Indoor cat with what feels like scab behind right elbow

glittercat

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Hi, haven't posted here (or any forums really) for a long time....

Long story short, had 4 Bengal cats (3 male, 1 female).  Over a period of 14 months sadly lost all 3 of the boys to different feline cancers. My fiance split up with me and had the last one of the boys put to sleep on same day.  Not a good period in my life!!  Anyhow.

I moved and took the remaining cat with me.  She's much better and more confident with no other cats around; she is a spayed female, approx 8 years old (at a guess).  She is an indoor cat and has had no contact with other cats since Oct last year.  Although I don't have her papers with me, she is a purebred Bengal.

Today I've found what feels like a knotted patch of fur/scab just behind her right elbow, very similar in feeling to what would have happened in the past if she'd been fighting with the boys and a claw sheath had become lodged in her fur.

I've tried to investigate but it just seems to be a little scab in her fur.  It doesn't feel hot; it doesn't appear to be a lump.  She's not over grooming the area. No other scabs or patches that I can feel. She did try to bite me but I think that's more because she can be very narky and doesn't like to be handled on anything other than her own terms, rather than because it actually is hurting (she's one of those cats that looks like butter wouldn't melt but give it a few minutes and she'll try to have your hand off).

Should I be getting her checked out at the vet?  I'm just at a total loss as to what might have caused it....

Any thoughts?  Sorry, after what happened to my boys I am now verging on the side of paranoia rather than anything else!!

Thx x
 
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Can you check her left elbow and just confirm its not a symmetrical issue?

Also, if you're concerned, and you're there and we aren't, then that alone is reason to consult a vet if for no other reason than to lay your concerns at rest, or perhaps catch something early before it becomes a bigger problem.
 
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Just checked behind left elbow, nothing there.  The scab is kind of in the fold of skin behind the leg, like she's caught herself on something - can't think what though

The vet is just over the road so I will see if I can get an appointment tomorrow, guess better to be on the safe side!
 

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Just checked behind left elbow, nothing there.  The scab is kind of in the fold of skin behind the leg, like she's caught herself on something - can't think what though

The vet is just over the road so I will see if I can get an appointment tomorrow, guess better to be on the safe side!
let us know what they tell you ok, hopefully good news or at least a minor issue.
 
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