Why does my kitten have a liquid-filled lump on her stomach?

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• Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

  Veterinarian

  Published on October 1st, 2018

  This kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration).
  Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors.
  Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
  

  

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• Answered By Rebecca, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on September 10th, 2017

  I would recommend taking Kona into the vet to have the lump evaluated. There is no way to diagnose it from the picture, it could be just a benign skin tag but it could also potentially be a malignant tumor. The vet may be able to do a needle aspirate to look at some cells to get a better idea of what type of growth it is. And then help you decide if biopsy or removal is how you want to proceed.
  Even if benign, if she routinely knocks it on things causing it to bleed it may be worth having it removed to prevent further trauma or infection.
  
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• Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

  Veterinarian

  Published on January 25th, 2018

  This kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. From the picture you uploaded and what you described it looks like a benign type of lump (benign skin tumor) but I cannot guarantee it without examining it.
  Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration).
  Other differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors.
  Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
  

  

  1Pet Parents found this answer helpful