Hi everyone,
I have a 7-year-old spayed female cat called Bastet. About two weeks ago, I found a small lump under the skin near the base of her tail. It doesn't seem to cause her any pain. I called the vet, and when I took her in, she told me it wasn't too serious. She tried to do a needle aspiration, but she said the mass was too small to get a sample.
I described her lifestyle to the vet: she's an outdoor cat, and we live in the countryside with plenty of land. I have a second cat (Nanoute) and they really don't get along; they're always getting into scraps. Bastet still has a great appetite and her behaviour hasn't changed at all.
The vet gave her a long-acting anti-inflammatory injection (lasting 3 days) and prescribed an ointment to apply every day (an antibiotic and steroid cream). Obviously, I had to keep an eye on how it developed. However, I had to stop using the cream on the fourth day because she kept licking the area where I'd applied it.
I went back to the vet two days ago, on Friday. The lump hadn't grown; according to the vet, it might have even shrunk a little. She's now recommending surgery to remove it. I'm going to see another vet anyway to get a second opinion.
Basically, I've been really stressed out for the last fortnight 😔
Thanks.
