Found a lump on Ellie...very worried....

[Pinot's Mom]

Prayers for Ellie!

Is it sensitive? Is it a soft lump?

[Medusa]

Can you gently tug on the lump and see if it moves, sort of pulls away? If so, it's more than likely a fatty lump but we'll pray for Ellie just the same.

[3Catcondo]

Sending prayers your way for Ellie that this lump is something benign and she will be fine.

[katladyd]

I'm betting it's just one of those fatty lumps that scare us so much but turn out to be nothing at all! The lack of pain is a good sign. I will be praying for your sweet girl.

[catmandu]

My Precious had a lump like that behind her sholder and she was fine when I touched it.
That seems to be a good indication that its benign, but it will need an operation to remove it safely.
My Vet I believe charge about 300 dollars.

[carole]

Thanks Everyone, it is a large soft lump and moves around easily, there does not appear to be any pain with it,you can visibly see it, now that i know it is there of course,on the positive side it has just appeared like over night, i would have noticed it when i picked her up before, so surely a tumour would be small and then grow and be hard, anyhow that is what i am thinking.

She is not in discomfort, we shall have to wait until Monday, to get it checked, i don't think it is a bite and an abcess,but you can never be sure, i really need this to be AOK, i have been having a terrible time with the kitties lately,and our finances are exhausted , and i just don't like my furbabies being ill, I could not bear it if Ellie had anything serious, i just love this wee character of a kitty to bits.

Let you all know when i know, why does a fatty tissue lump have to be removed though? I am curious?

[Catlady711]

Hopefully it's either a lipoma or maybe a harmless bruise. I know how scary it is to find a lump on your furbaby and go nuts wondering what it is. Hopefully the vet will easy your mind that it's benign.

[pomtzu]

Let you all know when i know, why does a fatty tissue lump have to be removed though? I am curious?

Carole - a fatty growth doesn't have to be removed, unless it somehow interferes with the activities of the animal. Most dogs and cats tend to get these fat deposits and/or warts as they age.

Most vets just keep an eye on them and check from time to time to see if there is any change in it that would warrant the removal.

Sparky has one on his side, and it doesn't bother him in the least. His doc just checks it whenever he goes in for any other reason. Ellie's lump definitely sounds like a fatty growth.