my 10 yr old male cat may have plasma cell pododermatitis-cause?

[johnandbruce]

His 4 paws are puffy and spongy and  the right front pad bleeds intermittently. The vet is leaning toward plasma cell pododermatitis and may want to do a biopsy.  Can the diagnosis be made without a biopsy and start a treatment  empirically?  We installed new upgraded rugs in our home on Nov 30, 2015 and his first bleeding occurred on Dec 9. But my wife says she noted puffy paws (but no bleeding) at least a month before the new carpet went in.  Incidentally we also found out in Dec he has creatinine of 3.3 and BUN of 52 so he has some kidney disease too. But he eats well and is very affectionate.

[opus88]

hi, sorry it has taken so long for someone to get back to you. we are not Vets on this site only pet parents like yourself, all we can offer is our own personal knowledge and experiences. I will include a link to a long thread on Podo and perhaps you can find some answers there that you are looking for, just click on the link. I hope your kitty gets some relief...keep in touch, we love to know abt treatments and outcomes
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Cats/Plasma-cell-pododermatitis/show/1666260

[opus88]

the link didn't highlight for some reason, you will need to copy and paste. this site is under going many changes at the moment and sometimes this feature works, but not this am.