Purple mark in neck after needle biopsy for cat.

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Hello,
Our cat had a needle biopsy yesterday for lymphoma and we just discovered this purple mark where the hair had been shaved. Skin irritation? Just received an email saying that the pathologist feels like the cells on the slides got damaged and ruptured, thus not allowing her to make a good interpretation. Have to do it again!
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Looks like they hit a blood vessel with the needle. That's a huge bruise.
 
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Yes. I thought so, looks like a bruise. Poor thing. Going again Friday.
 

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I agree, that;s a fairly significant bruise. Possibly tender, but almost certainly not dangerous. Poor baby.
 
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