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Hi all,
I took my four-year-old cat to the vet yesterday for a routine round of shots and I'm freaked out. The last time he visited (8 months ago), our vet recommended that he go on a diet. He was about 16 pounds at the time -- he's got a bit of a big frame to begin with, but we wanted him to be back at a healthy weight -- we put him on a weight control dry food and restricted his portions. He definitely got noticeably skinnier, but also seems to have become a bit more active -- he's more playful and energetic than his younger sister. Nothing about his behavior seems out of the ordinary. Yesterday, my vet seemed very alarmed by his weight loss and thought he felt a lump on his abdomen. I've been trying to check him out ever since (he's a big fan of belly rubs so it's not very challenging). He'll be getting his teeth cleaned and an x-ray in about two weeks to confirm whether or not he has a tumor.
Two major questions:
1.) If I'm feeling him to check for a lump, what am I looking to feel? Does someone have a good tactile description of what I'm after?
2.) Realistically, how freaked out should I be, do you think? I hate to so stupidly phrase this, but it's all so completely out of the blue.
Any sort of advice is appreciated. Thank you for reading this.
I took my four-year-old cat to the vet yesterday for a routine round of shots and I'm freaked out. The last time he visited (8 months ago), our vet recommended that he go on a diet. He was about 16 pounds at the time -- he's got a bit of a big frame to begin with, but we wanted him to be back at a healthy weight -- we put him on a weight control dry food and restricted his portions. He definitely got noticeably skinnier, but also seems to have become a bit more active -- he's more playful and energetic than his younger sister. Nothing about his behavior seems out of the ordinary. Yesterday, my vet seemed very alarmed by his weight loss and thought he felt a lump on his abdomen. I've been trying to check him out ever since (he's a big fan of belly rubs so it's not very challenging). He'll be getting his teeth cleaned and an x-ray in about two weeks to confirm whether or not he has a tumor.
Two major questions:
1.) If I'm feeling him to check for a lump, what am I looking to feel? Does someone have a good tactile description of what I'm after?
2.) Realistically, how freaked out should I be, do you think? I hate to so stupidly phrase this, but it's all so completely out of the blue.
Any sort of advice is appreciated. Thank you for reading this.