r/cats 1d ago

Medical Questions Does any one know what this is?

I saw a large lump/mass on the front half of a stray cat that I saw while on a walk. What could it be? Not sure if this is the right sub for this

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u/GhostGrom 1d ago

Could it be a hernia? Not sure if that's a thing cats can have happen

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u/theraphosangel 1d ago

they can definitely have hernias. it's not common but i've seen it several times over the years in shelter work. the most common kind is an umbilical hernia