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What are the initial symptoms of mammary gland tumor? Do cats drink a lot of water (more than usual)? And sleep a lot? Anything? Can you name some symptoms?
Scar tissue does not really ever go away, and because it is an overgrowth of cells that happens with tissue trauma it is usually hard, not soft. If I understood correctly, the vet actually removed some muscle tissue - that likely - as you wonder - is the cause of the lumps.how long does it take for scar tissues to resolve? Do they really cause hard lumps under the skin?
Hello A Aafia Ijaz and cat(s)! Researching your posts, I can see that you have quite a concern with your female cat and though I do not have knowledge of this matter, I hope that by posting I will alert others who may have more information to post as well. Hoping your cats' vet can shed light on this, as they are the ones who should be best informed and most able to help you and them.How is fibrosarcoma/cancer caused in cats other than through injections and vaccines? Are they caused by foreign bodies such as cat litter particles that got inside cat's skin/muscles that were already healing from a prior surgery?
But cats with mammary hyperplasia also have swellings that ulcerate and bleed this is why sometimes mammary hyperplasia and tumors ar hard to distinguish even on a biopsy. Can you tell me if any of your cats with mammary hyperplasia had lumps that were ulcerating and bleeding?Was it biopsied? Is she altered? Unaltered cats are at higher risk of mammary cancer, but there is also a condition that will cause the mammary gland to swell called mammary hyperplasia. I have had it happen with several of my cats (even a neutered male!). However since your cats gland is oozing, I doubt that it is hyperplasia. I only bring it up so others reading this will know since even my vet was uninformed about it. I am sorry that I can't be more help. Best of luck getting treatment.
What was the oozing like? What color was the liquid? Was it bleeding and ulcerating?My vet didnt say anything else about it apart from the biopsy, but still, she said it wouldnt matter cause pretty much theres nothing else that can be done besides surgery, any other treatment would be too stressful for her. Tbh i feel like she gave up on her. Im gonna take her to a new vet this next monday.
Yes she got operated but we didn't get the histopathology because then i would've freaked out. Isn't mammary hyperplasia similar to mammary tumor when it comes to the symptoms? Any experience with mammary hyperplasia?Was the tumor staged? Do you know if there is/was lymph node metastasis? Do you have an oncologist?
Those are probably the three most important points to address right now. Most young spayed cats do not develop mammary tumors. It is a condition of unspayed cats or those spayed later in their life and I am sorry that you are facing this with a kitten.
Feline Mammary Tumors | Veterinary Medical Center
This article from OSU discusses staging, the kind of surgery that is most effective, and chemo.