Thank you kind friends, Ellie is doing extremely well,she really picked up today, and her wound is healing very nicely, i bathe it twice a day, and she does her bathing or licking too, and today it stopped oozing,she was not so good on those pain killers, a real zombie, she hardly slept, just lay awake with eyes like saucers, and you know how much kitties sleep,but today she was more herself and is fast asleep downstairs with my husband who is watching a DVD with her by his side, she is the best patient you could wish for,she really is my most sensitive cat and she just knows i am trying to help her.so the road to recovery is good so far,keeping fingers and all paws crossed it continues.