My cat touched a hot heater. Her paw looks fine, but what should I do?

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Spot touched my heater with her left front paw I know it burned her. She still walks on it and wrestles the other cat. Should I put anything on it ? I don't see any blister or anything yet. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 6 months old

Daniela Jessen, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi, It sounds like Spot was lucky, as there is no limping or any lesions, so it is possible that it was very mild burn which generally limited to minor pain and in most cases also redness. Contact burns from hot surfaces are usually obvious from their onset but may take 1-2 days to fully appear in some cases. For now just monitor that she is not showing signs of discomfort and pain such as lameness or licking the paw and watch the the appearance of the paw for damage more than redness if any of these signs develop take her to your vet.

My cat touched a hot heater. Her paw looks fine, but what should I do?

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