At work, so this is really brief.
Came back home to find broken glass all over the kitchen, and roommate, placed both cats in my room.
One of the cats has his hind paw's pad split open. The tip of the pad is ruptured, but it is not bleeding that bad. It is more of a small trickle that occurs when applying pressure i.e. he walks around.
I didn't have much time from my lunch break, so I quickly dabbed it with saltwater. He was resistant, but seems to be fine (i.e. not too much pain). I will be applying a topical anti-microbial like Neosporin this evening when I get back. Meanwhile, I took away the litterbox, and put newspaper shredding in a bin, as to eliminate the potential for the clay getting stuck in the cut pad or infection.
I'm going to take a quick picture tonight and post it on here. It looks bad, b/c he's my little guy, but I'm not sure if it is too bad to take to the vet or not. I will be monitoring him the next couple days, and if he goes for the worse then I will take him in. Otherwise, he was eating just fine, and actually purring when I rubbed his belly. He was just finicky when I tried cleaning the wound for obvious reasons.
Any suggestions? I hope after posting pictures you guys can get a better undrestanding. Appreciate all help.
Came back home to find broken glass all over the kitchen, and roommate, placed both cats in my room.
One of the cats has his hind paw's pad split open. The tip of the pad is ruptured, but it is not bleeding that bad. It is more of a small trickle that occurs when applying pressure i.e. he walks around.
I didn't have much time from my lunch break, so I quickly dabbed it with saltwater. He was resistant, but seems to be fine (i.e. not too much pain). I will be applying a topical anti-microbial like Neosporin this evening when I get back. Meanwhile, I took away the litterbox, and put newspaper shredding in a bin, as to eliminate the potential for the clay getting stuck in the cut pad or infection.
I'm going to take a quick picture tonight and post it on here. It looks bad, b/c he's my little guy, but I'm not sure if it is too bad to take to the vet or not. I will be monitoring him the next couple days, and if he goes for the worse then I will take him in. Otherwise, he was eating just fine, and actually purring when I rubbed his belly. He was just finicky when I tried cleaning the wound for obvious reasons.
Any suggestions? I hope after posting pictures you guys can get a better undrestanding. Appreciate all help.