I find that the color does vary. When mine are playing, or lazing in a hot
sunbeam, the pads look pinker. I think it mainly has to do with how warm
they are. Probably the gums are a better indicator, but even those I find
vary somewhat in color.
Cassandra
----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:34 AM
Subject: OT: Coloration of Cat's Pads
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
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