DO NOT EAT WHILE READING.

Last night, I went to clean her up, and she did Not Want. She actually moved really fast to get out my way. Sassy Does Not Voom, but she voomed to get out of the way. So I no longer thought she might be dying, and immediately started thinking anal sac explosion. Thanks to Tom's earlier experiences (see October 6, 2006, and October 12)), I knew that cats had anal sacs. So I figured that must be what happened with Sassy. But with Tom, I only noticed because I lifted his tail when he did not want me touch it and just thought, "ooo that looks expensive." Sassy was a smelly shower of blood and that smelly crap.

I just got back from the vet's office. The vet tech was surprised when I said, "You probably don't want to take her temperature." Then I pointed the rear at her and she said, "um, yes, I think you're right." I held Sassy for the vet, and she agreed with me. They took her in the back and cleaned her up.

Apparently the left anal sac had abscessed, and yesterday when I lifted her, the strain on the skin over the area burst it... all over me. So after they bathed and shaved the area, there were two gaping holes in her flesh next to the anus. They also squoze the right side and it was apparently pretty full as well, but not liable to explode as readily. She's on antibiotics until these wounds heal. As a diabetic, that may take a while.

Let's hope for the best.  ¶ 10:04 AM