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My cat has a painful lump on her neck and is sleeping a lot. Help!

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 9 years and 4 months old | 10 lbs

Hey I have a cat her name is sox she’s been sleeping more than usual and she has grown a ball under her neck on the right side and it happend over night and it hurts when she moves and when we touch it is there anything you can tell us?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on August 1st, 2019

Poor Sox. It sounds like this growth is really making her feel badly if she's lethargic, and this growth could be from an injury, a cyst, an abscess, or even a benign or malignant tumor. I'd take her into a vet now to get checked out. Best of luck.

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