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This is my kitten Akri... last Thursday night he was playing and having fun. He was running around and playing with some balls of different sizes, normal behavior for him. Then Friday morning, he started limping. Saturday he was still limping so, since he is white and when wet his fur is almost invisible I gave him a bath and couldn't find an injury. I scheduled an appointment for him with the vet online and just took care of him and made sure he didn't jump or anything.
Then Monday when I got up his leg was swollen, (see the picture). I had several doctors appointments myself so as soon as I got home I called the vet that I had scheduled the appointment with and told them he was no longer just limping, and his leg had swollen. They asked if I could bring him in first thing Tuesday a.m. I did. The vet asked if it was all right if he shaved his leg to better examine it. I said of course. He shaved it and proceeded to examine his leg.
When he brought Akri back to the exam room, he explained that in his entire career he has never seen anything like this.
#1 - He shaved his leg, expecting to find a bite wound or puncture of some sort, to cause the reaction in his leg. There was none.
#2 - He drained some of the fluid from two different spots, expecting to find pus from a cyst. Wrong again.
What he did find and I observed as it continued to leak and I used a paper towel to prevent him from licking it was a clear liquid the fluidity of water, with a yellowish tinge similar to urine. However, it had no odor at all. Being disabled and on a fixed income the vet said we will take it one step at a time and prescribed Doxycycline to treat a possible bacterial infection. It has taken me 3 days to find anyone to loan me the money to pay for the prescription but I will be picking it up later today.
New development. Now at the upper part of his thigh, on the inside is a cyst. It is not hard at all, rather squishy, so probably this same liquid, but it is alarming in size as he is only 4 months old today. The cyst is 1¾ inches by 2 inches by 2¼ inches.
The veterinarian is a feline surgical specialist and has been practicing veterinary medicine for over 20 years. Yet he has never seen this before, ever, not even in medical school. Does anyone have a clue what this might be?
Thanks so much...