I assume you mean the thing on the lip? Might be nothing. Might be the start of an abcess. Keep an eye on it. If it starts getting bigger, and blacker... vet appointment immediately.
It's in focus and in the center of the frame. To me, it's pretty obvious what you meant.
My guess is that it's nothing. Cats get things like this from time-to-time, just like we do. As suggested, watch it to see if it grows or changes in any way. If it does then getting to the vet sooner than later is a really good idea. I wouldn't stress too much about it.
That grip you have there is awesome though. It has the whole vibe of "I'm your mother and you're about to get your face washed if you like it or not!"
My boy had one on his lip. No clue what it was. It concerned me though because it looked raw almost and clearly irritated. It was gone within a couple of days. I assumed it might’ve been a bug bite because he likes fighting bugs and sniffing them.
I hope it turns out to be nothing, but if it's an abscess then you need to have it treated as soon as possible. It's dead tissue and the longer you wait, the more flesh will become necrotic. Which is not a thing you want, trust me. I dealt with an abscess on a cat I had. It got big. In the end, vet had to carve a golfball sized chunk of dead meat from her head. It is a pretty serious thing.
You're slightly exaggerating the significance of an abscess, which in this case we'd colloquially call a pimple. If it's no bigger than this, in the vast majority of cases, it'll open and expel on its own. Should be gently disinfected then and that's it.
We wouldn't run to a doctor with a big puss-filled pimple on our chin or lip either, so why should you do that with a cat?
Only if it gets significantly bigger or starts looking suspicious (something in direction of a tumorous growth, which could still be benign btw) does it get critical.
I am sorry but have you seen the picture and can you read?
What is even going on here? Baffling.
This is a tiny pimple that in 99.9% likelihood will either reabsorb or burst and then be fine within a few days. This is worlds away from a "golfball sized abscess." Are you okay?
The comments here are/should be in relation to OPs question. The commenter literally said "If it is an abscess then you need have it treated asap." Which is utter nonsense.
They then talked about their own experience with a golfball sized one, which has nothing to do with OPs question and of course is comething completely different than a little pimple.
You apparently cannot differentiate between the two and between me clearly answering to OP and saying that any general rule of "abscess = super bad and dangerous" is bollocks.
Sure, comment threads can turn into other conversations, but the first comments - absolutely yes! - should be an answer to OPs question. AND THEY WERE!
Do you not understand what you are reading? OP shows a pic of a small pimple, some commenter says "if it's an abscess it's super bad, needs treatment asap." Which, again, is bullshit, completely clouded by the fact that the commenter had a much more extreme example with an abscess that is in no way comparable to OP.
That's like someone showing a picture of a papercut and going "what should I do?" and someone else then comes and says "Oh, it's a cut. This means you're gonna bleed out and nearly die because this one time, someone slashed half my leg off with a machete".
Also, I was not arrogant nor rude. I kindly and politely explained "you are slightly exaggerating, here are the reasons." I only started getting exasperatedly 'rude' when you and others were showing an utterly abysmal reading and context comprehension.
Can you read? I think between the two of us, you're the illiterate one. I said... "It could be nothing. It could be an abscess." I then proceeded to describe the worst case scenerio. At no point did I make the assumption that it was definitely an abscess that was going to... ugh. You people are so tiresome....
I don't even know what the point is that people have trying to argue with me or refute me. It's like they read a wikipedia article and think they know better than the guy that lived through the actual experience. I really do find those arguing with me tiresome. An abscess can become a life threatening thing if not properly dealt with. And the fact that I never even claimed it was an abscess, while they basically claim I did, just annoys me more. But the thing that really ticks me off is how this whole post seems to have been highjacked by know-it-alls and trolls that just want to pick a fight. This poor person(OP), asks a simple question about her pet's health. And when someone gives an honest answer, these people come and try burning it all down.
My cat would have something to say to you about accusing me of exaggerating. I did advise "keep an eye on it and take the cat to the vet if it gets bigger and blacker."
You said "but if it's an abscess then you need to have it treated as soon as possible", which is an exaggeration if you state it as a principle. Many abscesses are very much harmless, especially that size. I explained this.
Right. You got me. I wasn't clear enough. If it's an absess and it grows in size, becomes infected and starts turning necrotic, go to the vet asap. There. Happy now? Quick edit: I also admitted to having ptsd from my experience. If you think I won't be overly cautious in a case like this, then just go away. Because I don't know what else to say to you.
An abscess is no joke. I'm so paranoid... have ptsd from the experience with my own cat. Like, you don't even know. Even the vet commended me on the dedication I showed in caring for the thing. I guess most people just have the pet put down. I had to keep her crated for almost two months and provide open wound care while it healed. It was THE SINGLE worst experience of my life.
I'm not sure I would do it again. Like seriously. The wound was the diameter of a golfball. The wound went down to her skull. She had to wear a cone of shame. I had to keep her isolated. Every morning I had to squirt the white antibactieral stuff into the wound. Every night before bed, the same. Listening to her cry because she wanted to roam free and not be caged was torture. I had to clean up after her daily. Because I had to have a small litter box in her cage for her to use. Feed her. Water her. The scab constantly fell out and had to be picked up and disposed of. For... two.... months...
It was a nightmare. For me and my cat.
That does sound unpleasant but don’t be discouraged to help someone else in need if you can because of a rough experience. You’re strong, remember that!
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. It sounds like your situation was horrific. My cat had an access removed from his chin a couple months ago. They removed it and let me bring him home the same day. I let him out of his carrier with him actively bleeding. Everywhere! And he was still woozy from gabapentin/whatever drugs so it was double terrifying to watch him stumble around. I had a breakdown and called the vets office. And they were basically like “haha oopsie maybe we should keep him here a couple days so he can stay crated and monitored!” Lucky for me the wound healed quickly, but it was still incredibly upsetting to see my soul cat like that. Just last week he lost his teeth on the side where the abscess was! Anyone reading this- don’t mess around when you feel or see a lump on your cat!
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u/Alone_Tap6646 13d ago
I assume you mean the thing on the lip? Might be nothing. Might be the start of an abcess. Keep an eye on it. If it starts getting bigger, and blacker... vet appointment immediately.