Recent Columns Puss Puss's Fighting Ways Got The Best Of Him Puss Puss, a tomcat, had apparently been fighting with another cat, or perhaps there was an attempt on his life by a cat-hating neighbor. His left hind leg was severely infected. He also had a severe abscess in his left ear, and multiple other skin wounds. And he was weak, dehydrated, and had pneumonia.
Life is rough for tomcats.
They are at the mercy of their hormones. They aggressively seek out female cats in heat. They fiercely protect and attempt to expand their territory. They mark everything they consider theirs by backing up to things and spraying small amounts of strong, smelly urine. They regularly get into fights with other cats, and even the winners in those fights often get infected, abscessed wounds.