My poor little girl has been fighting. Opened the back door at 6ish to give her a shout and immediately heard her screaming in next doors garden. Shouted and shone the torch from my phone. Thought it was her eyes I could see in their garden but next thing I know she's scrabbling up the fence and manages to get to the back door.
She was soaked in blood but it was mixed with urine so I think looked more than was actually there.
I've separated her from the other animals. She was hyperventilating but calmed down when I put out food, water and a tray. I also put down her cat carrier. She's eaten (straight away was going to put it in the carrier to catch her) drunk some water, washed herself and slept for about 20 mins. All good I thought. Since she's woken up though, she is still screaming quietly and growling. She's hobbling a lot, can't seem to get comfortable.
She has sub luxating patellas and the blood seemed to be coming from one of her back legs (stopped almost instantly, now she's washed she doesn't look any different) She also keeps doing strange deep breaths occasionally.
Is any of this familiar to anyone? Do cats do this after a fight? Is it just a stress reaction and pain from the bite?
I'm more than willing to rush her to the vets but my instincts are telling me it's not necessary yet. I'm just terrified I'm missing something and she won't wake up 