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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1116.0. "Fatty Tumors" by VIDEO::USHER () Tue Feb 16 1988 15:26

    This concerns an earlier  note I had entered concerning a lump
    I found on my kitty.  The vet said he had a fatty tumor.  She didn't
    seem concerned with it since I guess its just a collection of fat.
    Has anyone else run across this with their cats?  I'm wondering
    if they can get bigger(have to be removed) or smaller or if there
    is anyway to prevent more from developing - any info appreciated. 

                                             cathy
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1116.1lipomaPARITY::TILLSONSugar MagnoliaTue Feb 16 1988 16:4913
    
    I don't know about kitty-specific fatty tumors, but people get 'em
    too.  They are called lipomas.  They are basically fat cells that
    are encapsulated by a membrane.  They are harmless in people, and
    do not get bigger or smaller.  They are not something that can be
    prevented, but you typically only get one or two anyway.  I would
    guess the same is true for cats, but I don't know for sure. 
    
    I wouldn't worry about them unless there is some change in their
    appearance or you start seeing alot of them showing up.
    
    Rita
1116.2No biggie...JAWS::COTEFull Noodle Frontity...Tue Feb 16 1988 18:217
    I've had one on my leg for 20 years.
    
    It doesn't hurt or bother me in any way. It doesn't get bigger or
    smaller. It doesn't go away. It's soft and pops out if I stand
    on my tippy-toes.
    
    Edd
1116.3PLANET::DALEYThu Feb 18 1988 14:197
    I haven't seen any on my cats but I do know my dog had
    one. It was right behind the top of his leg (at what would be 
    comparable to an armpit) and it grew to be about the size of
    a silver dollar in diameter and was fairly soft - and then stopped 
    growing, and NEVER, EVER seemed to bother him (and the vet was not 
    concerned about it either.)
1116.4Our dog too, and in the same placeVAXWRK::SKALTSISDebThu Feb 18 1988 19:086
    Our dog developed one when he was about 8 years old. The vet said
    that it wasn't harmful and didn't see any reason to remove it unless
    it was causing the dog any pain or discomfort, or if by chance the
    dog needed to have any other surgery done to do it at the same time.
    
    Deb
1116.5I heard differentlyJULIET::CORDESBRO_JOThu Jul 21 1988 18:4712
    I just attended a conference on geriatric cats put on by a local
    cat club.  The vet was a Dr. Craig from Pacifica.  She was talking
    about tumors in cats and said that unlike dogs, cats very seldom
    get tumors and that when they do get them, they should be removed.
    She said that dogs are prone to lots of different types of skin
    tumors and most are benign, but that cats have a higher risk of
    having a tumor be malignant.  You might want to discuss this with
    your vet.
    
    Jo