Nick Mcdonald
New member
My cat who was recently neutered and just allowed back outside came home with an obvious limp. He's flexing and licking his paw like it's hurt, and he wouldn't let me get too close unless I forced my attention on him. When I finally did, I found no obvious wound. His claws all retract properly, and his toes are all accounted for and of roughly the same shape and size of his opposite paw when compared.
There was some sticky black/brown residue that I took for blood at first, but obviously was not. It was more like tree sap, or bong resin. (stoners would know what I mean, try getting it off your jeans; you can't.)
I mixed some animal friendly antibacterial soap with warm water and gently cleaned his paw. The thicker of the sticky goop between his toes I cut away with a pair of medical scissors, being very careful not to come close enough to cut him.
For extra measure, I mixed 1 part hydrogen peroxide with about 4 parts water and rinsed his paw thoroughly to combat any infection, and rinsed again with clean water so he doesn't ingest the peroxide.
Is there anything else I can do?
There was some sticky black/brown residue that I took for blood at first, but obviously was not. It was more like tree sap, or bong resin. (stoners would know what I mean, try getting it off your jeans; you can't.)
I mixed some animal friendly antibacterial soap with warm water and gently cleaned his paw. The thicker of the sticky goop between his toes I cut away with a pair of medical scissors, being very careful not to come close enough to cut him.
For extra measure, I mixed 1 part hydrogen peroxide with about 4 parts water and rinsed his paw thoroughly to combat any infection, and rinsed again with clean water so he doesn't ingest the peroxide.
Is there anything else I can do?