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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2004small soft knot in center of belly
I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy appetite, full of energy, and is a VERY affectionate lap cat. I was rubbing her belly today (Yes! she lets me rub her belly) and I noticed a small soft knot about the size and thickness of two nickles. She doesn't mind me touching it and I don't think she even knows its there. It is right in the center of her belly and I was wondering what it could be. I noticed that one of my outdoor cats had something similar on her side a couple of months ago but I checked it a couple of days later and couldn't find it anymore. I work with a local feral cat program and so I keep a colony of 14 outdoor only cats and 4 indoor only cats. While I would love to take her to the vet as my first choice, I none-the-less have to be very practical and frugal and only use the vet in life-threatening situations that are not hopeless. I would love your suggestions or experiences on what this knot could be. A google search turned up nothing so I have turned to the great minds on this news group. Thanx, Stacy 8-| Perhaps you shouldnt have taken on a kitty you couldnt afford to take care of. > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat While I would love to take her to the vet > as my first choice, I none-the-less have to be very practical and frugal > and only use the vet in life-threatening situations that are not hopeless. > 8-| > > Perhaps you shouldn't have taken on a kitty you couldn't afford to take > care of. I spend most of my money on prevention. And all my cats get liquefied salmon mixed with cat food and garlic. But even if I get sick I don't jump up and run to the doctors office right away. I guess then since I can't take care of myself with a western medicine mentality then I should just die! Do you have any helpful info besides an a.shole remark? {:-( >Perhaps you shouldnt have taken on a kitty you couldnt afford to take >care of. ...and perhaps YOU should learn not to judge people on insufficient information. Politeness 101 wouldn't hurt either. ~Ed~ ~Ed~ "If it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing you any good." Perhaps you are projecting more onto my post then I ment? It seems I triggered a reaction in you with my POV. From your reply it sounds like a possibility you are guilty of the very judgement which you have accused me of? >>Perhaps you shouldnt have taken on a kitty you couldnt afford to take >>care of. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ~Ed~ > "If it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing you any good." > 8-| > > Perhaps you shouldnt have taken on a kitty you couldnt afford to take > care of. Thank you, that was very helpful. Seed germination. Always wise >>8-| >> >>Perhaps you shouldnt have taken on a kitty you couldnt afford to take >>care of. > > Thank you, that was very helpful. Could it possibly be a spay scar? Jack, my kitty, had a small lump on his shoulder that I found a week ago.. turned out to be a cyst. Looks like franken-kitty at the moment, but at least I know he's in good health. > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Stacy > Could it possibly be a spay scar? Jack, my kitty, had a small lump on > his shoulder that I found a week ago.. turned out to be a cyst. Looks > like franken-kitty at the moment, but at least I know he's in good health. Since I work with a feral cat program all of my cats get spayed or neutered. I asked the previous owner when I accepted the cat if she had been fixed and she hadn't. This is what I would have thought also because it is in that same location. The owner said that she had had kittens before so I know she isn't fixed yet. Sorry to hear about Jack :-( How did you find out it was a cyst? Was it soft or hard? Was it from an injury? What advise were you given? Are cysts common for cats? Thanx for your response. AND give Jack a big kiss in the ear for me. GOD I love cats! Hope he gets O.K. Yes, it's a fur-matt/knot. Usually happens to cats with fine fur. Some cats get into the habit of tearing them out as the knot-hair dies. Nothing to worry about - but you can get serated sided combs to saw away at the knots. > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Stacy > Yes, it's a fur-matt/knot. > Usually happens to cats with fine fur. > Some cats get into the habit of tearing them out as the knot-hair dies. > Nothing to worry about - but you can get serated sided combs to saw away > at the knots. She does have fine fur but this is inside her body under her skin. >> Yes, it's a fur-matt/knot. >> Usually happens to cats with fine fur. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >She does have fine fur but this is inside her body under her skin. Is the mass mobile? By this I mean, does the mass move around if you work your fingers underneath it? Or does it seem to be rooted to a single location as if to an internal organ? Does it seem to be hard or soft when (gently!!!) squeezed? Does it hold it's shape or is it more putty-like? How sensative is she to having the mass manipulated? A mobile mass just under the skin that holds it's general shape, and causes little or no pain to the cat when manipulated can be several things but is most likely a benign cyst. If the mass appears attatched internally, is variable in shape or size, or causes obvious pain when manipulated, then it needs to be looked at by a vet. Perhaps when you have her spayed, the vet might check it out for you, or even remove it at no cost, given the work you do with ferals... never hurts to ask! Good luck, and let us know if you find out more! ~Ed~ ~Ed~ "If it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing you any good." The mass is rooted to a single position in the center of her belly. It is soft but it keeps its shape. I don't think she even knows its there becuase she doesn't mind if I squeeze it. I will keep a check on it daily and my vet dedicates one day out of each month to operate on strays so I think it is O.K. to hold off until then. I was just hoping to get some confirmation to ease my worries. I will let you know what the vet says when she goes in for surgery in a couple of weeks. Thanks everyone for your help. Stacy That is just a tiny bone that forms sometimes at the middle joint of the brest bone. Is it a Bobtail or a Manx? I've had that show up once in a great while, maybe 3 times in 20+ years of breeding Japanese Bobtails. I did take the first kitten with it to the vets and he said it's not harmfull, that many times as the cat gets older it fuses with the rest of the brest bone. Slc.Dennis Bishop Akumaizer Cattery Japanese Bobtails since 1974. -- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord World of Dahlias Slideshowv1.0 $10.00 for Windows machines. Email: starlord@despammed.com > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Stacy > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Stacy This sounds very much like a hernia, or an abnormal opening in the abdominal cavity where only the skin covers it. If she is on her back and you can push it back into the abdomen until it appears to not exist, then it's reducable and easily fixed at the same time she's spayed. If it's not reducable, then a more complicated operation is needed and may involve additional costs. It MUST be fixed, as intestinal loops can get pushed through that opening and become restricted. You need to take her in for her shots anyway, so have the vet evaluate it at that time and let you know which type of hernia it is. >I would love your suggestions or experiences on what this knot could be. A >google search turned up nothing so I have turned to the great minds on this [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Stacy When I was a young child we had a cat that had on of those on its stomach. We went on vacation and left it at a kennel and when we got back were told the cat had cancer and died while we were gone. >I recently adopted a bobtail kitty ... >I was rubbing her belly today (Yes! she lets me rub her belly) and I noticed >a small soft knot about the size and thickness of two nickles. She doesn't >mind me touching it and I don't think she even knows its there. It is right >in the center of her belly and I was wondering what it could be. >I would love your suggestions or experiences on what this knot could be. A >google search turned up nothing so I have turned to the great minds on this >news group. if it is right over her navel, it could be an umbilical hernia. if it is, it is easily operated on and also rather inexpensive to fix. if left untreated, her intestine could become blocked. i just took my cat in for a lump on his belly, and it turned out to be a fatty tumor. the vet said it was benign but worth watching for any change. he also said that 75% of tumors in cats are malignant, so it would be a good idea to take your new kitty in for an examination. good luck, i hope it's nothing serious. --alpha > I was rubbing her belly today (Yes! she lets me rub her belly) and I noticed > a small soft knot about the size and thickness of two nickles. She doesn't > mind me touching it and I don't think she even knows its there. It is right > in the center of her belly and I was wondering what it could be. Any chance of it being an umbilical hernia which has gone untreated?  Signature-- Richard Horton "Users are like a virus, each causing a thousand tiny crises until the host finally dies..." http://www.solstans.co.uk Solstans Norwegain Forest Cats & Japanese Bobtails richard wrote: > Any chance of it being an umbilical hernia which has gone untreated? I think that is what it probably is. I will have the vet look at in a couple of weeks when she goes in for spaying. Stacy, greetings from Bakersfield! I was also going to suggest that it is a small hernia. This can be an easy fix when she is spayed. Give her a smooch for me. > richard wrote: > > > Any chance of it being an umbilical hernia which has gone untreated? > > I think that is what it probably is. I will have the vet look at in a couple > of weeks when she goes in for spaying. It could be a hernia....name is esaping me at the moment, has to do with their "belly button", doesn't hurt them, and easy for the vet to fix (surgery). If cat is not fixed they will generally fix the hernia at the same time. Keep an eye on it make sure it doesn't get bigger. May want to have vet check it out for peace of mind. Jo > I recently adopted a bobtail kitty from a lady who was getting a divorce and > needed a home for her cat. This is a beautiful bobtail that has a healthy [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Stacy |
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