Hey all--my cat Nyx is 5 y/o, 17lbs (working on it,) and has developed these pink lumps growing in next to her pawpads. There are two at the moment, one on either of her front paws, and her ankles are pink and calloused as well. The hair disappears from these spots and because she's dark, they're very noticeable. They look like they might be close to bleeding sometimes, with small spots of darker red--but they never actually bleed. They're firm and she doesn't mind me touching them. She also has a small cluster of lumps on the back of her back leg, and those seem to bother her when touched, though the fur is still there and she doesn't act abnormally about any of this.
Husb and I took her to a vet, the vet gave us antibiotics and told us it was probably the litter that irritated her paws, and then she gave herself an infection when she tried to sooth the irritation with licking. We did the antibiotics and the hair started to come back on the lumps but they're still there. The vet also said she would prefer to use steroids but Nyx is too big, so the nutrition person at their office was going to call and tell us how best to feed her, but that never happened and im stressed and worried about my girl.
She wakes us up every night crying for food and tearing our room apart to get us to wake up and feed her, the vet basically gave us pills and no real answers, and I dont know what else to do. I want desperately to have her healthy and happy and I don't know how. There's so much information out there that's conflicting about the paws and her weight and how and when to feed and what to do, it's confusing and nerve-wracking when she can't actually say whats wrong or how best to help her.
I know this post is all over the place, but I'm stressed and I hope someone out here can help me. Love you all, hope you and your critters are well
Husb and I took her to a vet, the vet gave us antibiotics and told us it was probably the litter that irritated her paws, and then she gave herself an infection when she tried to sooth the irritation with licking. We did the antibiotics and the hair started to come back on the lumps but they're still there. The vet also said she would prefer to use steroids but Nyx is too big, so the nutrition person at their office was going to call and tell us how best to feed her, but that never happened and im stressed and worried about my girl.
She wakes us up every night crying for food and tearing our room apart to get us to wake up and feed her, the vet basically gave us pills and no real answers, and I dont know what else to do. I want desperately to have her healthy and happy and I don't know how. There's so much information out there that's conflicting about the paws and her weight and how and when to feed and what to do, it's confusing and nerve-wracking when she can't actually say whats wrong or how best to help her.
I know this post is all over the place, but I'm stressed and I hope someone out here can help me. Love you all, hope you and your critters are well
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