Ally is hurt :(

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

I have settled Ally back at home, and am now back at the office. She has one puncture would on her back "thigh" - the reason it isn't 2 bites is because one of Connors Incisors is broken . It was already full of pus, so the Dr drained and cleaned in, and put some powder in it. He has given her two anti-biotics, one which is fast-acting, and a second one which is a Time Release one and will remain active for the next 3 days. He says the wound was clean and we caught it early (as close as I can figure, it only happened yesterday AM), so the prognosis for it to heal quickly is good. He also gave her something to calm her down a bit. (After THIS I am sure she has a NAWTEEKAT sticker on her file, it took the vet plus an assistant to wrap her in 2 towels and hold her down). He only charged me $20 for the whole treatment, injections etc. (The other vet here charges $35 JUST for the consultation). As I have said before, I like going to Dr Jaffer because he is Bahraini, so he is a real expert with the Dilmun cats!

I am unfortunately working this evening, so I wont be able to check up on her until 9PM, but my son is at home sick too, so he has her in his room and they were watching TV together when I left to come back to work.

I spoke to the Dr about whether there is anything else I can do / do differently to help them get along. He agrees that a large part of the problem is Connor's deafness. When Ally growls and warns him to get away, he does not hear, so fights that would normally die down are escalating, as she gets fed up "warning" him, and HE gets fed up with her "suddenly" attacking him.

He recommends that I separate them for a while whilst she heals - already done! He also said that, given the fact that Ally is 99% the aggressor, now that she has been hurt, she might back off a bit and treat Connor with a bit more respect. Anyone else experienced this?

I have also taken a deep breath, and sat down to think what I will do with them when I go on vacation. Fortunately our house is big enough that I can have each of them in a totally separate part of it, but there is a glass door in between, so they can still see each other. I think I will do this when I am away - I'll tell the sitter that they must be kept in their respective separate halves of the house.

In January when I get back I will assess the situation (I won't be working so I'll at least have some time to spend on it), and not make any rash decisions now. I will also see if my Mum will take Connor, just in case it comes down to re-homing him.

I wish I could find words to thank you all for the support and love I feel when I read all your posts and PMs. It means the world to me, just knowing that you are all here for me, and you care so much about Ally and Connor too! Thanks everyone.