My little Poppy's been attacked :(

**harrymc** · 17th July 2010, 03:01 PM

This morning when I got up Poppy was in the conservatory where she usually is in the morning curled up on the chair, she got up when I went out for my morning coffee and ciggy and was lifting her paw up, she couldn't stand on it. Her pad had a large cut, it looked really painful, and on her leg was another mark. I rang the vet and took her straight down. He said it looks like she'd been in a fight, which unfortunately is only too common for her. He said it was too big to have been from another cat, more likely to have been from a fox or even a badger ? She is a fiesty madam with other animals as Harry knows only too well, she won't attack him but warns him with a hiss if he gets too close.

The vet gave her three injections, one was a painkiller, the other an anti-biotic, don't know what the third was for, and has given me two tablets to give her tomorrow, again painkiller and anti-biotic, which will be fun - not ! I have to take her back monday morning, he's going to see whether she needs to be kept in and cleaned up if it hasn't improved.

It's amazing really how cats seem to know somethings wrong, Harry, who is twice the size of her now is so gentle compared to her and she always scares him off, but he didn't attempt to try and wind her up and was quite happy to let me pick her up and cuddle her, when normally he is very jealous and vocal.

Having said all that she is still crying to get out, she really hates being inside, so what can you do !

**jckkerrison** · 17th July 2010, 11:03 PM

Hang on ineven if it means a noisey night,as she is already at a disadvantage whatever got to her last night could still be around & she will be even slower at making her escape.
Give her a cuddle from us & hope she doesn't need any more treatment.

**Louie-Louie** · 18th July 2010, 09:01 AM

Oh poor Poppy

how is she today? x

**harrymc** · 18th July 2010, 10:27 AM

We managed to keep her in and she slept under our bed, We crushed up her anti-biotic tablet and mixed it with some cooked chicken which is normally her treat, but she seemed to know it was there. The vet said that this tablet was the important one out of the two, although Poppy may not agree, the other one being a painkiller ! - will persevere though. She seems a little better walking this morning so will have to see tomorrow.

**jckkerrison** · 18th July 2010, 11:54 AM

Pleased that you could keep Poppy in,most of the cat ab's now are palatable but I always advice people to hang back on feeding a bit so that are really hungry,put it into something wet & smelly,they don't seem to pick up the powder so easily & only in a very small amount of food so its gone in a couple of mouthfulls & they are looking for more....
If I lived closer I would come & put it down the hatch for you.
Hope she picks up well over the day.

**harrymc** · 18th July 2010, 11:58 AM

Aww thank you ! that's good advise, as I only had to use 1/2 the tablet, I still have the other half so maybe i can try it in some wet food like you suggest. She's given up trying to get out this morning and used the litter tray, she's now laying on the bed again, so I'll try again later. x

**Louie-Louie** · 18th July 2010, 12:20 PM

If she like cheese you could squish it into a bit failing that the wraping up with a towel works on our fussy paws

**jckkerrison** · 18th July 2010, 12:30 PM

Like with us rest is a great healer so she is doing the right thing for her,I hate it when they get hurt.....

**harrymc** · 18th July 2010, 12:53 PM

Well I took the bull by the horns so to speak and popped the other half in, surprisingly enough she was fine with it and after spitting it back out a couple of times, i cracked it. Managed to get the painkiller down as well so, again thanks for the advise !

**Miss Kitty** · 18th July 2010, 01:15 PM

I hope little Poppy will feel a lot better soon. Vets usually sell a pill popper device, which enables you to slot the tablet in one end, then pull back on the other. This lets you push the pill further into the cat's mouth and more quickly so they don't spit it out.