She was fine when I left for work today...I come home 6 hours later and she suddenly has a strange growth on her back. It is just to the right of her spine, about four inches up from the base of her tail. It is about an inch in diameter. It doesn't seem to hurt her, even when I poke at it, and the fur and skin covering it look normal. I am worried...She just had a litter of kittens about 3 weeks ago and has been fighting alot with the other cats ever since (I assume this is to establish dominance so they don't bother the kittens???) so it may be a result of that, since she is covered with many other wounds. She has never had any shots, so I know it's nothing to do with that and she isn't even a year old yet, so it's not likely to be cancer, right? What could this be? I am really hoping it isn't necessary to take her to the vet, as I already lost one kitty cat earlier this month to liver failure and it cost me a fortune. Of course I will take her if I have to, but I really would prefer not to...Please, any ideas or suggestions?
ALSO, if I take her to the vet and they have to admit her, would the kittens be okay without her for that long, and would any medications they give her (or anesthesia in the event she needs surgery) harm her babies? They are only 3 weeks old and still nursing.
ALSO, if I take her to the vet and they have to admit her, would the kittens be okay without her for that long, and would any medications they give her (or anesthesia in the event she needs surgery) harm her babies? They are only 3 weeks old and still nursing.