Luce is at the vet's, coming round from the anaesthetic.
The vet is fairly sure that his lumps aren't an allergic reaction to the antibiotics, so blood and tissue samples have been taken, and some of them are being sent to a specialist in England, where they will be tested for several different conditions, including feline AIDS. The testing alone is going to cost over £200.
Lucifer is also being tested for ringworm, as three small bald patches have recently appeared on his head. Matt (the vet) is very worried about Lucifer, and so am I. There is no other cat quite like my Luce.