Urgent help! Cat came home with bleeding claws
I need quick advice. My cat roams outdoors at night and he just came back home. He was panting a lot and limping a little. I assumed he was just tired and he usually pants for a bit whenever he comes back from outside so I left him alone with some water. 311
I kept checking up on him and after 30 mins he was still panting. I picked him up and started inspecting him for any injuries and that's when I saw that every claw on both his hind legs were cracked and had blood. His front paws were the same but with one of the paw pads torn a little.
How could such injuries happen ? ? I currently have no medicines or antiseptics in my home other than dettol which I've read is not a good option. I don't live close to a vet nore do I have a driver who can take me to one. Is there anything I could whip up at home to treat his paws ? Should I just clean them with water and leave it alone ? He's stopped panting now and used his litter box which is further scaring me because what if he gets an infection? 833