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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    Just an update for anyone following this thread. I had him back at the vet this morning. The tumor (abscess I believe they're calling it) had apparently grown quite a bit in the three days since his last visit, so they convinced me to let them cut it open and drain it. The surgery was...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    I've been trying all week to get him to eat canned food. He won't touch it. I've tried tuna, chicken, turkey, salmon. The only thing he ate was the tuna and then only a bite, then wouldn't have any more. The only thing he will eat right now is the royal canin recommended by the vet, and...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    You're probably right that this needs a specialist. I'm not feeling very confident with the vet I've been taking him to thus far - multiple blood tests, radiographs and exams have provided no answers. Brown recluse spiders are not native to my area (Northern Alberta), but we do have black...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    I've never even looked. I just take him to my local clinic / animal hospital. They have a number of DVM's. Should I be asking around about a veterinary university instead? Happy to report his appetite appears to be returning, slowly but surely. He usually eats 1/4 cup dry in the morning and...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    No, before he was licking his belly, but there was no swelling and he did not lick it raw. I only noticed that he had licked all the hair off, which I thought weird, and when combined with the more-than-usual vomiting I took him in to get checked out. The vet found nothing, and recommended a...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    There doesn't seem to be a way to edit my OP for whatever reason, so I'm posting this here for context. The lump I am referring to in my OP. He had licked it raw, but has since stopped. He was at the vet December 20 and did not have this, and I hadn't noticed it when I left for vacation on the...
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    Huge lump, weakness, not eating, 12 year old albino medium haired male

    Hello! New member, first post. I have a 12 year old male albino, who until about 3 weeks ago seemed to be in fine shape. I got back from Christmas holiday to find a cat with a huge lump in his armpit, who had almost no energy, wouldn't eat, and could barely walk. I had taken him to the vet a...
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