Nearly a week home

Charlotte has been home nearly a week, and while she is slowly healing, things are still not quite right.

On the positive side, the clot in her eye is beginning to break down and a gold iris is beginning to show through. We aren't sure if the gold will eventually turn to blue, but there are positive signs that she still retains some sight in the eye.

On the not so positive side, Oscar is still acting aggressive and hostile towards Charlotte. There have been some improvement, but I think the stress of the situation has started to wear on her. When I got home yesterday, Charlotte was hiding under the sofa in the living room. She wouldn't come out from under it until I locked Oscar outside the room. The rest of the evening she was acting aloof and unaffectionate. She was not interested in playing or being petted. In the middle of the night, she had quite a bad sneezing fit. She began to lick her paws and rub her nose/face. This graduated into a constant and obsessive licking of her front right paw which kept on until this morning.

We began to worry she was suffering from depression, but after doing some research online the licking seems indicative of stress. We have decided to keep them apart again, and hope this helps Charlotte feel at ease being in the house. It's been a nonstop battle with life getting back to normal.