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Found a stray kitten with a weird lump on its belly. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Hi...i found a stray kitten and there is this weird type of thing under his belly tell me if its a infection or something like tgat and what should i do?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 10th, 2017

That doesn't look good. It looks like a hernia (possibly a section of intestines or the omentum) that has come out of the body and is now dried out. The other option is a dried umbilical stump. You really should try to get the kitten to a vet for an exam. It is difficult for me to say what you can do if I'm not sure what is going on. If you try some home treatment and that is a piece of intestines hanging out then you could certainly make it worse. I hope this helps. Best of luck.

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