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My cat is walking on an injured paw. Is it healing, and how long?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 8 years and 8 months old

mam, my cat nandu is slowly using his wouned paw to walk. is it a good sign? how much time it will take the flesh to cover the paw bone

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 19th, 2017

Yes, it is a good sign that Nandu is slowly using his wounded paw to walk! For minor wounds, it take three weeks for the tissue to regrow, but with deeper wounds, it will take longer than that. If there are complications, such as infection, that will delay the healing process further.

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