And I thought I had problems.

Last night a friend brought his Australian Cattle Dog puppy over, to stay for a few days, whilst he's out of town. Her name is Sheilagh - well she is Australian.

Within five minutes of her owner leaving, one of my cats - Rutger (named after the actor Rutger Hauer who's well-known for playing psychopathic killers) introduced himself to her. He did this by lashing out at her, and getting a claw in her eyeball.

Sheilagh took it like a trooper, her eye watering like mad, but she carried on.

This morning, there was a lump on top of her eye. I took her to her vets this afternoon, and within seconds of looking at her, said that she'll probably lose the eye. They referred me to a specialist.

This evening I took her to the specialist, and she was assessed. It's possible they can save the eye, but not cheap.

I'm kinda beating myself up about all this. I know I couldn't have known that my cat would freak out - he's not normally that vicious, but I still feel like I've let my friend down.

Tomorrow things will be resolved. One way other the other. If they try to save the eye, there's a 70% chance that it'll be fully successful.

On the upside, Sheilagh is putting on a really brave face, and still playing and exploring our house. Her appetite hasn't diminished either!