Hello everyone...first timer here...
I have a question about my 2 year old cat, Peaches. Recently, we had noticed a problem with her left front paw. It seemed as though one of her toes was swollen, so we took her to the vet. The doctor examined her and couldn't find anything wrong with her paw and told us to watch it. A week later, I noticed that she is pulling out the hair on that paw (which made that toe look swollen) and she is continuing to pull at it.
We adopted Peaches last January and she was already declawed. When we took her to the vet a week ago, I was worried that there might be a complication from the declawing. The vet didn't believe that to be a problem. She isn't limping on it and she is still using that paw as if there wasn't anything wrong with it. I've looked up some possible issues concerning this behavior. She is an indoor cat, so I don't think there is a flea problem (believe me, I would be the victim of fleas too). Nothing has changed in her environment except the flavor of her wet food (which she now loves).
Our Vet basically wants us to keep an eye on it and bring her in a week if she hasn't stopped. She mentioned applying some bitter apple spray to get her to stop. Has anyone experienced this with their cat? Any suggestions on the type of spray to get?
Thanks so much for your help!!
I have a question about my 2 year old cat, Peaches. Recently, we had noticed a problem with her left front paw. It seemed as though one of her toes was swollen, so we took her to the vet. The doctor examined her and couldn't find anything wrong with her paw and told us to watch it. A week later, I noticed that she is pulling out the hair on that paw (which made that toe look swollen) and she is continuing to pull at it.
We adopted Peaches last January and she was already declawed. When we took her to the vet a week ago, I was worried that there might be a complication from the declawing. The vet didn't believe that to be a problem. She isn't limping on it and she is still using that paw as if there wasn't anything wrong with it. I've looked up some possible issues concerning this behavior. She is an indoor cat, so I don't think there is a flea problem (believe me, I would be the victim of fleas too). Nothing has changed in her environment except the flavor of her wet food (which she now loves).
Our Vet basically wants us to keep an eye on it and bring her in a week if she hasn't stopped. She mentioned applying some bitter apple spray to get her to stop. Has anyone experienced this with their cat? Any suggestions on the type of spray to get?
Thanks so much for your help!!