This is probably a dumb question, but I'm very paranoid after losing Olive, even if my other two are negative. Just because they don't have FeLV, there could always be something else, like Haemobartonella (which I hope they don't have, because then I maybe could have done something for Olive). Also, it's just something I've never thought about, and now I'm interested in finding out the answer even if it's nothing abnormal.
Are a cat's pads always supposed to be a nice pink color (if they're pink and not another color, that is)? Or do they change with the cat's behavior--if they've been sleeping and lying around, they'd be paler, or if they've been overly active, they might be redder than usual? I'd assume that their pads would act in the same fashion that our skin does. I'm very pale and can turn very, very red, so I know about sudden changes in skin tone... I'm just not sure if it works the same for cats. Thanks! -Megan
