Dry cracked toe beans

[dolceshmolce]

I haven’t posted on here in some time. My almost 1-year-old, Loki, has some pretty dry toe beans. He is an indoor kitty. I live in the Houston, TX area, so with this high humidity I don’t know that it would be caused by the air. My 3-year-old does not have this problem. Does anyone have experience with this or know why this might be?

Some things to note: Haven’t changed food recently. Have been using fresh step crystal litter for about 4 months now.

 

[Robyn5678]

I wonder if it could be the litter. I ended up stopping using that crystal litter because it’s like walking on glass. I figured if I didn’t like stepping on it, How’s it make their feet feel?

 

[neely]

Not sure but I wonder if it could be Pododermititis, otherwise called Pillow Foot. If this is the case I would recommend contacting your vet for treatment. Here is an Article that explains it: Skin Inflammation of the Paws in Cats | PetMD
Please keep us posted on his progress.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. You can also try massaging a bit of olive oil into the pads on a daily basis to see if that helps any. Just spend a minute or two petting your cat afterward to distract him long enough to allow the oil to be better absorbed into the pads.

 

[LTS3]

Like people, some cats may just have normally dry skin. Unless the paw pads are cracked and / or bleeding, I wouldn't worry about it. There are paw ointments you could rub into the paw pads or try coconut oil or olive oil.