Samantha has had a lump removed

[Killearn Kitties]

Sometime early last year we took Samantha to the vet with a lump on her side. As the vet was manipulating it, it disappeared. Over the next few weeks it would come back, and diminish as we manipulated it. Around Autumn sometime, the lump did not disappear as it was manipulated and when we took Samantha and Jessica for their annual check-ups in December we asked for the lump to be aspirarated.

Although it still looked like a cyst, a lot of blood came out, which can be indicative of another problem, and the vet was keen to have the lump surgically removed and send it for testing.

Samantha had the lump removed this week and now has a cone on her head, poor baby. She has to go back for a check up on Saturday and hopefully the results of the biopsy should be back.

In the meantime, she is being an awfully good girl with the lampshade on her head, and taking her antibiotics. She is a complete sweetheart!

[Pinot's Mom]

Prayers for everything to come out well - poor Samantha! Kitty kisses from here!

[cassiesmom]

Many prayers being said for sweet Samantha. I hope it turns out to not be something serious. ((((HUGS)))) for Samantha and Meowmie!

[Freedom]

Gentle chin rubs, Samantha! And prayers for good biopsy results.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I hope that you'll receive good news about her biopsy.Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

[carole]

sending lots of good thoughts and well wishes for sweet samantha, to feel better soon and that her results have a good outcome, all fingers and paws crossed here. HUGSS

[Medusa]

Hopefully, it's a cyst and nothing more. My Creamsicle just had one removed in November. It had abscessed and looked way worse than it was. Looking forward to a good update. Keep the faythe.

[moosmom]

Thoughts and prayers coming from "snowed in" Connecticut.

[Randi]

Karen, I so hope the result will be a good one! Fister and I are keeping fingers and paws crossed for her.

I can picture her with that lampshade on, but what a good girl she is accepting it. How does Jessica react to her?

Kisses from me and purrs from Fister.

[phesina]

Prayers for good biopsy results for dear little Samantha

[Lilith Cherry]

Loving thought s for Samantha and hope the cone is not bothering her too much.

[kuhio98]

Gentle hugs for beautiful Samantha.
We know how worrisome lumps can be. Fingers, paws and whiskers crossed that Samantha is better soon.

[Barbara]

I am glad to hear that Sam is so good with the lampshade
Now off to tell Kiri and Orion to hold their paws crossed for a good i.e. negative outcome!

[slick]

Sorry Samantha but I had to chuckle - visualizing you with a lampshade...

It's awful when our kitties have something wrong and I sure hope the results are OK.

Hugs Karen (Alec too if that's OK ) and purrs to Samantha and Jessica

[Killearn Kitties]

Thank you all for your good wishes for Samantha. The vet called today with the biopsy results. The lump that was removed was a tumour, but not malignant. We had been very worried, because Samantha has developed another lump between her shoulder blades, but as the vet pointed out, that is where she would have been injected and she has possibly had a reaction to that.

She goes back soon to have her stiches out, but in the meantime she is being a very good girl and taking her antibiotics without complaint. When we are both with her in the evening we take off the cone so that she can groom herself, and she doesn't complain when it goes back on again overnight. She is being a complete sweetie!