Hello! My cat was a stray which we adopted in July 2002. She

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Hello! My cat was a stray which we adopted in July 2002. She was a very young adult cat at that time, and has been spayed and declawed by some previous owner. She has always had this soft lump on her back, to the left side of her spine. It is not hard like a rock and it is does move around a bit, when you palpate it. The cat seems to have loads of good energy, eats normally, eliminates normally, sleeps normally it seems to us.

Shortly after she arrived in our back yard, in the summer of 2002, we tried to put her in a cat carrier, and take her to a local vet, just to be evaluated, etc. As soon as she was put into the carrier, she PANICKED so badly, she was just frantic, and we had to let her out of it immediately. Therefore, I am sorry to say that she has not seen any vet since she showed up here with us, in July 2002.

The lump on her back is growing somewhat larger. Just wondering if there is any way that you can comment on the likelihood of this being life-threatening, and if you can advise us about some sort of safe tranquilizer we might give her, which would enable us to get her to the vet, and allow her to be more calm about it! If possible, please advise about such a tranquilizer product which could be purchased without a prescription; again, we can't get her to the vet, unless she is able to calmly go in the carrier.

If you could, please comment on both of these matters: 1) The lump on her back, and 2) The best way we can safely and calmly get her to the vet. We look forward to your reply!

Thank you!

Darla Wyatt
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Is the lump in an area where the cat may have had innoculations?
Does it appear fluid filled?

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Reply to Terri Riba's Post: Hi, Terri

Thank you very much for your speedy reply today! I was off line when you answered, and am sorry for the delay in responding.

To answer your questions: Yes, I would say that the lump is indeed in an area where the cat could have received innoculations and, yes, it does appear fluid filled, at least to my untrained eye.

Because we have not been successful in getting this cat to the vet, she has had no innoculations since before we adopted her, in July 2002. If you have any suggestions as to what sort of over-the-counter product we might safely give her, to calm her down enough to transport her to the vet, this would be most helpful.

Does the fact that the lump is to the left of her spine and rather close up on her body (approximately 5 inches or slightly less, from the bottom of her head, on the immediate left side of her spine) -- would this tend to indicate less likelihood of a tumor?

We look forward to your reply and thank you very much for your time and consideration!

Darla Wyatt

Dear Darla,
It is possible this is a cyst, benign fatty tumor or even a malignancy caused by a Rabies innoculation.
Try to get a mobile vet to come and look at your cat so you do not have to stress her out with a car ride.
You can go to www.onlynaturalpetstore.com and buy composure liquid, but think a mobile vet is a much better alternative. He can also give you some valium to administer in case you have to transport her.
If this is an abcess - you can apply very warm damp cloths to bring it to the surface and then apply neosporin or triple antibiotic.
Please let me know if you have any more questions. I will be more than happy to help.
Warmest wishes,
Terri

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