Kitty Update!

I took Hop to the Vet this morning.

I so wish I had taken a before picture, because it is hard to think that she was ever as swollen as she was. They shaved the spot and cut it open and drained a decent amount of puss out of it. She is almost back to her normal jawline--just very bloody. They want the gash to stay open for the next four days so she can continue to drain. It is driving me crazy and it's only been a few hours. Her neck is covered with blood. She keeps scratching it. The Vet said to let her scratch, it will help keep it open but I can't take it. We have an oral antibiotic and pain meds for the next four days.

Julian the cat broke his tail and I had to make him a cone to keep him from chewing on the skin, if she keeps scratching like she is I'll be forced to cone-head her up too. How sad would we be with two cone-headed cats running around. We're looking pretty pitiful already.

Final diagnosis, she must have been bitten or scraped and had an abscess that got infected. We'll get her all fixed up, and hopefully I'll keep my cool. I'm a pretty hormonal Mommy these days.