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mrsgreenjeens, I believe you are right. I checked it out and will let my vet know. It does seem that it could be possibly removed by freezing it rather than surgery although it might involve both. Fascinating, Thank you so much! Jackie

Nope, he never scratches at it, it never bleeds.  Hmm, cutaneous horn, I will look it up. What looks like a hole in the center is really just an indentation. It is very odd for sure.

Thank you so much Abyeb.  We got an antibiotic shot yesterday, along with using a golden yellow salve and a very embarrassing puffy collar. Just a second ago I posted some pictures of one of Charlie's more interesting growths...interesting to me but not to most of the vets who see it.

  The picture on the left is the beginning of the growth on the right. It has a very hard outer shell and is attached pretty strongly to the skin. It doesn't seem to cause him any pain. Three vets have looked at it and not found it interesting at all. Today the vet I saw showed some interest...

Mrsgreenjeens,  thank you so much for your post. I took Charlie to the vet yesterday, got him an antibiotic shot and had a vet that was actually interested in one of his growths. If I can post a picture here I will. She was baffled by it and took a sample of what is inside and will take a look...

I have a 15 year old wonderful cat named Charlie. I got him when he was 2 and he had been diagnosed with FIV. He has had a great life and has done very well. However during the last two years he has been developing about 5 different kinds of skin lesions. One ty[e is like an eruption of dry skin...