Sunday evening I noticed the gorgeous Daphne (left, above) had a large lump on the side of her face. Daphne is one of the semi-ferals who lives in the blue shed. I rescued her in autumn '08 along with her brother (above, right). Both were left into a vets to be put to sleep. Her brother had major litter tray issues, mainly he wasn't using it, hence the reason for being left into the vets. Not sure why Daphne was left in to be put down, she's very shy so that may have been it. Anyway it turned out that her brother was deaf and partially blind, so no wonder the litter tray issues. Got him all sorted. Had him neutered and bought a large litter tray and placed it on newspaper and most of the time he hit the mark without a problem and even when he didn't, the newspaper caught the spills so problem solved. Blind cats need large litter trays to give them a better chance of going "inside" the tray. A lady phoned who was looking for an indoor cat so off he went. He was a complete dote, very docile.
Daphne on the other hand was completely different. Shy, nervous and wary of people, she eventually decided early last year she wanted to live outside. I had been hoping to home her all during the year but the homing was down over all and the tame cats went first. She's been doing fine, living in the blue shed and pottering about. The only downside is Chase, who chases and attacks her from time to time.
So on Sunday she has a large lump on her right cheek, immediately I thought it might be a tumour. Then on Monday morning at feeding time I noticed the lump is gone and the fur on her face is wet, a burst abscess, I'm relieved. It takes about a half an hour talking to her and letting her sniff my fingers before she lets me pet her and eventually I'm able to grab her and put her in a cage. I set up a large dogpen in the blue shed for her with a bed, litter tray and there she has to stay while she takes anti-biotics for the next week. She is not a happy camper, mainly because Chase is hanging around, and I think she's worried he'll get her but he can't. She was more relaxed today.
Still, it would be great to get a home for her where she wouldn't have to worry about Chase anymore. She's lovely when she gets to know you, she just needs a patient owner who takes the time to get to know her and let her come out of her shell. Anyone? Isn't she beautiful?
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