Well, welcome, Trinity & Zing! Glad everything came out OK I guess the vet bill is how we sooth our feelings of guilt - I know I have.
Years ago (many!) my loverly calico Chloe developed a sensitivity in her jaw which a vet said was an abcess that we were to compress. Needless to say, that didn't work, and the poor thing seemed to be suffering so much, back she went, this time for X-rays.
Cats will be cats, and she had goten hold of a piece of thread that happened to still have the needle on the end. Yep, it was embedded in her jaw and neck. Back then the $70.00 vet bill was about like a $500.00 vet bill today! And the guilt?!?! Oh, God, did I feel like a creep.
I have learned to be more careful over the years, but Grasshopper is as curious as any of her kind, and a lot of her near misses have been plain dumb luck.
All our purry best to you - you are going to love this page, Trinity - the people are the best!! Can't wait to see some pics. I think someone started a thread in Cat General for posting pics. Check it out!
Miao