Frustrated about yet more stinky feet

On Feb 20, 11:29 pm, Cheryl wrote:

I'm sure you're right. I can't find it. Don't know how to find
it.

Does your kitties "environment" come with a "restore" feature like
windows xp?
You could just restore to a date when his foot wasn't stinking...

haha yes, but something to that effect anyway

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Yeah, he's just a little sensitive to his environment, or he can be
made sensitive depending on his food?

anything stressing him out? stress can be an acute trigger for lots of
things.

Now I'm thinking it's a clogged scent gland in his paw.


Barry

It is definitely fungal. My cat had this a year ago. They keep
licking it and it stays wet and becomes a fungus infection. The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away. My cat races around also and could
easily get rug burns that turn into fungus infections because of the
licking.

On Feb 21, 12:20�am, "cybercat" wrote:
"Cheryl" wrote

But just the paws? *That's my question.
Shamrock has allergies to mold spores, dust mites, cat dander and
some pollens, but he breaks out on his tail, legs, and in the past
his torso. *Never his paws. Litter used is fragrance-free.

Isn't Rhett a Bengal mix? Does he play in his water? It almost
sounds fungal.

On Feb 21, 9:10 am, "Buddy's Mom" wrote:
It is definitely fungal. My cat had this a year ago. They keep
licking it and it stays wet and becomes a fungus infection. The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away. My cat races around also and could
easily get rug burns that turn into fungus infections because of the
licking.

so why is he licking his pad? he's digging into the enclave... why?

He first its probably get a rug burn from playing and then keeps
licking it. The wetness creates a fungal infection, which is why it
smells. And they do smell awful.

On Feb 21, 9:13�am, "Barry" wrote:
On Feb 21, 9:10 am, "Buddy's Mom" wrote:

It is definitely fungal. *My cat had this a year ago. *They keep
licking it and it stays wet and becomes a fungus infection. *The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away. *My cat races around also and could
easily get rug burns that turn into fungus infections because of the
licking.

so why is he licking his pad? he's digging into the enclave... why?

On Feb 20, 11:58?pm, Rhonda wrote:
Could he have developed an allergy to the litter? Any chemicals in the
litter?

Rhonda


That was the first thing I thought of too. Or if the carpet had been
cleaned recently, or a different chemical used on the kitchen floor.
I know the folks at the shelter have been warned by the vets about
letting the floor dry well and air before letting the cats back on it
(but they mop with a bleach solution).
Cheryl, I have just never heard of this. I've heard of nail-bed
infections, but not anything affecting the paw pad. Maybe it's a weird
fungus? You get more than your share of feline medical mysteries!
Hope you get it sorted out soon. Does he lick it and mess with it a
lot?

Sherry

"Buddy's Mom" wrote in message
oups.com...
It is definitely fungal. My cat had this a year ago. They keep
licking it and it stays wet and becomes a fungus infection. The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away. My cat races around also and could
easily get rug burns that turn into fungus infections because of the
licking.

This makes sense to me. It's the stinkiness that gives it away.



On Feb 21, 12:20?am, "cybercat" wrote:
"Cheryl" wrote

But just the paws? That's my question.
Shamrock has allergies to mold spores, dust mites, cat dander and
some pollens, but he breaks out on his tail, legs, and in the past
his torso. Never his paws. Litter used is fragrance-free.

Isn't Rhett a Bengal mix? Does he play in his water? It almost
sounds fungal.

"Barry" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 21, 9:10 am, "Buddy's Mom" wrote:
It is definitely fungal. My cat had this a year ago. They keep
licking it and it stays wet and becomes a fungus infection. The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away. My cat races around also and could
easily get rug burns that turn into fungus infections because of the
licking.

so why is he licking his pad? he's digging into the enclave... why?


Because it is irritated and it hurts, from a rug burn OR from an
allergic reaction. :

"Sherry" wrote

Maybe it's a weird
fungus? You get more than your share of feline medical mysteries!
Hope you get it sorted out soon. Does he lick it and mess with it a
lot?


It has to be. I bet if the vet gives her an anti-fungal cream it will clear
up.
But that treatment is problematic with cats, because anything you apply
has to be safe for them to ingest.

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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On Tue 20 Feb 2007 11:21:16p, Barry wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
roups.com:
No matter what it is, there is a trigger.

I'm sure you're right. I can't find it. Don't know how to find
it.
Cheryl

Could he have picked up something, maybe a splinter or tiny speck of glass
in his paw at some time?

Annie

on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:10:54 GMT, "Buddy's Mom" wrote:

The vet
told me to use a diluted clorox solution a couple times a day for
about a week and it went away.

Cheryl, get specific instructions from your vet if you opt to try this.
Bleach could harm your kitty, so I'm sure there must be a safe way of doing
this.

--
Lynne