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    ArnieH Posts: 68, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 18, 2009, 11:15 AM
    Kitten with swelling on stomach.
    We have a small kitten---maybe 4-5 weeks old--she has a rounded swelling on her lower abdomen, about the size of a quarter.
    It doesn't seem to bother her---when I pressed on it there was no pained reaction.

    What are we dealing with here?

    Thanks!
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    Sep 18, 2009, 11:29 AM

    It could be an umbilical hernia.
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    Sep 18, 2009, 03:02 PM
    An umbilical hernia?

    What needs to be done, if anything?
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    Sep 18, 2009, 03:56 PM

    It will get fixed when the kitten gets spayed. Just monitor it for now and bring it up to the vet when she goes in for her first vaccines in a few weeks.
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