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Took in Adandon Kitty, What Have I DONE???
I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7 months
old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be gone. |
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I too had a similar problem. After Weeble's (see my webshots photo albums,
he was abandoned by his Mama at less than a week old) second set of vaccinations, he developed a lump at the shot site, but it took about a week to develop! Vet was concerned, but puzzled as he'd not had such developments before, but in the past month, after switching vaccine brands, was having a rash of them. The first few he biopsied, and they turned out negative, just an inflammatory reaction to the vaccine. So we kept a close eye on him: he got 'felt up' by the vet once a week for 4 weeks, and it seemed to get smaller, so vet said to only call/bring him in if the lump did anything besides shrink, and to bring him in for his neuter on the scheduled time - and by the time his neuter came, lump was almost gone, and two weeks after that, the lump was completely gone - now I can't even tell exactly where it was!. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Charles" wrote in message ... I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7 months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be gone. |
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You must have been SO relieved. I am hoping for the same outcome. I am
really concerned that the vaccination was done on Nov 14 and it should have gone down by now. That was almost 8 weeks ago. All I can do now is pray and hope it goes away. "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message newsilLb.954$5V2.563@attbi_s53... I too had a similar problem. After Weeble's (see my webshots photo albums, he was abandoned by his Mama at less than a week old) second set of vaccinations, he developed a lump at the shot site, but it took about a week to develop! Vet was concerned, but puzzled as he'd not had such developments before, but in the past month, after switching vaccine brands, was having a rash of them. The first few he biopsied, and they turned out negative, just an inflammatory reaction to the vaccine. So we kept a close eye on him: he got 'felt up' by the vet once a week for 4 weeks, and it seemed to get smaller, so vet said to only call/bring him in if the lump did anything besides shrink, and to bring him in for his neuter on the scheduled time - and by the time his neuter came, lump was almost gone, and two weeks after that, the lump was completely gone - now I can't even tell exactly where it was!. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Charles" wrote in message ... I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7 months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be gone. |
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I am not a statistics major, but when I mentioned this problem to my sister
and friends, I found out that one of my sister's cats had sarcoma and a friends aunt had the same thing. So much for the 1 in 3,000 number that gets this reaction. I think this goes largely unreported. Our kitten is still very active and shows absolutely no signs of being sick. The biopsy that was done was the needle aspirator type and I guess this type of biopsy is not real reliable for catching cancer cells. At least it gave us temporary peace of mind. "Karen" wrote in message .. . in article , Charles at otright wrote on 1/8/04 5:11 PM: You must have been SO relieved. I am hoping for the same outcome. I am really concerned that the vaccination was done on Nov 14 and it should have gone down by now. That was almost 8 weeks ago. All I can do now is pray and hope it goes away. My Grant and Sugar both got bumps at their vaccination sites when they first got them that lasted about 3 months. Vet never mentioned the possibility of sarcomas and said it was just "a reaction". The lumps *did* go away. I took them to a new vet who upon hearing they had such a long lasting reaction wrote it in their charts and they only get purevax shots now and have had NO swelling since then. Here's hoping that is all it is for you, but be warned it may take a bit longer to go down. If the biopsy was negative, most likely is. Get purevax shots next time. More expensive but worth it. You *did* do a good thing taking kitty in. Karen |
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I am not a statistics major, but when I mentioned this problem to my sister
and friends, I found out that one of my sister's cats had sarcoma and a friends aunt had the same thing. So much for the 1 in 3,000 number that gets this reaction. I think this goes largely unreported. Our kitten is still very active and shows absolutely no signs of being sick. The biopsy that was done was the needle aspirator type and I guess this type of biopsy is not real reliable for catching cancer cells. At least it gave us temporary peace of mind. "Karen" wrote in message .. . in article , Charles at otright wrote on 1/8/04 5:11 PM: You must have been SO relieved. I am hoping for the same outcome. I am really concerned that the vaccination was done on Nov 14 and it should have gone down by now. That was almost 8 weeks ago. All I can do now is pray and hope it goes away. My Grant and Sugar both got bumps at their vaccination sites when they first got them that lasted about 3 months. Vet never mentioned the possibility of sarcomas and said it was just "a reaction". The lumps *did* go away. I took them to a new vet who upon hearing they had such a long lasting reaction wrote it in their charts and they only get purevax shots now and have had NO swelling since then. Here's hoping that is all it is for you, but be warned it may take a bit longer to go down. If the biopsy was negative, most likely is. Get purevax shots next time. More expensive but worth it. You *did* do a good thing taking kitty in. Karen |
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We recently had a scare after one of our cats developed a vaccination site
lump almost 3 years (!) after her last vacc at that particular site. Vet was very concerned and really thought the outcome was going to be bad. When the vet "went in" for a biopsy, a round ball of fat popped out.... got it analyzed and that's what it turned out to be - fat! We dodged the bullet that time...... Linda |
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We recently had a scare after one of our cats developed a vaccination site
lump almost 3 years (!) after her last vacc at that particular site. Vet was very concerned and really thought the outcome was going to be bad. When the vet "went in" for a biopsy, a round ball of fat popped out.... got it analyzed and that's what it turned out to be - fat! We dodged the bullet that time...... Linda |
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Could you please find out from the vet what brand caused that reaction? I'd
be grateful. "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message newsilLb.954$5V2.563@attbi_s53... I too had a similar problem. After Weeble's (see my webshots photo albums, he was abandoned by his Mama at less than a week old) second set of vaccinations, he developed a lump at the shot site, but it took about a week to develop! Vet was concerned, but puzzled as he'd not had such developments before, but in the past month, after switching vaccine brands, was having a rash of them. The first few he biopsied, and they turned out negative, just an inflammatory reaction to the vaccine. So we kept a close eye on him: he got 'felt up' by the vet once a week for 4 weeks, and it seemed to get smaller, so vet said to only call/bring him in if the lump did anything besides shrink, and to bring him in for his neuter on the scheduled time - and by the time his neuter came, lump was almost gone, and two weeks after that, the lump was completely gone - now I can't even tell exactly where it was!. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Charles" wrote in message ... I took in an abandoned kitty approx 4 months ago. She is now 6-7 months old. I was what I thought to be a wonderful owner, purchasing several scratching posts, giving kitty the run of the house. Did NOT have her declawed, got her rabies and distemper vaccine, had her spayed. Now 6 weeks after her rabies vaccine, there is a lump at her vaccination site. Further research suggests that this could very likely be cancerous sarcoma caused by the vaccine. The vet NEVER mentioned this side effect. We had a needle aspirator (sp) biopsy which was negative, but even the vet said we still should be concerned. We are going to watch the lump for changes and may have a tough choice coming up. I am very upset about this and can't help but wonder if I wouldn't have been better off leaving kitty a feral. I can't believe that my own actions of having her vaccinated may cause her such pain. We have grown so attached to kitty. The vet tried to reassure us that it is unlikely that this is cancerous, but I am AMAZED at how many other cat owners have gone through this same thing. Any one out there have experience with post vaccination lumps. I am just praying that one morning I will wake up and the lump will be gone. |
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