My cat has a lump & licks fur off. Why isn't the steroid shot helping?

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My cat looks healthy but he has a lump between his shoulder blades. Also he's licking his leg fur off again. The vet gave him a steroid shot. But now he's back at it again. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 10 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. The lump could be from a recent vaccination or it could be some type of tumor. If he was vaccinated recently, I would monitor the mass to see if it goes away on its own. Shadow could be dealing with an allergy or the licking could be due to pain as well. If the licking persists despite a steroid injection, I would recommend having an Cray taken of the back end to make sure there are no obvious bone changes that may be causing this. If there are not, then I would recommend starting a shampoo such as Douxo PS calm shampoo and bathe twice weekly. I would also recommend using welactin omega 3 fish oil and essential 6 spot on by dermoscent to help with a potential allergy. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

My cat has a lump & licks fur off. Why isn't the steroid shot helping?

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