Cat’s paw pads are raw

My advice and my only advice would get him to the vets quick!!

He seems to be in a world of pain poor mite!!

Hi, thanks for visiting and asking. It seems to me that the initial question is: is this caused by an injury or a disease?

Does he go outside? If so could he have walked on something that has caused irritation to his hind paw pads or abraded them? Chemicals can cause damage.

Also cats can damage themselves by scratching and over grooming for various reasons.

Ringworm can infect the claws. This might be irritating and he might be over grooming the claws/paws as a result. Do you see more grooming than usual?

If he walked on something it would be likely that all four paws would be affected. I would therefore tend to think it is an injury in a fall of some sort. He might have jumped off a high object and dragged his hind paws down the object as cats do.

But if he is full-time indoor that is unlikely. There are no outstanding topics in the books I have that are relevant to this injury.

Is he declawed? Does he have pain? Is he self-harming the area? This might be a factor although your description does not support this (you say he is “hyper” and therefore active). However being hyper also indicates that he may have suffered an injury in being overly active.

If it is an injury it will heal fairly speedily. I’d watch careful and wait and/or take him to your veterinarian.

Good luck.