My 15 year old female cat has a huge cyst on her tail that bleeds.?

Is there anything I can do to get rid of it? I do not have any money at all, so can't take her to the vet. I am very worried about her.

My 15 year old female cat has a huge cyst on her tail that bleeds.?
Take your cat to a local pound and tell them that you have no money and you are very concerned about your cat's condition. Can they help you? If a doctor is on the premises he/she may be able to help you by giving you a diagnosis and perhaps removing the cyst. Try it. You may get lucky and the poor little cat will feel better.
Reply:These bleeding cysts are actually really common in older pets, from what I've seen over the years. Most of the time I've noticed they are not exactly cancerous, but they arn't the nicest thing either because they bleed a lot and look really bad.





Your cat should be fine, just try to keep her from licking at it, and try covering it up with a surgical patch or something and see if she will leave it alone. You could also try shaving the fur around the area and if she will allow you to keep the patch or band-aid or whatever on, then you can also put some medicine on it to try and get it to seal up.





The bad news is that the two my dog got on her neck when she turned fifteen looked horrible (one being about the size of two quarters) and didn't go away until I took her to the vet and had them surgically removed. At which point the vet informed me that it's normal for older animals to get these, just as some older people do. I had them removed though because they looked painful and it was hard to clean them twice a day. But they didn't harm her up to that point, and she didn't get cancer or anything either, nor did they become infected.





So I would just try those things and save up a little cash to take her to the vet, just to get it looked at if nothing else. Do you have any family you can ask for a little money? I really know how you feel, its hard to save money!
Reply:At least disinfect it with betadine every day. But she could get infected and you must go to a vet eventually, I am sure you can save some money from something else! The treatment won't be so expensive, I suppose, and maybe you could find a vet from a shelter who does cheaper prices.


Just don't intervene on it on your own, you could do damage!
Reply:If you really can't afford a vet at least trim the hair from around it and try to keep it clean until you can get the money together.
Reply:I'm sure the vet wont leave the cat with the cyst because you cant pay the fee's maybe you could pay in installments. Hope your cat is ok.