What can this be? UPDATE post # 9

**columbine** · 09-20-2007, 11:13 AM

It's probably worth getting her in to the vet's before the weekend. If it's an abscess (an injury that closed over too soon, trapping germs) she'll need medicine.

Love, Columbine

**kuhio98** · 09-20-2007, 11:20 AM

Probably worth getting checked out. It's most likely a fatty tumor that causes no harm. You might remember that Halo has a fatty lump growing on her liver -- not inside it. It swells and shrinks. It has never hardened. She doesn't seem to mind if we check it out every now and then. Our vet advised that the surgery to remove it wasn't worth the risk.

**lvpets2002** · 09-20-2007, 11:26 AM

Oh no wittle one.. I aggree with the others this lump could be harmless.. Hey lets play it safe & go to the Vets for a good checkup.. Be sure to let us know the turn out..

**Catty1** · 09-20-2007, 11:32 AM

My guess is, with the pain on being touched near there, an abcess from a spat with one of her housemates (yeah, never happens, right?

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One of my long-ago cats had that...I thought it was a tumour! He was black, so I didn't see the scabs (not that I looked).

**Craftlady** · 09-20-2007, 12:01 PM

I would make a vet appointment and not "watch it" for a few days. Since your circumstances are different than others (you are gone month at a time for your job).

**Laura's Babies** · 09-20-2007, 12:27 PM

Ok, thanks guys, she goes in, in the morning at 10:30.. Will update when we get back from that.

**Laura's Babies** · 09-21-2007, 12:07 PM

Back from the vet and he poked it with a needle and got some of it and put it on a slide to see what it was... Fatty tissue! Phew! A happy ending and a not worried CatMom here. He cleaned out her ears really good since her food allergies cause a junk build up and requested some of my recipes I use on the boat. I have to email those to him and his girls in the office said he will hand them to them and tell them to make that! LOL!