(Cat) Scratched pad, can i help?

[ilovecornsnakes]

Jaffa, Jaffa, Jaffa.

the little pads on his 'wrists' above his front paws are both sore looking, as if he's grazed half the skin off but has stopped healing.
is there anything i can do instead of taking him to the vets?
i have no problem taking him but it's so simple i don't know if he needs it and their today is their day shut. if i take him i'm not going to the 'drop in' time again, i was sat there 3 / 4 hours when he got a scratched eye and missed my tea.

[selina20]

If they have stopped healing then he needs a vet because it could be due to infection. Animals come 1st im afraid

[DavieB]

missed tea or healthy cat......

[feorag]

Exactly!! Your pet can't tell you how it feels or whether it's in pain and cats compensate very quickly when something is wrong with them.

Either way a missed tea is nothing by comparison with not getting an animal veterinary care - sorry!!

[ilovecornsnakes]

i mean i'll book an appointment so we're not in the waiting room all that time.
it's not that he's stop healing its that it's a new scratch.

pets always come first in my life! i don't take my medication for arthritis as often as i'm supposed to but when he had a scratch on his eye i made sure he got his eye drops every dose.
the reason i'm looking for a home remedy is the vets near me aren't open on a sunday.