So Very Dark

If you are interested in the status of my injured kitty, read on.  If not, feel free to skip this.

<– not an outside kitteh anymore.

As I mentioned yesterday, Nova had some kind of owie on her side but I hadn’t been able to get a look at it.

Both Anna and my mom suggested that, based on the sound of things, it was likely a puncture wound–got infected below the surface and closed up on top, so sore and irritated.

Well, by last night it seemed to be a bit better, in that I could touch the area…and today, I went to touch it and it was no longer crusty…more…damp.  And smelly.  Really smelly.  As in, water alone doesn’t wash the smell off.

Anyway, it turns out that as is proper, infection has caused the hair in that patch to fall out, so I could see the wound.  When I told about the claw bit that was in her neck that I had to yank the other night, she told me that it sounded like my pretty girl had been fighting.  Once I saw the damaged area, it became pretty clear that she absolutely had…two nice, neat kitty teeth holes in her hide, and another, larger hole below it.

The whole area is gross and puss-y and a bit smelly, but I have been reassured that that is normal and the fact that it is open is a good sign and the infection can drain–also, Nova is totally perky and seems to be in hardly any pain, is eating and drinking and still wanting to go outside, having no trouble with movement or climbing on things…which is also a very good sign.  So, tonight I’m going to get Briggs to help me put some antiboitic ointment on the area, and we’ll keep an eye on her…but despite how icky things look and smell, she’s probably on the mend.