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Cat owners please help!
Hi - I need the help of a cat owner if possible. (one that has a cat
around them now would be great!) My cat had a bout with fibrosaurcoma cancer over the past year and half that ended with a hopefulyl curative amputation of one of her front legs. She has adapted well. Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. We do have an appointment to bring her in to the vet later this week to be sure but wanted to (hopefully) put my mind at ease by having someone else verfiy this is actually normal. Thanks in advance, A concerned kitty owner |
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On Mar 26, 3:50 pm, "Magic Mood JeepŠ" wrote:
roups.com, purred: Hi - I need the help of a cat owner if possible. (one that has a cat around them now would be great!) My cat had a bout with fibrosaurcoma cancer over the past year and half that ended with a hopefulyl curative amputation of one of her front legs. She has adapted well. Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. We do have an appointment to bring her in to the vet later this week to be sure but wanted to (hopefully) put my mind at ease by having someone else verfiy this is actually normal. Thanks in advance, A concerned kitty owner After reading your message, I felt around my desktop-kitty's (Mimi) front legs. She has what appears to be callous like lumps about where you describe. They are fur-covered, and move with the skin. Since Mimi doesn't like her paws messed with, i went to check another cat (this one was napping on the bed, and doesn't mind 'inspections' quite so much), and he has the same. Both cats are siblings, but not from the same litter. I love you... in a friendship type way of course. That is exactly how Dexy's bump feels. Thanks so much for this. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi - I need the help of a cat owner if possible. (one that has a cat around them now would be great!) My cat had a bout with fibrosaurcoma cancer over the past year and half that ended with a hopefulyl curative amputation of one of her front legs. She has adapted well. Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. We do have an appointment to bring her in to the vet later this week to be sure but wanted to (hopefully) put my mind at ease by having someone else verfiy this is actually normal. ------- Sorry to hear about your kitty. My cats have "bumps" on the backs of their forelegs about an inch above their pads. I don't know that I would characterize the "bumps" as being in line with the thumb pads but rather more centrally located. Is this what you're referring to? Good luck with your kitty. Hopefully, everything will be fine. Please let us know the outcome. Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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Cat owners please help!
On Mar 26, 6:54 pm, "paws2 via CatKB.com" u28812@uwe wrote:
wrote: ..snipped... Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. ..snipped... Hi, From your description, what you feel is a whisker (vibrissa/e) pad and if you look carefully, you will see whiskers growing out of the pad area. Many cat people are not aware these whisker pads exist. They serve the same function as facial whiskers in that they help cats assess the space around them as well as locate objects or prey and assess their size. So sorry your kitty and you had to go through the trials of fibrosarcoma, but I am glad she has adapted well to the amputation and given her history, I can well understand your worry about any "bump". Hope this is helpful. this is wonderfully helpful and yes indeed there is a whisker growing out of it. thanks so much to everyone for their help. |
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DING DING DING!!!! Cat owners please help!
"paws2 via CatKB.com" u28812@uwe wrote in message news:6fc73fa0ee7dc@uwe... wrote: ..snipped... Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. ..snipped... Hi, From your description, what you feel is a whisker (vibrissa/e) pad and if you look carefully, you will see whiskers growing out of the pad area. Many cat people are not aware these whisker pads exist. They serve the same function as facial whiskers in that they help cats assess the space around them as well as locate objects or prey and assess their size. So sorry your kitty and you had to go through the trials of fibrosarcoma, but I am glad she has adapted well to the amputation and given her history, I can well understand your worry about any "bump". Hope this is helpful. WE HAVE A WINNER! And interesting, informative, non-boring, non-depressing on-topic post!! wooooo hooooooooooooo! Thank you very much. |
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On Mar 26, 7:45 pm, "ec" wrote:
On Mar 26, 6:54 pm, "paws2 via CatKB.com" u28812@uwe wrote: wrote: ..snipped... Here's my problem, diligently observing her my wife felt a tiny bump in her other front leg. We both think that it maybe normal but we have no other leg to feel to see if the bump is symetrical to her other leg. Can someone check their cat and see if they also have this small bump? Its located in the back of the front leg about an inch above the "thumb" pad, but below the elbow - directly in line with thumb pad. ..snipped... Hi, From your description, what you feel is a whisker (vibrissa/e) pad and if you look carefully, you will see whiskers growing out of the pad area. Many cat people are not aware these whisker pads exist. They serve the same function as facial whiskers in that they help cats assess the space around them as well as locate objects or prey and assess their size. So sorry your kitty and you had to go through the trials of fibrosarcoma, but I am glad she has adapted well to the amputation and given her history, I can well understand your worry about any "bump". Hope this is helpful. this is wonderfully helpful and yes indeed there is a whisker growing out of it. thanks so much to everyone for their help.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Update: Dexy went to the vet on Tuesday and had the bump examined by the vet. He decided to remove it and have it biopsied just to be safe. He doesn't think it is a problem but would rather know than guess. Since the bump was so small he was uncertain that if he lanced it for a sample he would have definitely have the correct answer from the biopsy, hence the removal. Somewhat less than the optimal results I was hoping for, as I do not want my poor cat to go thru any more surgeries like this, albeit as minor as this one - she has had enough trauma. She was home within a couple of hours a little groogy, but ok with three stiches. She seems to be getting around ok, as I had concerns because with only one forepaw she did not have another one to favor while she recovers. We get the results of the blood workup friday and biopsy on Monday. After seeing the bump after removal the vet is optimistic, my wife and I are as well but I am cautiously optimistic at this point with anything concerning our baby cat. Thanks again. E |
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"ec" wrote in message oups.com... Update: Dexy went to the vet on Tuesday and had the bump examined by the vet. He decided to remove it and have it biopsied just to be safe. He doesn't think it is a problem but would rather know than guess. Since the bump was so small he was uncertain that if he lanced it for a sample he would have definitely have the correct answer from the biopsy, hence the removal. Somewhat less than the optimal results I was hoping for, as I do not want my poor cat to go thru any more surgeries like this, albeit as minor as this one - she has had enough trauma. She was home within a couple of hours a little groogy, but ok with three stiches. She seems to be getting around ok, as I had concerns because with only one forepaw she did not have another one to favor while she recovers. We get the results of the blood workup friday and biopsy on Monday. After seeing the bump after removal the vet is optimistic, my wife and I are as well but I am cautiously optimistic at this point with anything concerning our baby cat. ------------ Please keep us posted. Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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On Mar 29, 11:14 am, "cindys" wrote:
------------ Please keep us posted. Best regards, ---Cindy S. Got the biopsy results back - all clear!! Thanks for your concern, Dexy's Dad |
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