Something wrong with Taz...update #56

[Taz_Zoee]

why won't the vet believe me!!!

Remember when I took him in a couple weeks ago for the "lump" or "knot" on his side? Well it wasn't there when we got to the appointment.
But it has come and gone since then, on both sides. Tonight it is pretty obvious. So much so that I was able to take pictures.
You tell me if this looks normal to you.
Look at his sides that bump outward and then behind toward his rear where it goes in.



These last two are very good to see what I'm talking about.




I'm sorry I am starting so many threads lately. But it seems like when it rains it pours.

I don't know if this is normal for other cats, but it's definitely NOT normal for Taz. Even when he was sick a couple years ago and lost tons of weight he didn't have the buldges on his sides like this. Yeah, his hip bones stuck out, but not a bumpy tummy.

Ugh, I do not need this right now. With Paizly and her issues. Then me and my issues at work. Can I cry anymore? I think I'm running dry.

[Moesha]

That is very strange indeed. I've never seen anything quite like that myself. Does he seem to be in pain or acting differently? Hope everyhting settles down for you and SOON!

[Catty1]

awwwww hon! {{{{hugs}}}}

Give the vet's office a call...and just say they are back. Hopefully they will stay so the vet could do a needle aspiration and get the stuff checked out.

There's no tiny bite mark on the skin or anything where they are?

Prayers that everything settles down soon!

[Taz_Zoee]

No, he seems to be acting normal. He's eating and using the cat box normally too. There doesn't seem to be pain in the bumps. I've rubbed around on them and he doesn't flinch.

Thanks Moesha.

Well, I'm going to go try to sleep my troubles away. I'll check in bright and early to see if anyone has any more ideas.
I'm thinking I'm going to take him to a different vet. Or call mine first and tell her. Maybe see if I can email these pix to her. She's going to get sick of me. It's sad when the receptionist recognizes my voice when I call, LOL.
This is so frustrating!!!

[Karen]

Poor momma, and poor Taz! If your vet won't take you seriously, I'd go somewhere else.

[Taz_Zoee]

No, there's nothing there except the buldges. No loss of hair, no scabs, nothing. I've rubbed around on them several times. I thought maybe he was blocked up. But don't they not eat when they are blocked? And he is still pottying just fine. I've been checking the box closely since this started. Even in the past he'll go a day without pooping, but never more than one day.

Sigh.....

ETA: Karen, it's not that she doesn't take me seriously. It's just that there was nothing for her to see when he was in there. I think these pictures may help, but I'm sure she'll still want to see him. I guess I'll have to break out the plastic......again. At least I get paid Monday.

Come on kids.......let's just be healthy please!!! Zoee, don't even think about taking a trip to the vet young lady!!

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Cindy, no that does NOT look normal. It may be nothing, or may be something. I would bring him back in, and demand xrays. I know it is pricey, but that would scare the Heck outta me.

Does it feel kinda Gushy when you feel it, when you give it a little pinch?

Is it tight? or does the inside move freely?

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Tell Taz I love him, Kiss his widdle nose for me. I will pray for him.

Now I am gonna have nightmares These old fellas always make me so nervous

*HUGS* to Meowmie.

[Emeraldgreen]

The bulges are very evident in the pics and I think it's a great idea to email them to the clinic and then call and leave a message on their machine asking the receptionist to check the email and pass it along to the vet. I sent videos of my cat to the vet over the last year and it helped the vet see what he was like at home because he was worse when he was relaxed.

It almost seems like it's air/gas?? Maybe he is having an issue with his lungs or a reaction to a food? It is really interesting that it is on both sides and relatively equal as well. Xrays should show something. Prayers for Taz and hoping this mystery is solved soon. I'm sure glad you got the pics because I'm sure it was frustrating when you saw the lumps and then they disappeared. Now you have proof!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I agree with the others. That does NOT look normal!
I would print out those pics and take them along to show your vet .

[kimlovescats]

Is this the same way it looked last time or is this different? I was thinking last time that it appeared in one spot ... more like a small abscessed area from a wound or something. This being on the abdomen and on both sides worries me. Has he been hiding out more ... like wanting to be off to himself?

I would get him to the vet and get him/her to do a belly tap for fluid.

((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))

[Medusa]

Except for the fact that you say the lumps are appearing, disappearing and reappearing, they look like fatty tumors to me. If you can get ahold of it and sort of move it around a little, it's probably a fatty tumor. If it's rock hard, probably not. Definitely email these pix to your vet and keep after her until she's able to see and feel the lumps. We'll say a special prayer for Taz and you that all will be well.

[Taz_Zoee]

The bumps are hard. It almost feels like it's his tummy. And it feels like it's one large bump protruding on both sides of him.
When I took him in, well before I took him in, the bump was larger on his left side. I felt bumps on both sides, but the left was larger. Then POOF it was gone.
The vet said all she felt was fat. Which is fine, but why does it look like this now?
I'm going to call the vet when they open, which is still 30 min from now, and see if I can email them pictures.

Thank you everyone for helping me feel like I'm not losing my mind!

[StarandBratsmom]

Hi. A week ago, Brat, my pixie bob has lost a lot of weight. He was acting normal, playful, eating, drinking, but yesterday he started acting like he was sick. He's lost weight and his coat seems oily. I also noticed a bump under his arm. Last year Star did the same thing, only it lasted a week, and the bump went away. I saw tooth marks in her lump though. Brat, he won't let me look at his.

I have an apointment with the vet. I am scared it is feline leukemia. I hate it my baby boy is sick. It's like a part of me is sick too. I am worried.

[Taz_Zoee]

Ok, I just emailed the last two pictures over to the vet. Hopefully I'll hear back from her today. I will be carrying my cell phone with me at all times, even in the bathroom!!!