My cat has a baseball sized bump on her neck?

Question

my cat was throwing up 2 days before noticing this baseball sized bump on her neck

Answer 1

I would definitely take it to the vet this is very odd

Answer 2

She needs to see a vet immediately.  Please don't hesitate and if you are concerned about costs, most vets are happy to work out a payment plan.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Vet trip NOW.

Answer 4

take your cat to the vet now!!!!

Answer 5

is it squishy? does your kitty go outside or do you have other pets inside? it sounds like it may be an abscess (an infection under the skin when the skin heals over before the inside does, generally from a bite or scratch wound). if this is what it is, then the cat needs to go to the vet. it would be lanced open, then drained & she'd be given antibiotics. getting to it quickly is necessary since after a few days of being there, it will burst open and get even more infected. abscesses grow fast, and often go unnoticed until it's quite large, so don't feel bad about that.

of course, there is always the possibility it is something else instead, like a reaction to a vaccine or a bug bite, a cyst or even a skin disease. the only one who can help you is a vet so take her in ASAP. there isn't anything you can do at home for her.

Answer 6

yea take it to the vet as soon as possible.... if it is an outdoor cat it could of got bit by a snake,or something else.....yet if you dont know what it is on her neck it could be life threatining....

Answer 7

Take her to the vet? That should've been obvious when she started throwing up. Is it possible that she swallowed something big that lodged into her throat? Usually a "baseball size lump" doesn't just appear overnight. If it was a tumor or something, you'd have noticed it getting bigger and bigger long before now.

Answer 8

You need to be at Vet with kitty, not on computer.

Bump could affect her airway and she could die.

Answer 9

First of all, how can you not notice a baseball sized bump on her neck!! Second, if the swelling doesn't calm down in an hour take her to the vet, hope this helped!

Answer 10

baseball-sized!?!? what the heck...how could you NOT notice a baseball sized lump on her neck :sighs: its probably an abscess...take her to the vet blahdey blahdey blah...you know the drill