Yep. My vet says the same. Sees cats survive some bad stuff.
I remember the 80's tv show - That's Incredible - a cat fell from a 20-30? story building - nipped a fire escape handrail on the way down - hit a canvas awning that was at a 45* angle to shed water - that shot the cat into traffic where it was ran over by a car . Cat lived and was there on the show no worse for wear .
Ours has been hit twice, both times in the head, and is missing several teeth. One hit messed up his jaw, the other his upper palate, so he has to consciously close his mouth a lot of the time. Other than that, he pretty much acts the same as normal. The dogs give him a wide berth and he's all of 9lbs. A boar coon came in the cat-door on the screened porch a few weeks back and couldn't find his way back out fast enough with that little cat all over him.
