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Back around the holidays, I was visiting my mom and noticed her cat (Grim) had a small lump (pinky-fingertip diameter) over his right hind leg. We took him to his regular vet in January, and they told us that it was probably not a cause for concern and to bring him back if the lump grew and they would remove cells for analysis.
Last week, we took him to a different vet. They removed the lump (which had doubled in size), and it turns out that it's a cancerous tumor. I'm angry that I didn't ask for the lump to be removed back in January, when we first took him to have it checked out. My mom had him boarded at the regular vet in May 2008, and I think they may have given him a rabies vaccination at the time. He's an indoor cat, and I think this may have been the third time in his 10 years that he was given this vaccination. I'm wondering if the tumor wasn't caused by vaccinations?
I'm very upset. I keep thinking, maybe if we had done this or that he wouldn't have cancer. The vet says fibrosarcomas are aggressive and there's a possibility the tumor will regrow. He also said that he removed enough tissue around the tumor that the cells on the outer part of the mass were not cancerous.
Please send vibes for Grim (or prayers if you pray). He's 10 years old, but still plays like a kitten.
Last week, we took him to a different vet. They removed the lump (which had doubled in size), and it turns out that it's a cancerous tumor. I'm angry that I didn't ask for the lump to be removed back in January, when we first took him to have it checked out. My mom had him boarded at the regular vet in May 2008, and I think they may have given him a rabies vaccination at the time. He's an indoor cat, and I think this may have been the third time in his 10 years that he was given this vaccination. I'm wondering if the tumor wasn't caused by vaccinations?
I'm very upset. I keep thinking, maybe if we had done this or that he wouldn't have cancer. The vet says fibrosarcomas are aggressive and there's a possibility the tumor will regrow. He also said that he removed enough tissue around the tumor that the cells on the outer part of the mass were not cancerous.
Please send vibes for Grim (or prayers if you pray). He's 10 years old, but still plays like a kitten.