Lynnie
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2008
- Messages
- 1,166
Hey, all. I know many of you are pet people, and maybe someone will be able to answer my question...
Saturday, I was petting my cat Salem, and I noticed he''s got a little lump, on his side. It feels like it''s between his ribcage and his skin, just under his shoulder, if that makes sense, and it''s squishy. It doesn''t seem to hurt him if I mess with it. He doesn''t flinch or yelp; in fact, he was purring at the time I found it, and didn''t stop purring, even with all the poking around I was doing.
He''s 10 years old, and was given a clean bill of health back in May. I had taken him to the vet b/c he was puking up a storm. He had bloodwork done and everything came back fine. The following week, I found the culprit of the puke - a palm fraun had fallen behind a piece of furniture, and he had been munching on it
.
Back to the lump - it''s squishy, like I said. It feels about the size of a kidney bean, and I know that means it''s actually a lot smaller. I had a cyst in my breast that felt like the size of a superball, but the ultrasound showed it to be 1.5cm. Sorry if TMI.
Anyway, I''ve been reading on the net, and it seems it could be a ton of things, *most* of which are benign - either tumors, or cysts.
I called my vet Sat (they''re open for 3 hours), and he just said to watch it, see if it becomes painful, or larger. Bring him in if I have concerns.
I know the vet bill will be in the hundreds. They''ll have to aspirate from it and do the cytology and all. I''m just a worrywart, especially when it comes to Salem. DH says to wait and watch it, like the vet said. Salem is acting totally normal...
I guess I just don''t know what to do, and I''m wondering if any of you have had similar situations with cats or dogs. Should I wait? Take him in?
Also, in May he had a booster shot, and it may have been given in the same general area as the lump... could they be connected? It seems unlikely to me.
Oh, and the lump is only obviously felt if he is laying on his left side, so his right ribcage is sticking up... I really have to dig to find it if he is sitting on all fours, or like a turkey.
Any advice is much appreciated... sorry if I don''t get back to you til tonight, I worked overnight last night. TIA
Saturday, I was petting my cat Salem, and I noticed he''s got a little lump, on his side. It feels like it''s between his ribcage and his skin, just under his shoulder, if that makes sense, and it''s squishy. It doesn''t seem to hurt him if I mess with it. He doesn''t flinch or yelp; in fact, he was purring at the time I found it, and didn''t stop purring, even with all the poking around I was doing.
He''s 10 years old, and was given a clean bill of health back in May. I had taken him to the vet b/c he was puking up a storm. He had bloodwork done and everything came back fine. The following week, I found the culprit of the puke - a palm fraun had fallen behind a piece of furniture, and he had been munching on it
Back to the lump - it''s squishy, like I said. It feels about the size of a kidney bean, and I know that means it''s actually a lot smaller. I had a cyst in my breast that felt like the size of a superball, but the ultrasound showed it to be 1.5cm. Sorry if TMI.
Anyway, I''ve been reading on the net, and it seems it could be a ton of things, *most* of which are benign - either tumors, or cysts.
I called my vet Sat (they''re open for 3 hours), and he just said to watch it, see if it becomes painful, or larger. Bring him in if I have concerns.
I know the vet bill will be in the hundreds. They''ll have to aspirate from it and do the cytology and all. I''m just a worrywart, especially when it comes to Salem. DH says to wait and watch it, like the vet said. Salem is acting totally normal...
I guess I just don''t know what to do, and I''m wondering if any of you have had similar situations with cats or dogs. Should I wait? Take him in?
Also, in May he had a booster shot, and it may have been given in the same general area as the lump... could they be connected? It seems unlikely to me.
Oh, and the lump is only obviously felt if he is laying on his left side, so his right ribcage is sticking up... I really have to dig to find it if he is sitting on all fours, or like a turkey.
Any advice is much appreciated... sorry if I don''t get back to you til tonight, I worked overnight last night. TIA
300x240.png)