Lump on paw. Cancer?

[cmshap]

My cats lump is hard too.

I wouldn't take that to mean anything in and of itself. You need further investigation/identification, is the bottom line.

My cat's tumors are located in completely different regions of his body (head/neck/chest) and the pathology report said the particular tumors that were biopsied possibly originated from regional lymph nodes, but that particular aspect is inconclusive. Although the disease is 100% confirmed as large-cell lymphoma.

I am just trying to describe the details of my cat's case, but the fact that the lump you are dealing with is on her paw, it's likely a very different cause. And could very well not be cancer.

I don't know much, but I do know I'd pursue further steps to get the problem identified, as soon as you can. Other wiser users can chime in with advice on if/what the hardness of the lump could mean.

 

[fionasmom]

If the antibiotics don't work, you need to go to whatever your vet advises as the next step. We hear medical talk about whether or not a lump is hard or soft or moveable or stuck in one place, but none of us are in a position to make a final determination. Your vet has a lot of experience and while we hope it is not cancerous, the fact that your cat is not in pain does not indicate anything that you can rely on, just as the texture of the lump does not.

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

Did you read the link I posted? It might be that. It can be diagnosed through cytology in house. Treatment is usually Doxycycline.

My very first thought was that it might be Pillowfoot, which is what that link is all about. As S silent meowlook asked, did you look at that link, and was this ever mentioned by the Vet? If they didn't give you the Doxy as the antibiotic for it, that might be worth a try to see if it helps, unless this has already been ruled out by your Vet.

 

[cmshap]

We hear medical talk about whether or not a lump is hard or soft or moveable or stuck in one place, but none of us are in a position to make a final determination.
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the fact that your cat is not in pain does not indicate anything

100% agree with these points.

I did not mean to start talking about lump consistency as a means of determining what anything is. I brought it up just as a comment after the "prick test" was mentioned earlier. It's not diagnostically meaningful.

B Britt britt , I hope you can get more advice from your vet about how to further diagnose the issue. I certainly don't know anything about veterinary medicine, so my advice is often just "this is what my cat went through" and I try to describe my cat's symptoms with as much detail as possible, so that if any of it is relevant, you can compare/contrast.

 

[IndyJones]

I still believe a biopsy would be benificial just to rule out cancer.

 

[Britt britt]

I just wanted to update everyone. My cat is doing great! The lump went down and she is her normal self.

 

[DeesCats]

B Britt britt , did you ever find out what caused the lump and did the vet treat it in any way?

 

[Britt britt]

B Britt britt , did you ever find out what caused the lump and did the vet treat it in any way?

No, we never found out what caused the lump. We did two rounds of antibiotics and she has been fine.