What causes a swollen lump on my cat's lip that's getting worse?

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this morning i looked at my cats mouth and there was a swollen area on her bottom lip that could only be noticed if you opened her mouth, and about 12 hours later it had gotten worse. what could it be? (picture is 12 hours later). Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 7 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally and immediately assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections (an abscess), benign or more sinister type of tumors. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

What causes a swollen lump on my cat's lip that's getting worse?

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