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...
It does rather sound as though he was taken by surprise, doesn't it? I mean, he'd probably have been aware of another cat long before any attack.... I do hope the antibiotics kick in soon and he starts to feel better, soop.
I think he's been adopted as GN's mascot
Your messages regarding our battle-bruised Rory, are very uplifting. Who'd believe that a stray mogs would touch the hearts of so many. It's enough to make him 
...if he could. 
He's certainly feeling far from perky. The foot and ear are very swollen and painful. He struggles along on three legs. He's lost clumps of fur from around his neck. The slow-acting anti-biotics should start to kick in soon. Ruth told us, that without them, he would have crawled into the forest and died of infection, as is the way with many feral cats.
Gagagran Your comment has made us wonder whether the attack may have been a rat. After all, he had been under the water. An otter lives nearby. Would an otter attack a cat? The burn is where the deer and cats drink. Another possibility, could have been a ferret. A friend's cat was attacked some years ago by a mink that had come into her garden via the stream at the bottom of her garden. Kippa, the friend's cat, almost died from infection.
Anyway, it's a glorious day. I've added a photo taken at breakfast time. 
Hope Rory is much better today, and Mr & Mrs soop had a good nights sleep
Oh Soop what a worrying ordeal for you with Rory, Monarch of the Glen, laid so low. Could it have been a rat bite? They are very dangerous and can cause fatal infections in cats. I nearly lost one of mine once, with a rat bite. Thankfully the antibiotics did the trick and saved my lovely Tigs.(long since departed to the feline heaven)
He may be much better tomorrow and hopefully soon return to his full health and strength. Do hope so.
for you and Mr Soop and chicken bits to My Lord.
Happy news soop and so glad he will be alright.
You lot are unbelievably kind. What a day! Rory looks very sad indeed. The fur on his foot and ear has been shaved. He is awfully unsteady as he's trying to get along on three legs and he's sedated. The fourth leg is being dragged along, rather like a limp rag. He certainly looks all of 10 plus years. However, he's had his injections, and the wounds have been cleansed. Neither of us would have believed that we'd feel this upset over a stray moggy. Only, of course, he isn't a stray, he's one of the family.
Thank you for listening...and understanding. I'm about to feed his daughter. If the black cat puts in an appearance, he'll be sent on his way with a proverbial flea in the ear! 
Until tomorrow. 
Soop I've just caught up with things and am so pleased that Rory is coming home,now just you relax and take a big ((hugs))
Oh soop that is good news.
Good news, soop. Animals are so resilient he'll be back on his paws in no time.
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