Ok so Zorro gets cuts on his paws from time to time from being an outdoor cat, they are usually small and when i take him to the vet for them all they usually do is clean it up with Chlorhexidine and charge me allot of money. Plus my cat absolutely hates being in moving cars and a trip to the vet causes him a massive amount of stress, the type where he loses control of his bowels. So i would like to avoid it if possible.
He came inside 2 days ago with a small cut on one of his toe pads. The way to describe it is a few layers of skin have come up and the small flap of skin is facing to the back end of his body, so that when he walks its constantly being lifted up and being irritated. It started out not deep enough to bleed but just pulling up a few layers of skin. Also with it being a small flap it traps dirt under it easily, hence why ive been making extra sure to clean it twice a day.
As i have been cleaning it twice a day with Chlorhexidine ive noticed through the wear of walking, running and jumping that its just deep enough now to start bleeding, its not gushing or anything just slightly bleeding and stops very quickly as the Chlorhexidine dries, it is also very clean and there is no sign of infection. But i cant see it healing without some kind of protection.
I've been doing some searching around on line and found out that people use non toxic super glue on allot worse cuts on dogs and cats paws. If i was to give it a good cleaning/flush and let it dry clean and then just covered it with a layer of glue, would this be safe and provide the protection it needs to heal?
Here is a video of a vet using it on a much worse wound on a dog:
Much thanks for any help
He came inside 2 days ago with a small cut on one of his toe pads. The way to describe it is a few layers of skin have come up and the small flap of skin is facing to the back end of his body, so that when he walks its constantly being lifted up and being irritated. It started out not deep enough to bleed but just pulling up a few layers of skin. Also with it being a small flap it traps dirt under it easily, hence why ive been making extra sure to clean it twice a day.
As i have been cleaning it twice a day with Chlorhexidine ive noticed through the wear of walking, running and jumping that its just deep enough now to start bleeding, its not gushing or anything just slightly bleeding and stops very quickly as the Chlorhexidine dries, it is also very clean and there is no sign of infection. But i cant see it healing without some kind of protection.
I've been doing some searching around on line and found out that people use non toxic super glue on allot worse cuts on dogs and cats paws. If i was to give it a good cleaning/flush and let it dry clean and then just covered it with a layer of glue, would this be safe and provide the protection it needs to heal?
Here is a video of a vet using it on a much worse wound on a dog:
Much thanks for any help
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