Successful paw soak!

We swirled some salt into a small bowl of warm water as per TED's
instructions. DH and I both held Oscar; I focused on holding her body
in place while DH focused on holding her paw in the water. She didn't
struggle, but she was purring, I think in the "I really don't like
this and need to comfort myself" way. Maybe. Anyway, at about 3
minutes we decided she was probably about to bolt; we stopped before
that could happen and were able to dry off her paw.

Marina...

What a good girl!

Winnie...

Having 2 humans definitely help. Rusty didn't purr, but meowed most
pitifully.
He didn't struggle either but kept trying to jump out of the tub. I was
to let the shampoo
soaked in his paws for 10 mins. That wasn't so bad, it was the rinsing

Monique Y. Mudama...

Ten sounds like a loooooong time in cat terms. We manage about three
minutes with Oscar. Fortunately, we don't need to rinse, just dry. I
can imagine she would be pretty unhappy about rinsing.

Winnie...

The shampoo stayed on Rusty's paws for 10 mins. His paws were not
soaked in a container of solution like Oscar's. He didn't mind the
shampoo on his paws too much. He
hates the rinsing so I hurriedly went through the rinse. But there must
be some shampoo
residue on his skin, wihich caused his loss of fur.

Two is nice because one of us can hold her while the other dries.
Today, while Oscar's paw was soaking, I just held her firmly but
gently from above. I didn't have a death grip on her or anything.
She doesn't get really upset, but after a minute or two starts getting
more mobile and trying to move her paw out of the bowl.

Winnie...

I did soak Rusty's paws in a Goldenseal infusion as recommended by a
homoeopatic
vet in his book. I could barely kept the soaking for a few mintues.
Rusty shaked his paws
in digust and I got splashed. Some times I just pressed a soaked
cotton ball
on his paws. I also drank the Goldenseal tea myself for ringworm. It
tastes awful.

Winnie

that he objected
most.

Ideally the vet said to do this 2-3 times a day, but I doubt that will
happen. But even once a day should help clean out the paw.

Winnie...

Even washing Rusty's paws 2 times a week got to be a chore. I was so
glad when he was
cleared and I didn't have to do it anymore.

Monique Y. Mudama...

I can imagine!

I tried taking off her e-collar before the soak, and she went straight
for the paw, so it's definitely still irritating her.

Winnie...

Maybe she licked her paw just because it was something she couldn't do
with the collar on..

Monique Y. Mudama...

No ... it's hard to explain, but I can tell when she's just grooming
vs. when she *needs* to lick that paw. And in either case, it's the
licking that causes the damage far more than the original injury, so
it doesn't really matter *why* she's licking -- she can't be doing it.

Poor girl =/ Indignity after indignity.

jmcquown...

Awwww! Well maybe once she gets used to the paw soak you can do it for a
longer period of time and more frequently. Maybe try it twice each day over
the weekend?

I'm so proud of Oscar for letting you do this much the first time around!
Purrs for that evil fiberglass stuff to get out of her paw, post haste.

jmcquown...

Honey, Persia doesn't have a cone on her head but she loves closets. It's
just the nature of a cat, I guess. Hide in a dark, soft spot. Persia seeks
out and finds the pillows and the comforter I I have in the closet
sometimes. She comes out with a little urging and snuggles with me, but if
she doesn't want to, well, she doesn't want to :)

Purrs for Ocsar and for further treatments of the paw-soak. I think, no, I
*feel*, Oscar will be okay.

Did you shut off the location where the fiberglass can be a danger?

Winnie...

Rusty is still purring for poor Oscar.

Winnie

polonca12000...

Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes that her paw will stop itching,
Polonca and Soncek