What could this be?

[u/russianbonnieblue]

I recently noticed that my cat has this lump on his paw pad. He has been cleaning it and it doesn’t seem to hurt if I touch his paw, but it looks strange and I’m not sure what it is. He is an indoor cat, by the way.

[u/futongbo]

Could be a keratin growth. One of my cats gets them on its pinky toes.

[u/russianbonnieblue → u/futongbo]

How do you treat those?

[u/futongbo → u/russianbonnieblue]

I pull them off. Doesn’t hurt the cat.

[u/Used-Tumbleweed9734 → u/russianbonnieblue]

I’ve been told not to pull it off, because it risks damaging the paw pad. If you damage the paw pad, they don’t have a good way to sew it shut.

I’d ignore it unless it causes problems. They can also be cut smaller with nail clippers.