My senior cat has a lump on her lower lip. Is it normal or serious?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Longhair | Female | spayed | 10 years and 9 months old | 11 lbs
Hi, My 10 year old cat has developed a lump on her lower lip. Not sure if it's normal or not.
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Published on November 12th, 2017
While there is normally irregular bumps around that area of the lip, it is usually not that big. I would have your vet check it to be sure. It maybe a growth or an infection or inflamed from that tooth rubbing it
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Published on January 1st, 2022
Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. A lump in this area could be due to local gum / skin infection but it also could be a tumor (benign or malignant). A visit at your local vets is recommended to examine Gabby in full and decide on the treatment plan. Your vet may want to prescribe a course of antibiotics or anti-inflamatory agent first, to treat the inflammatory / infectious process. If this treatments does not help, a needle aspiration or surgical removal of the growth may be necessary.
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Published on July 31st, 2018
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! That is a great picture and I can see what you are referring to clearly. I am concerned that this could be a growth for example. Another possibility is that her canine tooth is rubbing on the gum tissue and causing inflammation and an examination would help determine if that seems likely. I highly recommend that you have Saffy evaluated by a veterinarian to have this sampled. This can be done via a fine needle aspirate or a biopsy to determine what this is exactly. Then therapy can be directed at that specifically. Hoping that this is benign. Good luck and have a great day!
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