Evening all,
For the last three days, my cat has been jumping up onto the kitchen worktop. I tell him "no" every time and walk over to him. He keeps doing it anyway, mostly to get my attention when I'm not focused on him.
Tonight, I was heating some food up on the hob. I heard him jump up onto the worktop and said "no". Usually, he waits for me to come over, but this time, before I'd even turned my head, he'd already jumped down and was tearing off at full speed.
It didn't click straight away. Ten minutes later, I realised he must have stepped on the hot rings. I checked the bottom of his paws, and the pads are definitely a very dark pink, whereas they're usually quite pale. It might just be my imagination (I'm a naturally very anxious person), but it looks like one of the pads is a bit swollen.
I ran them under the tap for about a minute each, but I couldn't keep him still. I ended up soaking a feather toy and playing with him so his paws would get wet while he was chasing it.
He's eating, drinking, and running around. Right now, he's just lying down looking out of the window. Should I call the emergency vet, or can it wait until tomorrow morning? (My vet opens at 8am).
Thanks for any advice.
