Optical illusion

I spotted Max sunbathing (tho' sheltering would be more accurate) under my cherry tree earlier this afternoon with what appeared to be a huge swelling under the right side of his jaw

I dashed out to check and there wasn't thank God, it was just the way he was sat, tho' I thought I saw it again a bit later He'll let me handle him and still loves a good chin rub, and even tho' my eyesight is pretty poor nowadays I'm not 100% convinced I imagined/it was just a illusion.

Ian

You'll have a better idea when you stroke him, it could be something like a cyst that moves, so in certain positions you won't see it, god I hope not, could it be an abcess?

Hi Kath,

A abcess was the first thing I thought of, a definite possible injury with his habit of picking fights with the cat from across the road but I couldn't feel anything when I checked, and he didn't mind being stroked.

I thought that as he's got food on tap here and so put on a bit of weight, that perhaps his collar was now too tight and had just scrunched his neck up a bit, but the collar is fine. I'll have a closer look later tonight when he comes in.

Ian

It may just have been the way he was sitting, hopefully there's nothing there.

He's on the sofa atm and I've just given him a good check over, he's fine, tho' he didn't appreciate being woken just to be mauled about by me

Ian

oh he'll get over it glad everything is fine.