Weird mass/lump on paw

[allisonsparks]

Hi my cat snowie is about 12-13 years old. 2 weeks ago I noticed what looked like a pinkish ball on her front right paw. 6 days ago it was pinkish-red (shown in picture) and now it is dark purple-red (shown in other picture). I don’t know if I should be worried. I don’t think it has grown in size but it does hurt her to the touch. (Not sure if it is relevant to the “mass” but she was declawed when she was a kitten many years ago).

 

[carebearbaby1]

Could be a mass or an infected toe. she needs to see a vet, asap.

 

[FeebysOwner]

The very fact that it hurts her to have it touched is enough to warrant a vet visit. It may have to be drained and then treated in order to resolve the problem. Better to have her under the care of a vet to accomplish this instead of waiting for it to possibly burst on its own. If your vet will accept pictures, you might consider sending these to them - I would sincerely guess they are going to want to see her sooner rather than later.

 

[ZombieTiger]

This looks like some kind of infection, you should definitely take her to the vet as soon as possible.