What do you get when you mix one angry cat and a finger?

... A bite! Yes, dear readers, 'tis true! I was grooming old cat and she got mad and bit me, I cleaned the bite but 'twas too late... I got a mofo of an infection. I even had to go to see a doctor and am now on antibiotics for ten days. Thanks a bunch old cat!
Needless to say, I felt the sudden urge to get rid of the cat but, alas, she has been with me for seventeen... freakin'... years. We have a history.