my 10 month old kitty has dry, cracked pads (not painfully cracked)...?

Question

before i got him he was indoor/ outdoor, now he is a spoiled indoor kitty named "puppi" (lol)

but his pads are SOO dry! i want to know if there is anything SAFE i can soften them up with.

i thought olive oil? vaseline? any ideas ?

thanx! shannon and "puppi"

Answer 1

i vote for vaseline :)

try ex lax, seems to be working for me at the moment...lol

Answer 2

I would check with your vet; I've been told that vaseline doesn't hurt them in small doses, but whatever you put on there, he'll lick. I'd also check with the vet to see if there is, perhaps, a medical reason why his pads are so dry. Perhaps feeding him some oily fish would help, too, like tuna in oil. Not much at a time, because they love it and will overeat, lol.

Answer 3

My friend is a vet tech., and she said you could put vegetable oil on them, it won't hurt them if they lick it and it's good for their coats even if they do. She said to really rub it in, this gets it into the pads really good, also to do it a couple times a day. Rubbing their pads like that, often, will also help them get used to their feet being touched, so they don't freak out so much when they need their nails cut.
My cats name is Mica, she is a black Burmese (she has an Avatar too, she is always with mine), she said to say she is sorry "puppi" is going through this.
I hope this helps. Give her a kiss for me.

Answer 4

There is a product called Bag Balm and it is made for exactly this. It was first developed for cow's udders by a farmer, fo milking and nursing calves, to keep the skin from chapping. And it worked... but then the farmers realized that it also protected and healed their hands while they were applying it to the cow's udders.

It's a completely natural dry and chapped skin remedy and it actually stays on and LASTS by creating a protective coating over the skin. Not even licking removes the coating. It just seeps in.

I use it on 2 of my cats that have horned paw pads and it works wonderfully to keep their pads soft so they never crack.

You can get it at wal-mart... check in the feet section. And you can get it at just about any chain drug store like CVS and Walgreens.

I highly recommend it for it's staying quality!



http://www.bagbalm.com/

"Helps soothe cuts, scratches, skin irritations, and paw abrasions. Pets are in good hands with Bag Balm®. For over 100 years, Bag Balm® has been a fixture down on the farm. It goes on fast—and stays on!"

Answer 5

Sudacrem (for babies) Face or hand moisturizer, Horse hoof oil, Vaseline, Lanolin

any of the above

Answer 6

neosporin (not the kind with pain relief) or vaseline...either will do, but rub it in good because you know he is going to lick off most of it...you may have to apply several times a day

Answer 7

You can try rubbing Vitamin E on it but he might just lick that off. I would put fish oil in his food. That might help the dryness.

Answer 8

Vit. E works, but there is a cap just for animal called Derm Caps. Works great. And don't feed cheep food. Not good not enough vits, just fillers to make them feel full.

Answer 9

Try regular petroleum jelly

Answer 10

Maybe baby oil?