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Jenn,
My big male tuxedo cat Myca has had a sort of a
wart thing on the top of his head for about 4 years now. It's very hard,
and only involved in the top layer of skin. It's not gotten any bigger,
and the vet confirmed that it's a wart-like growth when we first noticed
it. She said that as long as it didn't change, to leave it alone. So
I think your plan is a good one.
I do have concerns about vaccine site reactions,
and I remember you mentioning them to me before. My oldest girl Miss
got an injection (not sure what) for a vaccine when we first was adopted
by her years ago, and I didn't know any better then to question it,
but thought it might be a reaction. But I noticed a few days later that
she had a really awful, swollen red scabby place where she got the
vaccine. It eventually healed, but ALL of the hair fell out at the site,
and the scab came off with hair and all. She now has a bald,
scarred spot on her scruff. I do examine her very closely
all the time for new lumps or bumps. She has a sort of a lumpy belly
anyway, because she is a small cat and she had 5 huge kittens, so I think a lot
of that is from her abdomen stretching so much. But I do always keep this
in the back of my mind, and tend to vaccinate sparingly now.
Sandy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 12:30
PM
Subject: sarcoma? wart?
Has anyone here had a cat with a sarcoma, or any form or skin tumor?
Mythic has developed a hard lump on the side of his neck, kinda where his neck
ties into his lower shoulder (no where near where any vaccines or injection
should ever have been placed). I can pinch up the skin under it, and it's NOT
involving any tissue under it, it's solely in the loose skin. It's darkened
and about the size of a pencil eraser around, and about 1/8 inch thick. Does
not seem to cause any pain when I roll it around under my finger and thumb. Do
cats get warts? It looks like a wart. I will obviously take him to the vet if
it doesn't go away in a month's time, or if it gets bigger or starts to ooze.
For now, I'm hoping it will resolve on it's own (I need x-mas money for
family, trying to avoid vet's office). I noticed it for the first time 4 or 5
days ago. Any ideas? This is the cat that is half bald, with severe skin
allergies, which are really bad right now (cause I've been putting off his
cortisone shot).
Something else about him, anecdotally, he's begun to ask to go out to
poop... in the snow. He goes to the door, poops, and then comes right back in,
LOL! He's a cute guy, must have been an indoor/outdoor cat before. He's only
begun to do this since it began to snow outside, he LIKES to poop in the
snow.
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