Lump on my kitty. What could this be? :(

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carnewbie

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She actually scratched it off last night. It looks sore but I guess it isn't anything too serious.

Has this happened to anyone else's kitty?
 

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I can't really tell what it is, possibly someone else can come along that does. I think it would be worth a trip to the vet though, if for not other reason than to make sure it doesn't get infected if she scratched it off. Not to mention that just sounds painful.
 

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Did anything drain from it when she scratched it off last night?  I looks like there is a small "hole" there.   But that picture is before, right?  Gosh, it's hard to say.  Could be a bug bite (spider?), could be chin acne, although it's kind of far back for that, could be an abscess, could be so many things. 

But I would definitely try to keep it clean, especially if it drained or is now open .  You can use Hibiclens safely if you don't have anything already on hand specifically for cats.  Seeing a Vet is never a bad thing
 
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Thank you for your responses! I didn't see any thing drain. It's just raw skin. She seems happier now. :)
 
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