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My cat has a hard lump on her belly. Is it cancer? What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Turkish Angora | Female | 10 lbs

Hello I am sorry to bug you again and I do not know if the same person will see this or not but this is about miss Izzy and it's a Hard bump and how my dad will not take her to the vet and has refused to do so for months even tho we ask and ask i have 30$ I will pay for the cat to be seen but the lump on her belly shy has multiple in one place and when i googled it the number one thing that came up was cancer and my sister loves this cat and I do not want anything to happen to her.

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Answered By Maria DVM

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Published on January 24th, 2018

Unfortunately what you are describing I am concerned it may be cancerous. Without actually seeing her it is difficult to say. You can always try a veterinarian that is low cost but the concern is the end result is going to cost more then $30. If the vet suspects cancer Izzy would need blood work, radiographs (looking for metastasis) and surgery to remove the growths. I am so sorry that Izzy is going through this.

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    Answered By Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

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    Published on April 5th, 2017

    If you can't afford to go in for a visit, you'll have to hope the "lumps" are an abscess or other skin infection that will resolve with conservative treatment. Make a warm water epsom salt solution and put a cloth in it, then hold this compress to the lumps several times daily for 5 days. This should allow an abscess or other simple skin infection to drain and heal. Good luck!

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