My cat Sam knows how you feel, she got beat up by a neighbors bully tomcat a couple of summers ago right on her own front porch! She is a big cat herself and usually scares off any other cats but not this one, he even took a chunk of fur off her butt! She is getting older now and is only allowed out during daylight and usually supervised, she is happy to stay indoors during the winter-doesn't like the snow and cold anymore! Expect your cat to be skitterish for a while, Sam was scared to go back out again for a long time afraid that bully would show up again! I did have the vet check her and luckily she only had that one boo-boo that eventually healed. There seemed to be a lot of loose fur out there so maybe she got in a couple of good shots too.