As with most of the cats who come into our rescue, I have very little information about this cat, but I will tell you what I know, and hopefully someone can give me some advice! I think that Sylvester is one of the cats our rescue pulled from the animal shelter. He had problems with his paw pads and was taken to the vet about 2 weeks ago (not sure on exact timeline). The vet did not know what had happened to the pads (possibly burned), but he thought that they would heal on their own, and he sent Sylvester on his way. Sylvester was adopted from the Petco adoption center, but he was returned about 1 week later, because he was incompatible with the adopter's other cat.
So this is where I come in. I was cleaning the kennels when Sylvester was returned on Friday night. He seemed extremely stressed, and his (long) hair was badly matted. I could tell that there was something wrong, so I took him to a groomer (yesterday) to have the mats removed and try to ease his discomfort. When the groomer went to trim his nails, she was horrified to see that it looked like his paw pads looked like they were peeling off!! We didn't know that he had seen the vet previously for this, and we were shocked to discover that it was occurring to all 4 main paw pads. I brought him home with me instead of returning him to the kennel. I took these pictures, and it is hard to see the details, but I hope somebody will recognize this and give me some advice on what it could possibly be. (As I said, the vet saw him a couple of weeks and, and he had no idea.)
- The skin on the pads of his feet is peeling off. It is thin layers in some areas, and very thick (like the entire pad, with flesh exposed underneath) in others.
- In all four paws, the skin is BUBBLED UP, with some kind of fluid underneath. On one of the paws, the entire pad is just a fluid-filled bubble.
- This has been going on for a while, with no diagnosis or treatment.
- He is not limping, though it looks like it must be very painful.
He has another vet appointment tomorrow, but I am hoping that I can get some ideas of what to test for, since he's been seen and sent home once already. Has anybody seen anything like this??