Trouble on TV screen

[rickdaly]

Hi. I'm new here and I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question but here goes.

A couple of weeks ago, these artifacts appeared on my TV screen. It's a 65 inch Sony Bravia, about five years old. These are vertical lines on the lower right of the screen. I have cats, a couple of who jump up on the TV stand and swat at things like footballs when I'm watching a game. Until now, the only thing they've done is leave smudge marks which I can easily wipe off. I mention this only as a possibility as the reason for this. But the precise vertical position makes me wonder. I'm linking to three pictures of the anomaly here. I know the pictures are huge, but I want to show the artifacts.

Can anyone tell me what's going on and can it
be corrected? I'm hoping it's not the start of a bigger problem and I'll have to be buying a new set soon. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or help.

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels1.jpg

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels3.jpg

http://www.folkusa.org/pixels4.jpg