My cat, Stitch, has her front left leg amputated. I found her when she was a 6 week old kitten with nerve damage, my only option was to euthanize or amputate so I chose the latter. 

She’s done well ever since, but two years ago I felt a mass growing on her nub. I went to a new vet due to living in a different area and that vet told me her arm was not amputated correctly. Her shoulder joint was not removed, and she has a sharp little bone (the scapula I think) that was rubbing against the skin and causing the mass. The doctor recommended I get her surgery again and it was going to be $1300+… I am in my early 20’s and was being hit hard by the pandemic so being unable to pay that much the doctor opted to give me some pain meds to manage any discomfort instead. The mass cleared and she’s been mobile and normal until now. 

She has spent a lot of time sleeping on my bed the last two days, she’s very active usually and has barely moved other than to eat and use the litter box. I felt her nub and the position of the sharp little bone/her shoulder feels off… like way off. Usually it’s rounded, but at the top of the shoulder I feel a little bone and at the bottom the longer sharper bone is jutting out, underneath the skin still but it’s…poking from the inside. Sometimes when she jumps off things she will land on that shoulder, almost as if to catch her fall? She     moves her numb like an arm so I know she has phantom limb issues. 

Is it possible she dislocated her shoulder or something? I will take her to the vet tomorrow if her condition worsens, but I’m extremely worried about even finding a vet right now because my city has a bad shortage and none of the offices are taking new patients. I am struggling financially still so I’m freaked out about that aspect a bit, however I’ll get into any type of debt to make sure my kitty is okay. I’m also m to curious if anyone can make sense of my confusing explanation on how her nub feels and if anyone else has had the same issue? Thank you!!