One of our cats had one a few months ago, we got it treated and all was fine.

He's started limping again now and although we can't see anything, we think he may have another absess.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this with their cat and whether it's come back after being treated? As the limping is only mild at the moment, we're going to wait until tomorrow to see if it gets worse, if it does, he's back at the vets.

No sorry never had this in one of my cats, I hope everything will be ok for him, sending ((strokes))

My cat had one, but it never came back. But the vet did say they are comparable to hemmeroids where once you get them once it easier to get it again.

If it all healed up well I wouldn't expect the same abscess to return after so long...a week or two perhaps. Of course thats not to say your cat won't have sustained another wound in the same area, leading to a further abscess. I'd expect to be able to find something like a puncture hole wound, plus some swelling, in that case though.
How old is your cat? Could be he has a touch of arthritis, or a simple muscule pull.

The cat in question (Thomas) is almost 7 years old. When he had an absess the first time, the vets were unable to spot it and said it was most likely a sprain on his leg.

He's a big cat, not fat, just a big muscular cat. It wasn't until the the absess burst last time round that the vets even knew what was causing him to limp. They were unable to find a lump before and they searched all around that area. That's what's concerning me now. Hubby can't find a lump again, which is why we're going to leave it until tomorrow to see if he limps more or whether having a rest overnight helps.

He's the youngest cat, all the others are almost 8 now. They've all lived pretty long so far, if I remember correctly, due to the joyriders etc in my area, the life expectancy for my cats was around 5 years.

Will he let you part the hair, looking for a small wound rather than an actual lump? Does he fight?

The first time it happened, he was fine with hubby. He's such a big softy that he's always happy to roll over for you lol.

This time however, he won't sit still and he's not happy about being indoor. When it happened before, it was during the colder period. Now it's warming up, he's hating being in the house tonight.

He's a long haired tabby which is probably why it's hard to find anything.

Hubby's looked for anything of a telltale sign on him and can't find anything. This is also what caused the problem before, the vets couldn't find anything

Taking him to the vets again isn't a problem, I just don't like the cats being in pain. I had to have my cat put to sleep last year and even now it's painful to me. the other 4 cats really belong to Rob although I give my love to them as well.

Hows he doing now?

After a couple of days indoors, he seems to be much better. We've let him out and we're going to keep an eye on him.

I think this time, he must have just strained his leg or shoulder and a couple of days of not jumping up and down high fences has helped. When I let him out last night, he didn't seem to be limping at all, which is good.

awww bless him, i'm glad he is feeling better.

I used to have an old bruiser of a cat, same as yours, big muscular boy who was always out & about, he had an absess after a fight, I think it was in his back leg, we got it treated with antibiotics & he was fine, but we did find that he tended to hurt that area alot more easily than before.

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Originally posted by fluffyfred:
After a couple of days indoors, he seems to be much better. We've let him out and we're going to keep an eye on him.

I think this time, he must have just strained his leg or shoulder and a couple of days of not jumping up and down high fences has helped. When I let him out last night, he didn't seem to be limping at all, which is good.

Glad to hear it.