Biked home from work tonight to a strange yowling coming from under my car. Turns out that Claudia escaped from the house sometime today (out a window? when we let the dog out?) and got into some trouble with the local wildlife. We're still not sure what kind of critter she tangled with, but it was pretty nasty; fortunately we found her before the vet closed and were able to get her stitched up within an hour. The vet said that the long gash in her forepaw was pretty serious and had just missed a major artery -- she could've bled out if it had been any worse. She also got tagged over one eye, and will be wearing The Cone of Shame for the next ten days till the stitches come out.
Right now she's cooling her heels in the library, all loopy on drugs. Here's hoping that this will break her of some of her more aggressive nature with the other animals in the house.
Oooooo. So Sad. I just hope she gets better soon. Hope all is well otherwise.