'm sure, would you.
Do hope it heals quickly . Or perhaps you'd prefer . Oh go on, have both

Get better soon.
But why was it pitch dark? At this time of year it's never completely dark, I keep my bedroom curtains drawn back so I'm aware of the passage of the night without looking at the clock.

Could you use one which comes on when it senses movement? I have some little square ones (courtesy of amazon and Mr Beams).

One is on the inside of the door of a dark storecupboard - it comes on as you open the door and shines on the contents, so I no longer have to take something out to look at it to see if it what I wanted (and put it back if it is not)

One is fixed to the post at the half-landing and comes on if anyone comes out of a bedroom door. It lights the way to the bathroom and shines up/down the stairs.

One is an emergency backup to the bedside light. It spends most of its life face down on the bedside cabinet, but comes on when it is lifted. All of them stay on for about a minute, then if there has been no more movement they go off again. They are said to be OK outside the house too.

Of course, you might find that they come on to announce the arrival/departure/stretching/scratching of OS or Digby every few minutes.

Thanks for the responses. All sockets in the bedroom are behind items of furniture, so plug ins are probably not practical.

Watermeadow it was very much pitch dark, approximately 2.30am, and curtains closed!

Ouch I hope you heal quickly. My male cat has dedicated his entire life (13 years so far) to tripping people up. So far I have managed to evade his efforts and stay on my feet but what worries me is he is now training up the new dog! First thing this morning the pair of them were dancing around at the top of the stairs while I was desperately trying to get down to put the kettle on! I had to move the dog with my foot, wouldn't try that with the cat, I'd lose half my toes.

Elegran are the ones you mentioned mains powered or battery?

Battery, phoenix and the batteries last for ages as they are only on for 30 secs at a time, unless they detect more movement before then. Here they are Forgot to say that I also have one in the en suite. It comes on when I enter, has enough light to find my way to the loo, and goes off automatically. If it goes off before I want it to I just wave my arms about.

Note 30 secs, I was wrong when I said a minute - found out when I looked for the link.

We have a nightlight on the landing to guard against the black cat lying on the dark brown carpet in the dark. Ww have to take our lives in our hands in the bedroom though!

Thanks Elegran

Lyndy the young Labrador at work has many times nearly tripped me up on the stairs,(my office is upstairs, boss is downstairs) but recently I have been making her sit at the top of the stairs while I go down, and wait until I tell her she can come down.

I hadn't realised how obedient she was getting until I was talking to the boss in his studio and we heard whimpering. It was her, still in position on the landing, and waiting for permission to come down!

Phoenix could the cats not possibly sleep downstairs? Sorry, I know how much you love them but you can't have them injuring you.

Oh you poor thing,I sympathise. I broke my right wrist a few years ago falling over quite a large dog in the dark. Same as you didn't put the light on so as not to wake DH and the dog never slept there but decided to that night. Heard my wrist break as I hit the wall. Now have a night light installed!