My Kitten Burned His Paw And Jumped On Our Hot Stove!

My poor baby jumped up on the counter to smell what I made on our stove and walked on the hot burner in the process! His beautiful baby pink pads have swollen up into blisters! For the first few minutes he favored his other three legs but as of the last hour he has been running around and playing as normal. He did not meow loudly when it happened. Am I overly concerned? Does my kitten have a strange pain tolerance? Can I put aloe on his paw?

Can you call an emergency vet in your area for advice? I sent out SOS for you

I agree, calling an emergency vet should be your first course of action.
I personally don’t have any experience with treating burns, but here are some links I’ve found that might help. I hope your baby recovers quickly.
Burns and Scalds in Cats | petMD
3 Steps to Treat Burns on Cats & 5 Things to Not Do
Burns: First Aid for Pets

If there are blisters you need to see a vet as infection can set it. It might help to run cold water over the paws either by putting the paw under a slow moving tap or gently wrapping the paw in a cloth and pouring the water onto the cloth but my first choice is straight to a vet. Cats are excellent at hiding pain so you dont know how much pain he is in
Please keep us posted.

You absolutely need to get your kitten to a vet, if not tonight then definitely tomorrow. If his paw pads have swollen up into blisters that indicates a serious burn. Cats are programmed by evolution to hide their pain and act normally. Acting injured or grossly displaying pain makes cats appear vulnerable to predators so nature has trained cats to hide pain.

Poor kitten.

Alexandersmommy said:

Am I overly concerned?

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Are you overly concerned! NO! Your kitten burned a paw. Any burn to the body, whether animal or Human, is painful and needs IMMEDIATE medical attention. You wouldn't think twice calling 911 for a child who burned a hand playing with the stove or accidentally spilling hot liquid on him or herself.

Blisters indicate more than a first degree burn. If left untreated, the paw can become infected and scar horribly. You really need to start calling all the vets in the area. Many vets have after hours voice message indicating who to call for emergencies.

Do not put anything on the paw. You may cause futher issue by preventing any medical treatment from working. Only run cold water on the paw or apply cold washcloths to it until you can get to a vet.

My Aby did the same thing when he was a kitten. I have a flat top stove so it just looks like part of the counter to a kitten. My Aby deicded to jump onto the counter and walk across the stove right after I had turned it off after cooking Hwe screamed, I snatched him off, and immediately put his paw under the faucet with running cold water for a few minutes. Then I immediately took him to the vet ER. The vet determined that it was a superficial first degree burn since the paw was only red, no blisters or burnt fur. I was given burn ointment to apply to the paw. I followed up with the regular vet about a week later. By then the paw was healing but still painful. I think it was another week before the paw was fully healed. Second degree and third degree burns will need longer to heal and likey a more involved treatment plan, as determined by the vet.

I agree with all of the above, but would say, don't use cold water or ice - just cool water. Sounds like it's at least a 2nd degree burn. Poor kitten!

Has your kitten seem a vet yet?

That is one of my fears. When I am cooking my cats attempt to jump up to the stove.

We are all cat lovers here so we're naturally concerned about your cat! And you. As a custodian (read: slave) I know how stressful an injury to your cat can be. How is he today? Was he able to see a vet?

Okay, my family thought I was being overly dramatic. I didn't take him to the vet today and now I feel guilty. I thought the vet would determine it was a superficial burn. I attached two pictures of his paws. His left foot is the paw he burnt. You can see little blisters on his paw. Is that something the vet should treat or will time heal it? Today has been a normal day for him, and I've been watching over him. Like any other day he has been running around, jumping, following us around the house, sleeping and eating normally.

When it happened we put cool water on it, and I put aloe on it last night and this morning.

Honestly, I would still take the kitten to the vet just to have the burned paw with the blisters checked out. A burn ointment would help the paw heal. I really wouldn't use aloe or any home remedy or OTC ointment unless a vet specifically says it's ok.

You are NOT being dramatic so don't listen to what the family says

I read up on aloe being used for pet before I applied it, so I know its safe and should still help. I wish I would have taken him in today. Thank you.

Excuse me, pets.