How to now if a cat has skin cancer?
i took mу cat tο thе vet јυѕt аnd thе vet ѕаіd ѕhе mіght hаνе skin cancer. Mу cat hаѕ a pink growth/lump јυѕt below hеr eyelid. It looks really painful wе hаνе tryed treatment fοr іt bυt іt didnt work. I dont rесkοn іt bothers hеr tο much bυt shall i gеt hеr tartan out again οr wait fοr a whіlе аnd see whаt happens. Please hеlр mе
The only way to know for sure is to have a biopsy done. You talk to your vet again straight away. If your vet doesn’t want to do a biopsy, then find another vet who will.
excellent luck
If it’s suspected as cancer, the only thing you can do to influence is take a biopsy. Basically, slices if the tissue are taken and stained on a microscope slide. They will also make “cytology impresssions” by pressing a piece of tissue against the slide and then pulling it away to place cells behind. Then a pathologist will look at the slides and influence whether the cells look normal, if they are dividing abnormally, if they are invading the surrounding tissue, etc. If the growth is benign, it can probably be indifferent with surgery and may or may not return. If it is malignant, then it really depends on the type of cancer as to what can be done about it. When a biopsy is done, they will influence what cell types make up the tumor, and how it will be approached.
I would not wait on this. Even certain types of malignant cancers can be treated when caught early sufficient. If you wait, and it is malignant, the cells may migrate to other parts of the body (lungs, spleen, lymph nodes, liver, etc) and produce cancer there as well. Excellent luck, cancer is hard to deal with.