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My mom and I share a house and she noticed earlier that her cat, Roo, has a large sore next to her butt. It has what looks like pus in it and is about the size of a pinto bean. It doesn't seem to bother her too much as she's still moving around the house and acts normal aside from sometimes licking the area. Of course, I tend to freak out and jump to the worst possible thing and fear it could be cancer, though there is no weight loss and everything else about her seems to be fine at this point, other than the fact that she hasn't pestered my mom as much as she usually does. I doused it with some colloidal silver after cleaning it a bit with the colloidal silver on a cotton ball. I'm torn on whether or not to rush her to the vet and stressing her out if it's something that can be dealt with here at home. I'm just one who really hates putting cats through something unnecessary, you know? I also had three cats at the vet last week, all for different reasons, and it seems that has stressed out the ones that didn't have to go. I dunno, I know stress can cause weird issues. I've had a lot of cats throughout my life and very fortunately, I haven't seen cancer in any thus far, so I have no idea what I should even look for. I've seen abscesses, some really bad ones, on outdoor cats that were worse than this that did just fine. That was back when we allowed cats outdoors, but we no longer do that. All of our cats are indoor only, so she hasn't been exposed to any neighborhood cats or strays. I'm just hoping someone might have some ideas and suggestions. I'm going to be keeping an eye on her for the rest of the day, checking the area, and also cleaning it with the colloidal silver. I'm debating a trip to the vet tomorrow morning or Saturday morning if nothing else pops up. If she stops eating, becomes lethargic, or starts vomiting, we will definitely rush her straight in to be checked.