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Hello! I am new to this site - thanks for a great forum for cat lovers!
My cat is 11 years old, overall very good health. He got his annual vaccines at the end of July. I was rubbing him last week and felt a lump right below his shoulder blades...pretty firm, about the size of a large grape and moveable. I brought him to his vet; she felt it, thought it felt firm with some softness and thought it was fluid buildup due to his vaccines (as an aside....that was her first thought: a reaction to vaccine, but then she was surprised she'd give him a vaccine there....I reminded her she did give him a shot below his shoulder blades because the day of his shots he would not come out of his carrier!! He's terrified of the vet).
She said that we should wait about 3-4 weeks and follow-up if the bump is still there, as it should go away by then; she said if it gets harder or larger to make an appointment before the 4 weeks.
Has anyone else experienced this with their cats? Of course when I look it up online, I find info on malignant tumors caused by vaccines, so now I'm in full-on panic mode
Thank you sooooo much for your help and support!!!
My cat is 11 years old, overall very good health. He got his annual vaccines at the end of July. I was rubbing him last week and felt a lump right below his shoulder blades...pretty firm, about the size of a large grape and moveable. I brought him to his vet; she felt it, thought it felt firm with some softness and thought it was fluid buildup due to his vaccines (as an aside....that was her first thought: a reaction to vaccine, but then she was surprised she'd give him a vaccine there....I reminded her she did give him a shot below his shoulder blades because the day of his shots he would not come out of his carrier!! He's terrified of the vet).
She said that we should wait about 3-4 weeks and follow-up if the bump is still there, as it should go away by then; she said if it gets harder or larger to make an appointment before the 4 weeks.
Has anyone else experienced this with their cats? Of course when I look it up online, I find info on malignant tumors caused by vaccines, so now I'm in full-on panic mode
Thank you sooooo much for your help and support!!!
