My little tabby cat Sweetie or 'Midge' as she is more commonly called these days hadn't been herself for about a week now. She spewed up her food about 8 days ago and didn't eat anything for 36 hours after that. She then perked up and seemed okay. However, she's been picking at her food every day and today I noticed how she was feeling unwell again, just sitting on the window sill in the kitchen above the radiator, and not looking comfortable. I had it in mind to take her to the vets if there was no improvement by Monday. However, a couple of hours later (approx 3:15) I noticed she was licking her bottom area rather tentatively and I managed to get a quick look. What I could see was some sort of lump or blockage so I immediately rang the vets in the hope in squeezing her in that afternoon. They close for the afternoon at 4pm but luckily they told me I could bring her straight away.
I saw Toni, a young South African vet who was very nice. She thoroughly checked her out and suspected it was an abscess, and so took Midge out the back to see if it could be lanced. It was an anxious wait, hoping that it wasn't anything malicious like a cancerous lump. Five minutes later, Toni returned with Midge, and told me the good news that it was indeed an abscess and she had successfully lanced and drained the puss out of it. It was such a relief. She just has a week's worth of anti-biotics and then will have a check-up next Saturday. Midge has already perked up and has eaten some turkey breast which I'd cooked this morning. Awww, bless. That must've been painful and I now know why she didn't look comfy sitting on her backside!
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