Cat paw

[karenmac60]

I've put this in pets, but no one has answered so I thought I might try over here. My cat has a swollen paw today. He's an indoor cat so he's not been in a fight or anything and I can't see any obvious injury (no broken skin or anything). He is walking on it normally although he is holding it off the floor slightly when standing or sitting up, and he made a wee noise when I tried to look at it. I know he was chasing a wasp yesterday but I don't know if he actually caught it, but I'm thinking maybe he did and it stung him. Should I just keep an eye on him and take him to the vets if it doesn't clear up in the next couple of days or should I take him anyway. He seems fine apart from that.
Thanks,
Karen x

[joggerjayne]

Aww, no ... poor kitty

=0(

I don't know the answer. I just thought I'd offer a bit of sympathy.

x

[joggerjayne]

ps. Where does an indoor cat go for a poop ??

[wolf63]

My two use the facilities in the bathroom. ;-)

[Prudie]

Karen I remember one of mine being stung by a wasp and exactly the same happened, her foot swelled up. I kept an eye on it but within a couple of days it was back to normal (think I may have bathed it in bicarb and warm water). I'd just check he doesn't become more obviously unwell in which case off to the vets.

[Roughquest]

Please take him to the vets as soon as possible, this sounds like an abcess in the paw to me, a cat of mine came in with a swollen paw, and i could see no injury, but vets examination revealed a sceptic abcess within his pad....could cause poisoning if not treated and drained ! Please dont wait.

[Barmaid]

Last summer, I thought my old lady was stung by a wasp. I phoned the vets and they said that there is nothing that they could do because of her renal failure - normally they would give antihistamines, but they couldn't in her case. Might be worth just putting in a call to the vet and asking for advice.

[karenmac60]

JJ thanks, and he uses a nice big covered in litter tray :) Prudie, thanks for that. I'm sure that is what has happened cos he was chasing it for ages then my daughter found it lying dead in the hall so I presume he caught it, but I'll keep my eye on him. Roughquest, like I say he's an indoor cat and there isn't anything he could've injured himself on in the house for it to develop into an abcess, but I am keeping a careful watch on him. BM, that's a shame about your old girl, wee Rufus is only 2 and strong as an ox so hopefully he'll be fine but I may just phone the vets for advice like you say. Wolf, my great aunt actually trained her cat to use the toilet and flush it - I suppose the flushing bit would be the easiest since they would just use the same motion they do to bury it ;)

[wolf63]

Frankie and Merlin can stick to the litter tray - not sure I fancy sharing my WC with them. Frankie takes ages cleaning his paws after he has been to the tray - wiping them against anything in the room until he is happy that they are clean.

Hope your little man gets well soon.

[johnny.5]

take him to the vet and ask for a cat scan

Am I right ?
I'm not wrong !™

[karenmac60]

I know Wolf - but it would save all that cleaning out of litter trays ;)
Johnny - :D