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My stray cat has a bruised and swollen paw. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 1 year old

Hello..my name is nida, I have a stray cat in my locality, she usually comes to my home for food recently I found a bruise on her paw and today it is swollen...please please let me know how to cure it.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on May 15th, 2018

Hi Nida! How lovely of you to look after Joey. She needs to see a vet for this problem, as without seeing her in person, there is no way I can diagnose what is causing the swollen paw or how to treat it. It could be she injured it or she could have an infection. The vet needs to diagnose that cause of the swelling so the correct medications can be prescribed, and it's very important that you don't give her any human medications, especially not pain medications. Many human pain medications are toxic to cats, and are fatal if given. If you don't want to assume financial responsibility for her, I'd bring her into your local RSPCA or cat rescue. Best of luck.

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