Hard, painful lumps on my cats belly!

Question

My cat has hard lumps on her belly, under the skin. They never seemed to hurt before, but lately she has been almost unable to move because she is in so much pain.

If she's sleeping and I wake her simply by calling her name she'll growl at me. Even when she tries to walk, she'll growl at herself because it hurts so much. She'll let me pat her head and her back, but not her stomach, so I think this may be because of the lumps on her stomach.

She had a blood test and everything is good, she doesn't have a temperature (so it would not likely be an infection). The vet thinks its just fat that is breaking down, but it shouldn't be painful... should it?

No one really knows whats going on, so I've decided to ask the community.

Thanks!

Answer 1

In my opinion it sounds like mammory tumors.  If your cat is not spayed this is very likely.  Most of the time they are cancerous so treatment is imperative.

Answer 2

Um this could be a blockage? Im really, not sure.

Get it checked out by your vet to make sure though. x*x

Answer 3

possible hernia? abscess?  

Answer 4

i would try taking her to another vet  to get a second opinion, fat breaking down shouldn't be painful. it could also be a deeper problem causing the pain , but definitely take her to another vet and see what they say.

Good luck with her and hope it gets better.

Answer 5

this happened to my dog shes a female.

if they are not fixed they could develop a tumor in there ovaries and bust and kill the animal.

we took our dog to the vet and if we didn't it checked any sooner it would have burst =(.

so i would take her in.

Answer 6

My friend's cat had similar symptoms.  Started with lumps in the belly, they turned painful, the she started having trouble eating and breathing.  She made several trips to the vet, but no firm diagnosis was ever made, and she died at only two years of age.  I've included a link to one disease that it sounds like it could be, but I'd encourage you to go to the Sympton section of the Cat part of the website and look up some of her symptoms and get some ideas of what it could be.  Then make an appointment at a different vet for a second opinion, and make sure to ask the vet about the illnesses that you have found to match her symptoms.  Sometimes vets (and doctors) just overlook some things, and too often just say, "Gee, I dunno."  It's frustrating, but doing a little background research on it yourself will equip you to ask the vet the right questions, after all, you know your cat better than he does.

Best of luck to you and your kitty!