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Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined, crescent-shaped, extra-dural, compressive, T2w\/T1w\/STIR hyperintense contrast-enhancing mass lesion within the dorsal and right lateral vertebral canal, from C2 to cranial C4. Mild mononuclear pleocytosis and increased protein concentration were detected on CSF analysis. Serology for Feline Corona Virus (FeCoV), <jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic> IgM and IgG, <jats:italic>Cryptococcus<\/jats:italic> antigen, FIV\/FeLV and CSF PCR for <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic> and FeCoV were negative. A right-sided C2-C3 hemilaminectomy was performed, and the mass was debulked. Histopathology showed marked pyogranulomatous steatitis with multifocal lymphofollicular hyperplasia. Ziehl-Neelsen and PAS stains, as well as immunohistochemistry for FeCoV were negative. Positive amplicons with the DNA sequence most closely related to the genus <jats:italic>Mycobacterium<\/jats:italic> were detected on hsp65 gene-targeted PCR and sequencing of the resected tissue. The cat was treated with a one-week course of prednisolone, and was prescribed a six-month course of clarithromycin, pradofloxacin, and rifampicin, with clarithromycin being discontinued after 35\u202fdays due to poor patient compliance. A rapid and complete recovery was confirmed on re-examination at 2\u202fweeks and no recurrence was reported at last follow-up, 20\u202fmonths after diagnosis. This case represents one of the first documented instances of focal mycobacterial epidural steatitis in a cat, underscoring the importance of considering <jats:italic>Mycobacterium<\/jats:italic> infection in the differential diagnosis of epidural pathology. It also emphasizes the utility of PCR and subsequent sequencing for precise diagnosis. 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