Took in Adandon Kitty, What Have I DONE???

Purrs to your kitten to lose the lump, and I hope it is not cancerous
please dont regret taking it in if you hadn't she might well be dead
by now anyway with no-one to help her *or him* if she died in pain
like being run over or another animal killing her, be thankful she has
you to care about her, hugs Jean P.

stocksRus wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in
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I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing
several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT
have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her
spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her
vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very
likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER
mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy
which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be
concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a
tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but
wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am
AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing.
Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am
just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be
gone.

Just went throught the same thing...1 in 10,000 cats are affected by the
vaccine. I wouldnt worry too much now. I freaked out and my vet assured me
he was OK and within 8 weeks it, the lump was gone

Purrs to your kitten to lose the lump, and I hope it is not cancerous
please dont regret taking it in if you hadn't she might well be dead
by now anyway with no-one to help her *or him* if she died in pain
like being run over or another animal killing her, be thankful she has
you to care about her, hugs Jean P.

stocksRus wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in
:

I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7
months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing
several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT
have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her
spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her
vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very
likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER
mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy
which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be
concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a
tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but
wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I
can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause
her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to
reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am
AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing.
Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am
just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be
gone.

Just went throught the same thing...1 in 10,000 cats are affected by the
vaccine. I wouldnt worry too much now. I freaked out and my vet assured me
he was OK and within 8 weeks it, the lump was gone

"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.

"Charles" wrote in message
...

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting
any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why
she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I
did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that
is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a
loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this
was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.


OK, I understand being cautious, but I would consider this quite good taking
into account age and the nearness of the event to the shot. Most sarcomas
that I've read up show up much later (like 1 to 3 years). So, I would,
myself, feel quite confident in watching it and making sure it doesn't grow.
If it hasn't gone away in 3 months (I picked that because that is how long
my cats took to go away), then I'd think of doing further diagnostics.

Karen

"Charles" wrote in message
...

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting
any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why
she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I
did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that
is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a
loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this
was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.


OK, I understand being cautious, but I would consider this quite good taking
into account age and the nearness of the event to the shot. Most sarcomas
that I've read up show up much later (like 1 to 3 years). So, I would,
myself, feel quite confident in watching it and making sure it doesn't grow.
If it hasn't gone away in 3 months (I picked that because that is how long
my cats took to go away), then I'd think of doing further diagnostics.

Karen

"Charles" wrote in message
...

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:22:34 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Charles ) said,

Thanks for the reply. The lump has not gone down but is NOT getting
any
bigger after 3 weeks. My vet wants to remove the lump next week if it
hasn't gone down. But the vet also thinks it is unlikely a cancerous
sarcoma. If the vet really feels it is not cancerous, I wonder why
she
wants to remove the lump so quickly. I would hate to put my kitten
through
this if it is not cancerous and the lump will eventually subside. I
did
get
another vet's opinion and they seemed to think that since it is not
growing
in size, that I should wait a few more weeks and monitor the size. It
is
not totally unusual for a vaccine reaction to last a couple of months
before
disappearing. The big drawback here is that if it is cancerous, that
is
3
more weeks of allowing this to invade my kitten's body. I am at a
loss
as
far as what I should do.
How about a compromise- can the veterinarian perform a needle
aspiration of the lump and biopsy that?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

We did have a needle aspiration and it was negative. The vet said this
was
good, but not conclusive as she has done needle aspirations before with
negative readings, only to find out the worst later.


OK, I understand being cautious, but I would consider this quite good taking
into account age and the nearness of the event to the shot. Most sarcomas
that I've read up show up much later (like 1 to 3 years). So, I would,
myself, feel quite confident in watching it and making sure it doesn't grow.
If it hasn't gone away in 3 months (I picked that because that is how long
my cats took to go away), then I'd think of doing further diagnostics.

Karen