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Vet visit for Sophie!

post #1 of 36
1/12/11 at 1:54am
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Last summer she had a tiny black spot under her chin, about the size of small pin head. It came off but i noticed it was a little red so i kept my eye on it.

It cleared up, but last night when i watched her wash herself i noticed it was back and a little bigger. It looks a bit inflamed as well, so fingers crosed it's just feline acne

She has an appointment at 4.45 this afternoon

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post #2 of 36
1/12/11 at 2:29am
its nothing Susan
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post #3 of 36
1/12/11 at 4:11am
heading Sophie's way hun
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post #4 of 36
1/12/11 at 5:20am
I hope the vet says it's nothing and that Sophie is ok!
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post #5 of 36
1/12/11 at 5:26am
You need a hug Susan.

Sending love to Lady Sophie.

I will keep checking back for your post vet update.
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post #6 of 36
1/12/11 at 7:45am
It LOOKS like feline acne, but lots of vibes coming!
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post #7 of 36
1/12/11 at 9:20am
lots of vibes for ms. sophie. it is probably nothing, but it pays to play it safe.
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post #8 of 36
1/12/11 at 9:29am
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The vet said it's one of two things..

A. A benign tumour

B. A rodent ulcer
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He said it's definitely not cancer because he was able to move it when he took hold of it (Thank God!!!)

He's given her a shot of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory and said if it hasn't dried up and dropped off in 10-14 days we'll talk about getting it cut out. He said even if it does clear up it may come back so it's best to get it cut out if it does come back.

I'm off to do a search on those now, but i'm just so pleased that it's nothing sinister
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post #9 of 36
1/12/11 at 9:46am
That's good (I think) glad it went well for Sophie and I hope "it" drops off and doesn't come back
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post #10 of 36
1/12/11 at 9:55am
Thank heavens it's not cancer.

What ever this is Susan...
I know that you will not rest until it's healed.

Sophie
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post #11 of 36
1/12/11 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by xocats View Post
I know that you will not rest until it's healed.
I won't Lei, so i'm hoping it does because i don't want to put her under unless absolutely necessary
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post #12 of 36
1/12/11 at 10:22am
That it just drops off, so glad that its nothing sinister.x
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post #13 of 36
1/12/11 at 10:48am
That's great news that it's not cancer! Hopefully it will fall off on it's own, and Sophie won't have to have it removed.
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post #14 of 36
1/12/11 at 11:31am
Glad he ruled out the scariest option - cancer! I'll be sending that it goes away on its own....
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post #15 of 36
1/12/11 at 11:31am
rodent ulcer = eosinophilic granuloma. jamie has had trouble with that off and on. here are some links:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/eosi...granuloma.html
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/skin/e...granuloma.html
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post #16 of 36
1/12/11 at 12:03pm
Glad the worst has been ruled out. I know you'll do whatever is needful to get it gone for good, but I hope it does just dry up and drop off. for Miss Sophie.
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post #17 of 36
1/13/11 at 1:52am
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It's dried up and shrunk a lot since yesterday, so fingers crossed the injections doing it's job

Thanks for those links Tricia!
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post #18 of 36
1/13/11 at 2:55am
Continued vibes for Sophie!
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post #19 of 36
1/13/11 at 4:17am
Did he check her mouth? Often sores like that are caused by dental problems.

Glad she's doing better.
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post #20 of 36
1/13/11 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by otto View Post
Did he check her mouth? Often sores like that are caused by dental problems.
Yes he looked inside as well
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post #21 of 36
1/13/11 at 7:38am
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Originally Posted by Rosiemac View Post
It's dried up and shrunk a lot since yesterday, so fingers crossed the injections doing it's job
This sounds very positive Susan.

More crossed fingers are on the way....
Sophie
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post #22 of 36
1/13/11 at 10:09am
Lots of vibes for sweet Sophie!!!
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post #23 of 36
1/13/11 at 2:52pm
As usual, I'm late with my vibes, but here are some anyway, for a quick "heal and drop off"
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post #24 of 36
1/13/11 at 6:06pm
How is Sophie's chin doing Susan?
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post #25 of 36
1/14/11 at 1:28am
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I had a feel this morning and it feels like some of it's dropped off?! . It's still smaller as well, not that it was huge, but i can see it just looks like a small scab now

I asked the vet if it still had a tiny scab in 10-14 days does he want to see her still but he said there would be no need, so that it keeps shrinking!
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post #26 of 36
1/14/11 at 4:52am
Sending the all important TCS shrink vibes to Lady Sophie.

Keep it up sweetheart.
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post #27 of 36
1/15/11 at 11:22am
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The scab dropped off this morning while i was in town!! Don't know where it is though because i've looked everywhere for it?!
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post #28 of 36
1/15/11 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by Rosiemac View Post
The scab dropped off this morning while i was in town!! Don't know where it is though because i've looked everywhere for it?!
keep looking!
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post #29 of 36
1/15/11 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by WellingtonCats View Post
keep looking!
I bet one of them ate it
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post #30 of 36
1/15/11 at 2:35pm
I bet they did, too! Good news!
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