growth under cats ear - yes he is going to the vet but

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....I wondered what he would say.

It is just under the ear in the pink bit of skin...growing fast (it wasn't there before XMmas). It is about 1cm (maybe slighty smaller) quite fat. White and shiny, attached to the skin. Can't bring myself to touch it.

He is a young cat - 3 years old very healthly. seems fine in himself.

Any ideas?

is it a tick?

I don't know - I have no idea...I am off to google tick.

possibly...any advice or is the vet the best person to see

sounds like a tick.

are there any in other places? although they are usually on the head and neck of cats and dogs where they go sniffing nthrough grass.

Think you buy frontline type stuff off the vets and then the ticks will go yuck and drop off.

I hope all goes well at the vets..
sounds like it could be a tick they come off easily though so the vet should be able to sort it quite quickly

will frontline kill it....we are very bad at remembering to frontline him...we shall do him now.

No I don't think it will.. have you googled tick?

the way I got one off my dog a few years ago was to put a cigarette on it and it let go of my dog. BUT I don't recommend doing that if you are going to the vets.. especially if it might not be a tick

you can take them off yourself with a pair of tweezers but there is a bit of a knack to it as you need to cleanly take them off or else the mouth parts can be left embedded and go sceptic.

maybe the vets this time and they can show you how to do it properly, plus do a flea/tick treatment at the same time.

i didn't think ticks were that big??? that's scary

i read somewhere that covering them in vaseline smothers them, so they let go and drop off; although you'd need to look out for it, or it'll attach to something/someone else if it gets hungry again!!

i feel really really ill now I wish I hadn't googled ticks...anyway we have frontlined him,.,and I am going to throw him outside so the tick and go and get off not in my house.

thisisyesterday - there is no guarentee it is a tick course

I have tried veseline. it is a good thing I have a stupid cat...if nothing else my cat has lots of vaseline in his ear....I don't think i have done it very well as i did it arms lengh

OK we pulled it out....I say we it was my dh I was too screamish. it is definetly a tick. Thank god it is not cancer.

good on you - would keep an eye on it though as the head and body can detatch so you make sure you have the head as well! (sorry for TMI!)

I agree about leaving the head etc behind when pulling off. We've done it with vinegar.

You can buy special tweezer things that make it easier- they clasp it without you having to exert pressure on the tweezers. The trick is to get a firm hold on the tick (with tweezers) then twist it around two or three times before pulling it away from the cat's body. This makes sure that you get all the tick. You can drop the tick into a bowl of water and drown it.

sloching them with tcp tends to get them to let go sharpish as well. At least it did when I had three teeny tiny ones in my arm

sloching.....I mean sloshing.

and well done your DH for being brave!