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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2005Bump on my cats back
Hello everyone: I have a fat cat who is the sweetest guy--here's a picture of him: http://www.aegeanhills.com/Special/petEntries.html His name is Eggbert and you can see him halfway down the page. He has been diagnosed with diabetes and is being treated. My husband gives him insulin 2x daily--three units. My question is: he has a bump on his back--and he's been to three vets and all they say is--weird.... They put needles in the bump and say it's filled with blood--but no one seems upset by it. What's up with that? They speculate it being a blood blister--but it's the size of a quarter and it's hard. I'm sure diabetes doesn't help things--it never does--and now he's on insulin--so I wonder about this and why no vet is weighing in on this. Stephanie > http://www.aegeanhills.com/Special/petEntries.html Have you seen a feline only vet? How is Eggbert doing on his weight? He sounds like a sweetie. A sign that said "Don't kill me?" I just really think you ought to see a feline only vet on this one. Any vet that just says "wierd" is not worth paying for the exam. Sorry i have no idea about the bump, but I looked at the photo and just wanted to hug him! Nothing quite like a large armful of furry kitty for a good hug!  SignatureSandra Egbert is utterly gorgeous!!!! One comment. I have a friend (Yes I know you shouldn't extrapolate from Humans to cats but this is the only thought I had) who is an insulin dependent diabetic and he has had a couple of hard lumps at injection sites, they're called lipomas and they are usually harmless. Is the lump at an injection site? And go to another vet Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs > Hello everyone: I have a fat cat who is the sweetest guy--here's a picture > of him: http://www.aegeanhills.com/Special/petEntries.html His name is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > does--and now he's on insulin--so I wonder about this and why no vet is > weighing in on this. Stephanie What a cutie! I don't know about the bump, but I'm wondering what you feed Eggbert? Cats often lose weight if they're fed canned food instead of dry, and my vet said she's been able to stop insulin treatments entirely for some diabetic cats after switching them to exclusively wet food. Of course, you'd want to talk to your vet before making any changes. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* Eggbert eats well and has a great appetite still--he'd probably have to be comatose in order to not want to eat! His human mom and dad are the same way so the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, lol But I have cut him back, vets orders, to 1/4 cup 2x a day and he gets about 1.5 oz of canned at night (that the vet doesn't know about).. So my 25-lb boy is down to 17--so we're making progress and the vet says his blood glucose level is coming down. It's now 345. Here's another pic of my handsome, strapping fella--it's a darned shame that diabetes is now the result. :-( He's halfway down the page--people at my work call him Buddha cat. http://www.aegeanhills.com/Special/petEntries.html Steff > Eggbert eats well and has a great appetite still--he'd probably have to > be comatose in order to not want to eat! His human mom and dad are the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Steff Eggbert is a beautiful boy. He's so lucky you adopted him. oops--this is the pic I wanted to post--my boy in the backyard--which is fenced in-- http://www.pets1st.com/PhotoContest.asp?contest=11 Stephanie oops--this is the pic I wanted to post--my boy in the backyard--which is fenced in-- http://www.pets1st.com/PhotoContest.asp?contest=11 Stephanie Oops--this is the second pic I wanted to post: http://www.pets1st.com/PhotoContest.asp?contest=11 oops--this is the pic I wanted to post--my boy in the backyard--which is fenced in-- http://www.pets1st.com/PhotoContest.asp?contest=11 Stephanie > oops--this is the pic I wanted to post--my boy in the backyard--which > is fenced in-- > http://www.pets1st.com/PhotoContest.asp?contest=11 Eggbert is beautiful, if overweight. My Buddha is overweight too, despite every effort to help her lose. > Eggbert eats well and has a great appetite still--he'd probably have to > be comatose in order to not want to eat! His human mom and dad are the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Steff That's great that he's come down in weight. I hope it continues. I bet he's a sweetheart. So sorry everyone!!!! I became overzealous with the send button!!!! Please forgive me for the redundancy!!! > Eggbert eats well and has a great appetite still--he'd probably have to > be comatose in order to not want to eat! That's probably because he's diabetic. Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/
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