Thread: infected cat paw

help! my cat has an infected paw. it has alittle cut on it i don't know how he got it. his paw is swollen it looks like a little baseball glove. i don't have the money to take him to the vet. we've been putting proxide on it and he squeeked it to get some of the puss out. are they any home remendies?(don't know if i spelled that right). thanks!

I found this, not sure about it since I don't have cats..

* Paw Treatment:
A home remedy for treating paw pad and other wounds: mix iodine and water to the point at which it looks like tea. Add some Epsom salt to clean out the wound and bandage it with gauze. You can also apply Bag Balm to help chaffed and injured paws heal. Put on a bootie or small sock to protect injured paw pads.

thanks everybody. i put the proxide on it , i just checked on him and the swelling has gone down alot. i think hes going to be ok . i was scared the infection was going into his blood stream.

I just had this problem with one of my cats. I took him to the vet and found out that he had been bitten by something (not cut like we thought) and that the swelling was caused by the infection (abscess). He also had to have a rabies shot. I'd reallllllly recommend scraping the money together and taking your cat to the vet. Perhaps you can find a vet that takes payments? Do you have some type of free vet clinic or Cleo Fund in your state so that people with low income can can get medical care for their animals?

We have had the same happen to a couple of our cats. We just did the same thing you did and they were fine. Just keep a watch on it and try to get as much of the pus out as you can. What happened to ours is we squeezed as much of the pus out put peroxide on it then a day to two later more formed and we squeezed it out and put more peroxide on and it was fine. The first time it was on the back of ones ear and another on the side of the paw. The first got into a fight with another cat and the other was out in some briar patches and got scratched. The cat should be fine if you do that. Keep doing that, and if it does not scab over in a few days (3-4) then I would take the cat in. Like someone else said, putting neosporin (or generic neosporin) would be a good idea too. HTH

Povidone iodine would be a better choice for the abscess. Warm compresses,and when pus is draining,clean it out with the povidone iodine. Neosporin will heal it " backwards" meaning it will heal the outside first,instead of the inside on out.An abscess normally makes a protective barrier to "wall it up" from the other part of the body,but as it builds up,that thin layer of skin can "leak" and thats where the real concern starts. Maybe you could try calling some vet's offices and see if they could help you out? And tell Kitty no licking,maybe an E collar from the pet store will help to remedy that.Hoping Kitty gets better

update- the swelling is gone and he has a red scab on the cut now. hes walking just fine on it now. i believe were out of the woods now. i keep checking it . thanks to everybody for there help .

Good deal!!! I am glad Kitty is doing better...