My cat has a growth under his chin. Is it a wart or something serious?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | 14 years and 3 months old | 20 lbs
My cat has a wart or growth under his chin
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Published on April 23rd, 2019
This growth needs to be checked and analysed as there are many conditions and types of tumors that could look like that. take him to the vet, they will perform a fine needle aspiration on the growth and send it to the lab for analysis. when the result comes, the vet will advise what needs to be done according to the diagnosis.
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This growth does look a bit suspicious, but it could be a cyst. It is still best to get it tested by your vet or just removed and sent off for analysis. Often-times these kinds of masses get larger and can then get infected or bother the pet to the point that they scratch at it and open it up. If you want to be proactive then lean more towards removal. Otherwise you can get it tested now. I hope that things work out well for your pet Stewie. Best wishes and take care!
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Published on October 1st, 2017
This cyst looks benign (or not cancerous). The cells from the cytology performed do not show any characteristic signs of cancer cells. I would contine to monitor the cyst to make sure it does not get any larger or change in any way. If you do notice changes, you will want to have it checked out again. You may want to consider an exicsional biopsy as well. This is where the vet will surgically remove the cyst (which is possible in this case because it is fairly small) and send it to a pathologist to be examined. This way you will get a definitive answer about the cell type of origin. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.
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