Cat Ingrown Nail In Pad. Im guessing this is an ingrown nail? Yes, cats do get claws that grow into their pads if not clipped.
Clipping a cat’s claws is usually a two person job. Due to the fact that stepping on the part of the pad with ingrown claw is painful for the pet, its gait changes. Bring your cat to the vet for evaluation and to have this situation alleviated in the best possible way.
The nail is curved and grew into the paw.
Pretty much all you can do is to (a) remove that part of the claw which has penetrated the paw pad and (b) make sure that there is no infection in the pad and that no infection takes hold and (c) prevent it happening again by regular claw trimming or by making sure the claws are worn down through use. I called and made a vet appt for wed and she asked if i wanted it pulled out.ugh!! An involuted nail is more similar to an ingrown claw for a cat, according to wikipedia. You would think a nail growing into a pad would be very painful, but many of our fur faces don’t tell us anything is wrong until the little toe is swollen and putrid.