So, Sunday Jinx was out in the front yard when I was calling for kitties to come inside, and he didn't take off fast enough when I went over to him, so I was able to catch him and bring him in.
Poor fella has quite a large wound behind his right ear, covered with nasty smelling pus-matted fur, so I managed to get that all trimmed off and then got a couple of cotton balls, soaked a few with hot water and gently swabbed out the wound, then patted with dry ones.
Luckily, this was before the vet closed so I managed to call and make him an appointment for Monday, to check out the ouchie and get an antibiotic shot (he has to get antibiotics for any cuts he gets, being FIV+), and we managed to not let him out before yesterday at lunch. Bundled the poor big bugger into a carrier and off to the vet we shot for our 2pm appointment. No big deal, no fever, got his shot which will cover him for 2 weeks (much easier than trying to give your cat antiobiotic pills or liquid, especially when they bull their way out of the house and don't come back for days or weeks at a time). Got some of the mats on his chest and belly shaved off, too.
So, got home and then rushed out to do some errands, and when we got home of course Jinx dashed immediately out of the house, so it's a good thing we get the antibiotic shots for our critters these days! However, last night as I was going to bed I went to let anyone in who was waiting and Jinx just trotted straight up the front steps and in ... rare that he makes an appearance that quickly, and comes in voluntarily. He was even out in the yard today when I went out at lunch to collect the green bin and recycling bag.
Hopefully this means he'll start hanging around more and being part of the family again.
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