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Hi everyone,
I'm new to thecatsite and looking for some advice.
One of my rescue kittens, Marcy, 4m/o, has developed a worrying lump located in the area behind her jaw, below her ear. It's about the length and width of the tip of my index finger above the last joint (roughly 1.5cm by 2.3cm) which seems really large in proportion to her head. The lump is defined and firm but doesn't seem to cause her pain when I touch/inspect it. I noticed it for the first time today, and I check her over regularly so this seems to have appeared almost overnight, which is what worried me. She's well eating and playful, though a little sleepier than usual. She hasn't had other health problems other than some GI issues when she was younger. My other little girl doesn't have any lumps anywhere and seems entirely normal. If relevant, her 3rd kitten vaccination was at the start of July, and she didn't have a reaction to it. She was desexed at about 8 weeks.
Has anyone else come across something like this? Was it something harmless or should I take her to the vet ASAP? Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your help!
I'm new to thecatsite and looking for some advice.
One of my rescue kittens, Marcy, 4m/o, has developed a worrying lump located in the area behind her jaw, below her ear. It's about the length and width of the tip of my index finger above the last joint (roughly 1.5cm by 2.3cm) which seems really large in proportion to her head. The lump is defined and firm but doesn't seem to cause her pain when I touch/inspect it. I noticed it for the first time today, and I check her over regularly so this seems to have appeared almost overnight, which is what worried me. She's well eating and playful, though a little sleepier than usual. She hasn't had other health problems other than some GI issues when she was younger. My other little girl doesn't have any lumps anywhere and seems entirely normal. If relevant, her 3rd kitten vaccination was at the start of July, and she didn't have a reaction to it. She was desexed at about 8 weeks.
Has anyone else come across something like this? Was it something harmless or should I take her to the vet ASAP? Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your help!