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Hi all, thank you for reading J
I have a bit of a mystery on my hands with my 9 year old cat Troy. I found a hard, oval lump on the left side of his throat. The first thing I did was head straight to the internet for clues. I thought the only thing it could be was a grub since he actually found a wild baby rabbit in our house on Friday and carried it out the dog door before I knew what was happening. So next I look for the tell-tale air hole but can find none. I then removed the hair from the area and still nothing. I am completely perplexed as it showed up the morning after the rabbit encounter so I was sure it was a grub. There is no laceration at the site and he feels no pain when I touch it, even purrs as I scratch him there. I realize that the obvious answer is to take him to the vet but since he is not in any pain I figure that it can’t hurt to get some opinions before forking over crazy sums of money that we don’t have. I have a picture but it may not help any as there is really nothing to see. I am pregnant with our first child so I sure hope that it’s not anything that could affect me or my baby. Troy has been with me through some hard times and his brother died a few years ago so I cherish him dearly and I want to make it clear that if he were in pain I would rush him to the vet immediately.
Here are the facts:
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Rescue cat 9yrs old
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Lives with another outdoor cat and 2 dogs (rescues)
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Country area, many ticks
[if !supportLists]· [endif]History of fleas and ear mites
[if !supportLists]· [endif]No history of serious health issues
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Received Revolution June 24th (first time receiving this medication but has had Frontline, Hartz, and Advantage in the past with no incident)
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Carried wild baby rabbit in his mouth June 27th
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Found oval lump June 28th
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Is approx. 1.5-2 inches long by 1 inch wide (may have been slightly smaller when found but not significantly)
I really appreciate your time and attention. Hopefully some of your have had a similar experience which I can learn from.
Thank you!
Mel
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I have a bit of a mystery on my hands with my 9 year old cat Troy. I found a hard, oval lump on the left side of his throat. The first thing I did was head straight to the internet for clues. I thought the only thing it could be was a grub since he actually found a wild baby rabbit in our house on Friday and carried it out the dog door before I knew what was happening. So next I look for the tell-tale air hole but can find none. I then removed the hair from the area and still nothing. I am completely perplexed as it showed up the morning after the rabbit encounter so I was sure it was a grub. There is no laceration at the site and he feels no pain when I touch it, even purrs as I scratch him there. I realize that the obvious answer is to take him to the vet but since he is not in any pain I figure that it can’t hurt to get some opinions before forking over crazy sums of money that we don’t have. I have a picture but it may not help any as there is really nothing to see. I am pregnant with our first child so I sure hope that it’s not anything that could affect me or my baby. Troy has been with me through some hard times and his brother died a few years ago so I cherish him dearly and I want to make it clear that if he were in pain I would rush him to the vet immediately.
Here are the facts:
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Rescue cat 9yrs old
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Lives with another outdoor cat and 2 dogs (rescues)
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Country area, many ticks
[if !supportLists]· [endif]History of fleas and ear mites
[if !supportLists]· [endif]No history of serious health issues
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Received Revolution June 24th (first time receiving this medication but has had Frontline, Hartz, and Advantage in the past with no incident)
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Carried wild baby rabbit in his mouth June 27th
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Found oval lump June 28th
[if !supportLists]· [endif]Is approx. 1.5-2 inches long by 1 inch wide (may have been slightly smaller when found but not significantly)
I really appreciate your time and attention. Hopefully some of your have had a similar experience which I can learn from.
Thank you!
Mel
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