Hi, I'm sorry you had a lousy time at the vet's. Unfortuantely I have no experience regarding the bumps on your kitty. Hopefully someone on here will be able to help.

To upload a photo from your computer:
In the box your type in to reply to a past, the bottom has two buttons, 'post quick reply' and 'go advanced'. You click on 'go advanced'

Now the message box you type in has a bit more stuff at the top and a few smileys on the right side.

Go to the top level of little pictures and look for the one that is a little paper clip.
Click on that paperclip. It will open to a new little window on the left side of your screen.

It will have a collum of buttons where you can click on and it will allow you to choose the file on your computer that is the photo you want to post.
Once you choose the file/picture you want, you should see the file name next to the button now... hit the "upload" button at the bottom of the window.

close the little window.

Type what you want and when you are ready to insert your picture go back to the paperclip again and click on the little arrow that is pointing down, right beside it.

You will see the file name of your picture. Click on the file name.
It should be automatically inserted into your message box. It will be in code so you will have to "preview" your post if you want to see how it will look in your post.

There is also a way to load a picture using photo bucket but I don't use that. Perhaps someone here can guide you through the photobucket method

Hope it works out and you're able to post. (hope I wasn't confusing!)

 

I was able to upload this thanks to a nice forum member nice welcome for sure. My gratitude to you.

 

I am not familiar with the breed or those bumps, but it definitely doesn't look like "nothing". :/

I hope you can figure it out and heal her without spending too much. Are there any rescue or spay and neuter type vets in your area? I thought low prices for vet offices were unheard of until I found out about one in my area (Pompano Beach, FL) called Heroes spay and neuter clinic (they do all the other vet stuff, not just spaying and neutering). They charge less than half of the price than typical vets and that is with more testing and treatments. My jaw dropped at the price after recieving top notch care and being treated with respect. The Dr. never rushes and is loving to my cats. One of which had a nasty case of sarcoptic mange when I rescued her. I love that place! They are truly in it for the love of the animals.

The first place I went was a VCA animal hospital that had a coupon for a free visit. The problem was that they tried to charge 3 times what I paid for some tests at Heroes. The doctor and staff there didn't even want to touch her because of the mange. I left with that big quote for testing and treatment. At least the receptionist recommended the Heroes clinic that I had never heard of.

 

Almost looks like something parasitic...
Poor kitty...does she scratch at them?
I'd be concerned too...
I hope you can find an answer.
Keep us posted!
Good Luck!

 

I agree. I wonder if it is botflies. I had a squirrel with them here. It's common in outside animals. These on the squirrel are further along and ready to hatch. They are harmless to the host animal I hear.

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I am sorry you had a bad experience with that vet. You may want to call other vet clinics and tell them that you are look upping for a new vet and tell them what you did not like about the one at Banfield's. Ask them about the doctors, how a typical appointment goes, etc. Any veterinary office worth their salt won't mind answering your questions. As far as the bumps on your kittens head, it does like some kind of burrowing mite or something along those lines. Have you tried a topical broad spectrum antibiotic creme on them? Try cleaning the bumps with wound cleanser and them use the antibiotic on the bumps.

 

To my knowledge Banfield has a very bad reputation. Sorry you had to go through that.

 

I saw some redness around the ear as well. Could be an allergic reaction to something. Could be fleas allergy or food allergy maybe? If it is fleas even one bite can do that. If he doesn't have fleas maybe something else like sensitivity to certain type of food. Is he scratching himself? If he does you can clip his back nail regularly. That usually helps too.

One of my cat sometime licks/scratches himself raw, very sensitive skin. Earlier this year was really bad. I tried vetericyn hot spot spray. After a few application with qtips, the wound healed up in one or two days. The hot spot spray used to be marked just that. Recently they add canine in front of it of the name. So I'm not sure of it is still the same formula or not.

 

Check out this one maybe something similar to your case?
http://www.cat-health-guide.org/feline-miliary-dermatitis.html

 

I would try going to a vet other than Banfield for a second opinion. Just do some research online and look for vets in your area that do have good reviews (or ask family/friends for recommendations). Those bumps are definitely not normal and look like they could be/get infected. I'm assuming that's why they recommended Convenia (because it's used a lot for skin infections and lasts for 2 weeks). But there are other oral antibiotics that can be used for that as well. I would definitely get a second opinion though and not just wait to see if they go away on their own.

 

Marcia - I was wondering the same thing. It looks kind of like that.

 

Marcia - I was wondering the same thing. It looks kind of like that.

Sorry but these things don't look anything like what the poor squirrel has. If it was I think even the worst vet should have recognized. I also am inclined to believe the breeder I just wanted to hear it from somebody else. While it's not bothering Lamb Chop one bit, it is bothering me quite a bit.

 

You should find a better vet to take her to. A good vet will probably figure it out quickly.

Here is a link to some skin issues in cats.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2141&aid=204

 

Thank you all for the kind responses. I took her to Banfield because I could just walk in to get her a pedicure because she has clawed the living crap out of my legs and hands playing and I'm allergic so I have a reaction whenever her claws or teeth break the skin even a tiny bit.
If I get PO'd enough I might just take her right back there. The problem is I have to take her on my wheelchair and it's 2 buses. (I am disabled and can't drive any more) Not complaining or wanting sympathy at all I just have challenges that I must deal with like everybody else today.
The bumps DO NOT seem to bother her shen never scratches them. She also DOES NOT or has ever had fleas. Thank you for the link but it doesn't even look close to what she has. It started with 1 bump under the fur and then in a week there were 5 and have not detected any more. They started small and grew to the size in the pic and havn't changed in the last 2 weeks. It's like a pimple that never gets a head and NO I am not going to try to pop it.

 

I definitely wouldn't try to squeeze it or pop it. It could be something harmless like a sebaceous cyst, which are very common in cats, and usually not serious. Is there ever any discharge? If she's not scratching it and doesn't seem to be bothered by it, that would be what I'd lean towards, but I'd still get her checked again.

If it's botfly, the larvae does need to be removed (it won't just come out on it's own), FYI. But if she's never really been outside, I'm not sure how she would have gotten that.

 

I have never heard anything but bad stuff about Banfield too, my brother in law goes there, and they are not even cheap. But I understand convenience is an issue. Hopefully you could find some place that is good with cats, I love cat only vets.

Hopefully whatever she has will clear up soon. You are obviously a very loving person to care for her and take her in to be checked out. How old is she?

 

A least she doesn't scratch it raw. I hope they disappear by themselves soon.

Maybe you can call around and see if there is a vet who does house calls in the area? Just an idea.

 

Yes, call some vets and see if anyone does housecalls or maybe a vet tech could come by an take a look and scraping for the clinic. Explain your situation, maybe there's someone who can help. Then I would send the bill to the breeder who said it's "nothing". If she's had other cats with this, then it's genetic or something in her environment. Good luck and let us know how it's going.

 

I hope you find out what is troubling Lamb Chop! Please keep us posted, we can all learn from this - whatever it is. I'm truly sorry for the negative experience here on this forum. I hope this won't alienate you.

 

Hi Lamb Chops daddy,
I really am leaning towards a parasite of some kind...
You've said she doesn't scratch at those lumps and what I'm seeing in the picture, is "holes" in the center of them...certain worms leave breathing holes open in the skin.
It really could be some kind of larvae in those bumps.
A very dear lady friend, many years ago, had a cat with long hair and I was trying to work some mats out on his hind quarters, when to my horror, I started combing out maggots! I asked for some safety scissors and started clipping and what I found wasn't good...these things were crawling in and out of his skin in a couple of holes, she was almost hysterical with seeing this...
My then boyfriend and I got him to a vet, and poor old Buffet actually had to have surgery to clean out these things, they had eaten their way into his muscle and his anus...
In his case the vet figured because of the hair being matted, it was the perfect place for the fly to lay its eggs and as soon as they hatched they started burrowing and eating their way into him.
I'm not a vet but I have seen some pretty strange things with cats, dogs, and horses in my life, enough to know that truth is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction!
I sure wish you the best in getting to the root of the problem!
Lamb Chop looks like a Special little girl!

 

Thank you 7cats2dogs great answer but don't think so. Lamb Chop is very special and I love her dearly. These things started out bwing red and then turned whitish and now have stayed the same size and color for 2 weeks. I would hope the vet would have picked up on it if it was anything like you mention. She goes to get spayed in 3 weeks and I will ask if they know what it is and maybe even take them off at the same time and get biopsy. It's DPC a discount vet and I have been told they are excellent and reasonable for folks with pets.
Thanks again and have a great day.

 

I don't really have any idea of what they might be...but the fact that they have stayed the same for 2 weeks would be a problem for me.

IMO you need to go to a different clinic and get them checked out by a better vet. Then your 'breeder' (who doesn't sound like she's in it for anything other than money) should reimburse you. At the very least for the cost of the kitten.

No respectable breeder would have allowed a kitten with any sort of possible health concern to leave. They would have been honest with you, then cleared up the issue before you got the kitten. The simple fact that she waved it off and ADMITTED the other kittens have it too is a gigantic red flag.

I've never seen botflies, so I can't say anything about that; but if it truly was 'nothing' (scratches from littermates, reaction to food, ect) it would have healed by now. You shouldnt wait until her spay, you need to take her to a better vet ASAP.

 

I agree with librarychick. I know you have some additional challenges, but if it is anything infectious I don't think it should be done at the same time as the spaying. I'd recommend to get this diagnosed before you bring your kitty in for surgery.
Good luck and please keep is posted.


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I'd definitely ask the breeder to compensate you if/when something has to be surgically removed. She should have disclosed any medical issues with you beforehand.

Has she shown any improvement on the Convenia?

 

Owww. That would concern me if it were on any of mine. I'd bet on parasitic too. Mine had D.gatoi mange @ 5 months. Luckily I trust my vet completely. He did a skin scrape and caught the little bugger in the oil smear. Find a highly recommended vet and get another opinion. Good Luck!

 

Thank you all so much for the kind concerns. It's been a week since the shot and no change. The bumps have been stable for 2 weeks now and there are NO holes. The breeder pointed out 1 tiny bump under her fur that didn't look anything like it does now. I continually sent her pictures and she keeps saying it's nothing. They seemed to change right after I got her. More were developing and came through the fur. The breeder drove Lamb Chop over 300 miles to bring her to me so now I have that to deal with too. I really think the Banfield vet would have known if they were parasitic in nature. She without any doubt is NOT affected in any way by them so I am going to wait the 3 weeks until she goes to DPC for spaying and see what they say. DPC prices are budget and if a biopsy is needed I would be more in a position to afford it rather than throw good money after bad and go back to Banfield as they wanted $103 for a needle biopsy + office visit.

 

Have you considered a second opinion from another vet. I know things are adding up quickly financially, but I would look at it as an investment in her future well being. Sounds like returning her would not be an option, and even if it was, you would always worry what happened to this little furbaby so I think it's worth the $$$ to resolve it once and for all. Ask for a referral to a specialist in skin diseases. There must be a veterinary college somewhere not too far (?), or some sort of specialist. I hope LC recovers soon!!