Truce

I have to admit, I really don't want to blame Oliver for the bite incident..

I have worked around animals some thirty years, and should have known better.
Truth is, Oliver has a bit of a "bull in a china shop" personality, he's a bit of a klutz to put it mildly, not realizing his own strength and body weight.

When I tried repeatedly to examine his leg, he was in the middle of eating, and becoming very annoyed.

He chomped down, and before I knew what had happened, he had already returned to eating, and dismissed the whole affair.

My dear kitty's of old, would have given me fair warning, at best a 'hiss' at worst a 'scratch'.
I didn't raise Oliver, it appears he has pretty well raised himself, and so it's the old game of survival of the fittest that he knows best.

Doc, says it's Cat Scratch Fever.
Which in itself is ironic after all the years I've worked for a veterinarian, restraining animals, suffering my share of bites and scratches, I didn't succumb to this malady.

Oliver is a sweet boy, affectionate to a fault, but rough and not aware how much.
I'll be more cautious when handling him during situations which require restraint, and he'll continue to entertain us by sliding across the hardwood floor, crashing into the butcher block, and doing his best impression of Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

Thank you for all of the get-well wishes. Many of you are animal lovers and know the lengths we go to for our fur babies.

I'd have it no other way.

The antibiotics have kicked in, and it's onwards and upwards from here.