Gandalfs face on Easter Monday afternoon was swollen & by that night the swelling was about a 3cm circle.There was no mark,he had no trouble eating his dinner & he would let me touch it .I decided he had to go to the vet the next morning at 8am before we went to the specialist.Told husband not to give him any breakfast in case he had to have a operation,so next morning got up to find the he feed Gandalf because he was meowing.It was decided he would be shut in the garage with his bed, water bowl etc so he wouldn't get into any more strife.I shut the doggy door exit & went to put him in the garage but he escaped before I could shut the door ,right out the back door which husband had left open.When we got home that afternoon he was sitting on the chair with what now was a broken abscess on his cheek& missing fur-see photo.Manage to get him in the crate to go to the ,with all helpers banned from helping -he didn't realize what happened till it was too late.Vet lanced it & more muck spurted out everywhere,gave him a antibotic needle. The next day Gandalf had to go back for another needle ,so he sat in the crate with his back to the door ,so the Vet just gave him it in his rump ,avoiding any cat tantrums.Thursday morning his face was normal & he was climbing trees again