I have a nursing cat with four kittens about 3-4 weeks old. The mother cat is young not even a year old and has had a very hard time nursing. She has developed a large oval shaped hard mass on one of her back nipples. Feels like hard cold clay. Almost feels like it is attached to body. She has developed a raw spot of skin possibley caused by the kittens nursing?? Can you please give me some sort of information so I don't have to pay big bucks to have a vet tell me it's a minor problem and that it will go away by itself in time. I don't mean to sound cheap but I do love my cat and kittens very much.. please email me at pgallahan@earthlink,net as soon as you can!
Thank you!

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I have a nursing cat with four kittens about 3-4 weeks old. The mother cat is young not even a year old and has had a very hard time nursing. She has developed a large oval shaped hard mass on one of her back nipples. Feels like hard cold clay. Almost feels like it is  attached to body. She has developed a  raw spot of skin possibley caused by the kittens nursing?  ?? Can you please give me some sort of information so I don't have to pay big bucks to have a vet tell me it's a minor problem and that it will go away by itself in time. I don't mean to sound cheap but I do love my cat and kittens very much.. please email me at pgallahan@earthlink,net as soon as you can!
                                        Thank you!

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Perhaps none of the people that know more about cats than I do responded because questions like this do not work well on the net. An experienced person needs to see the lump. For most of us, that means a visit to the vet.

Hello,

Just checking back. Hope my suggestions gave some insight/relief.

Let me know if you've discovered the cause.

Regards,

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Originally Posted by babybaby123

I have a nursing cat with four kittens about 3-4 weeks old. The mother cat is young not even a year old and has had a very hard time nursing. She has developed a large oval shaped hard mass on one of her back nipples. Feels like hard cold clay. Almost feels like it is attached to body. She has developed a raw spot of skin possibley caused by the kittens nursing? ??? Can you please give me some sort of information so i dont have to pay big bucks to have a vet tell me its a minor problem and that it will go away by itself in time. I dont mean to sound cheap but i do love my cat and kittens very much..please email me at pgallahan@earthlink,net as soon as you can!
Thank you!

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Ummmm... she might have a abse ikd take jer to the vet