Last evening, Rory went outside to sit alongside his wifelet-that-was and adult daughter [both have been spayed]. It's a ritual. They sit and stare, and once the visitors have eaten, off they go into the forest, and in comes Rory. Another black cat was spotted in the garden a couple of nights ago. Tough and youthful in appearance. We wondered was it an offspring of Rory's?
Rory was late, so I called him to come in. When he eventually reached the back door he was in one hell of a state.
He had either been hit by a car or he had had an almighty big scrap with another cat and he was DRENCHED almost as if he'd been under water [the burn is close by]. His back leg was dragging. His nose bloody. He kept shaking his head, and we noticed that something has torn hair out from behind his ear.
Naturally, we need to get him to the vet. He refuses to be handled. We cannot get him anywhere near the cat carrier. The vet is 24 miles away. I've spoken with the vet and she is to phone me back after two. Talk about distressed...
You had me fooled for a mo' jings 
You're right, Rory has been neutered. He's no longer aggressive...or seeking a mate but, should another cat try to take over his patch, I'm sure that he would object most strongly. Marelli [Twinkle Toes] mentioned polecat as being the possible aggressor. I'm thinking that she could be right.
We keep checking on the patient. He hasn't budged from his cushion all day. If we stroke him [gently] he purrs [softly]. That must be a good sign.
How do you spell it?! Cos that's not right. 
I must admit when I saw the thread title I thought,how can he be?! He's been neutured! 
Thanks for the update, soop. All Rory's fans are at his virtual bedside, willing him back to good health. 
Thank dear jings I doubt that Rory would have escaped from a fox. Far too powerful, compared with boy-cat. I'm sure that, had Rory not returned home after the attack, he would have succumbed to infection and died. It's hard to see him looking so forelorn, but as many GN's have said, cats are extremely resilient. He's a bold character. He'll recover, and when he does, I shall post a photo to prove it. Members of his fan club deserve as much 
OMG soop! Only just seen this! Hope he is fit as a fiddle again soon.
Would he have got away at all if it had been a fox? Sounds like a fight to me. Perhaps he was near the burn when it happened and they got too close. Whatever happened, I hope he's better soon. I know how much you can love a cat that has adopted you. 
Rory would be so flattered if he knew that he had umpteen get-well messages. I'm grateful to you on his behalf. THANK YOU.
He still isn't doing anything beyond sleeping. The swelling is about the same. He looks very lack-lustre and sorry for himself. He didn't pester to go out to sit with the girls at suppertime. He didn't open and eye and rush to discover what had triggered the light sensor outside. Which is just as well 
as lurking behind Rory's upmarket apartment [that is now unoccupied] was the black cat with youth and muscle in his favour We cannot be certain that it was he that attacked and dunked Rory in the burn [seems very unlikely] but he is a threat and favourite to win a scrap for territorial rights.
Mr soop jumped from his chair and rushed to the back door. He opened it with an almighty wham bang and raced into the garden like a screaming banshee. The intruder fled into the forest. Mr soop returned looking every bit the hero and whispered to Rory..."that saw him off, big boy!"
A friend has just arrived to do a spot of work on the outside of the house. He thinks that Rory's injuries are the result of a larger, stronger animal such as mink that do live in this are, rat or indeed, a fox.
I've only just seen this thread soop what a horrible thing to happen. I'm so glad he's recovering. We have a horrible grey tom that terrorises ours every few weeks, my youngest one is terrified of him. Our oldest one has had a couple of big fights with him and been really off colour for several days, no actual injuries, just beaten up.
Hopefully antibiotics and tlc will works wonders
Just read the news soop - pleased Rory is home and making a recovery. What a traumatic time for you all. Positive thinking all round now. I'm sure with the wonderful vibes from GN and all the loving care and attention from you and Mr Soop he will be fine
SOOP
Just catching up with things. Dear Rory, how sad. Hope he copes with all the stress and ofcourse you do too.
Once again, thank you for all your kind comments.
If only Rory could understand that he has so many well-wishers. He hasn't moved far beyond his cushion today. It's such a struggle for him to hop and rock his way to the litter box. Good for him, he has managed so far not to have an accident.
The tricky hour is nigh. He's bound to make a fuss when we refuse to let him out to sit with the girls. It's for his own good. If the creature that caused so much damage is lurking in the woodland and attacks Rory a second time...he may not survive. 
Twinkle Toes There have been several sightings of fox in this area. Our friends have lost chicken and ducks. One of Rory's daughters, the one we named - Tabitha hasn't been seen for ages. She used to accompany her mother and sister in the evenings. She was spayed together with them, and returned for some weeks thereafter to have supper. Also, we had a peacock [we named, Boc] who came out of the woods and would sit on Mr soop's car bonnet - when he wasn't helping me with the garden. The neighbour recalls him [Boc] visiting his garden, when a chick, with his mother some 20 years ago! After joining us, and our builders for several months, he disappeared. The neighbour blamed the fox. Oh dear, if it is a polecat then we really are up against a nasty predator.
Dear number a big thankyou.
Glad he`s doing OK Soop, and hope he`ll soon be as fit as a fiddle again. A long time ago, when we were living on a country caravan park (another story entirely), Patch, our cat at the time, was in awful pain, and her face and head swelled up terribly, and on arrival at the vets we were told it was an abscess due to a bite, probably from a rat or a rabbit. I had to hold onto her on the vets table whilst it was lanced, and you wouldn`t believe the amount of stuff that came out, no word of a lie, it covered the table! She had to stay overnight so she could be put to sleep whilst they cleared it out properly. We brought her home the following day, and after a few hours staggering from the effects of the anaesthetic, she was fine.
Many hugs and kisses to Rory, and to you as well, of course! 
Of course, there was that younger, fitter, black cat wandering through Rory's territory at the end of last week. Rory became very fidgety whenever the outside sensor light was activated at odd times. He's used to the female cats arriving for a little supper at six sharp. Since they've been spayed, Rory is aware of a subtle change in his relationship with them. Now that he's had the snip, he seems very content to be in their company for a wee while. All they do is stare at each other and carry on with a little grooming before returning to the forest. After which, Rory pesters to come indoors. If the stranger is hoping to take over R's territory, I imagine there will be further skirmishes. Hope not. It's sad to see him looking utterly defeated.
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