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My CKD cat has a painful lump, fever, and vomiting after SQ fluids.
Updated on September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 10 months old | 6 lbs
Is it hernia ??? I gave 130 ml to my CKD cat subcutaneously at his stomach side skin .but after few hours the primordial area where the fluid was become so painful and with 104.6 fever but I gave dollar syrup to him then temp was normal but still next day the fever come and go high and low and there is a pouch at that area with a long lump that is not very hard to touch but still painful but not that painful as it was before ...is it hernia ??? He is vomiting in litter box as well ....
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Most Helpful Answer
Answered By Ann Dion, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on October 22nd, 2018
If you have a lump where you gave fluids under the skin, it is possible there is an infection present if it is sore.
A hernia is a break in the body wall, so the muscle would have to be torn open, this is exceedingly unlikely with a subcutaneous injection, even if the injection was not given properly.
Without seeing Anano I cannot say if the lump is a hernia (from a cause other than the injection), or if it is an abscess (infected fluid filled area), or if it is just the fluid accumulating before being absorbed into the body.
If it is painful at all, and if he is vomiting or has a fever, then he needs to be seen by a vet right away. Also, it sounds like he might need some IV fluids instead of the SQ fluids, as they sound like they aren't absorbing.
Best of luck with Anano, I hope he feeds better soon.
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