Poor Lilly in the wars again!

My husband and I had noticed that our cat had been a bit "lethargic" the last few days and when I went to bed last night she had got there first and stolen the covers on my side, and when I tried to retrieve them she cried out in pain.

During the night her sister lay down next to her and again she cried and later when she changed position she did the same. So a morning visit to the vet revealed a huge swelling on her tail (which I felt guilty as I hadn't noticed!), then as the vet shaved her tail it exploded, not at all pleasant for the cat or us! Poor vet she had had a terrible morning already with two emergency op cats sent to the other surgery and a poor dog that passed away in the vet surgery, and now Lilly had painted the walls, table and floor red! Anyway she has to return tomorrow for a General Anaesthetic to have the wound properly flushed out and her tail checked for breaks (it has a strange kink in it!) The vet hopes to be able to save the tail so we are praying that it will not include an amputation, but she said it was the worst abcess she had ever seen, poor Lilly. My two cats have had more than their fair share of bites on the tail and last year Lilly broke her back leg, so she is a regular at the vet!

She is now shut in the bathroom for the night as she is bleeding everywhere, and her sister is sitting vigil outside the door. Update tomorrow.