Enjoyed the cat in a washbasin thanks Peter
This is really for cat-lovers who may search and stumble upon this thread...
I noticed some blood on the white throw-over thingy on my big sofa the other day. I actually noticed some red on my floor before this but didn't read too much into it
Anyway, this was blood red and still wet! I texted my friend, who I got Becks from, and asked if she had definitely been neutered. His reply was "yes 100%"
As the neighbour of the 82 year old lady whom Becks previously belonged to, he knew her from a kitten and her history. (I thought it was, well, you know... A woman thing)
So I phoned around and the vets I called charged £30 for a consultancy, or thereabouts. Long story short, I took her to a wonderful, beautiful, place I have been to many times over the years. (Gratuitous ad next). Cramar cat sanctuary.
£22 and the vet, as well as being lovely herself, was absolutely brill!!! She controlled and handled Becks like putty in her hands in a way I never could!
Now I hadn't noticed it but Becks had a claw which had grown into her paw and blood was all around it. Before you judge me, she never walked with a limp and runs up the garden like a nut. So how was I to know?
The vet clipped all her nails and give her what I would call 'a full kit inspection'. She told me something I thought interesting, that the front nails keep growing, rather like a rabbits teeth, but the nails on the rear paws don't.
Anyway, she's fine now and I can stop worrying...