My cat stood on my leg and left paw imprints
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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I……. feel like this looks not medically good.
Pitting edema
OP
Go to the doctor – source: am doctor
Go see a dr
Not good. Doctor.
Err you may want to go get checked out by a dr for edema.
You should get paw print tattoos there, so you always have a reminder of your sweet friend. After you see the doctor, friend.
You have pitting edema. This is serious. Not a troll here. Please at least tell your primary care doctor. If you’re also experiencing shortness of breath, non productive cough or cough when lying down, or decrease in urination, just go to the ER. This is a sign of many things including heart disease, kidney disease, or severe protein deficiency. Either way, this NEEDS to be evaluated and is not normal at all.
*edit to include I am a triage RN and am not pulling this info out of my ass
Everyone is saying it, but if you haven’t already been seen by a doctor for this, please go as soon as you are able. This can be a symptom of some very serious underlying conditions that will need immediate treatment. It’s not always the case and there are some more benign causes, but it’s better to play it safe.
Damn, OP just wanted to share a cute photo, gets told they’re dying.
Serious edema, I would immediately cut as much sodium from your diet as possible and get in to see a dr. Edema is your body’s way of warning you, mine was because my heart was in congestive failure.
came here to say you’re dying, everyone beat me to it
You should see a doctor about that.
That is fluid build up in your legs. GO TO THE HOSPITAL! Get yourself looked at… could be early signs of heart failure or something with the heart. It happened to me.
You need a doctor. That’s pitting edema.
This is pitting edema. Please see a dr
Pitting edema?
Medical Doctor here:
That looks like “edema”, an accumulation of fluids beneath the skin. The causes are mostly divided in a) Too low oncotic pressure inside the vessels (e.g low protein in serum) or b) too much hydraulic pressure within the vessels (e.g kidney, heart and liver failure). Additionally, the dilation of vessels during inflammation (infections, thrombosis) can also cause edema – in those cases the skins looks red and tender.
The first question is: is it symmetrical? If both legs are involved, suspect a systemic cause (liver, heart, kidney, proteins..); if only one leg is involved, suspect a local cause (vein insufficiency, thrombosis, etc).
In short: Not a normal finding, particularly not on a young patient. Find the time to visit your GP
==== you need to see a doctor – this is the sign of underling serious health issue =====
My cat weighs 100 lbs too.
Tempur-Pedic legs. Now go see a doctor
Had edema in one of my ankles/lower leg. Turned out I had gout. I felt relieved (other than the excruciating pain) because I thought I had kidney or heart failure.
OP
If you want a less scary possibility – but one you should still check out – it’s thyroid malfunction or just eating a shitload of salt. Nonetheless this is a pretty solid case.
Call your doc, see if they want you in, or if they want you to escalate to emergency (they’ll probably just want you in unless you have any other concerning symptoms). Meanwhile, get your legs up and elevated. Ankles should be above your chest. Prepare your chest for cat. It’ll be okay.
That cat performed a lower limb examination to show you that you have pitting edema. Unfortunately for us cats cant talk so go see a doctor ASAP
Go to the doctor: source: I’m a mortician
See your doctor. There are a lot of reasons for this, some may be nothing, but could also mean something serious.
Are you on blood pressure meds like amlodipine? When I took those, it gave me wicked bad pitting edema
get your kidneys checked
Yikessss, pitting oedema is no joke 😟😟
Mildlydying
You have pitting edema. It’s a sign of a serious health problem, please get it looked into if you haven’t already.
Don’t Furget to visit a doctor.
post should be on ask doctor
Everyone’s already saying it but please see a doctor. Edema could be a symptom of a serious issue
Hi. I’m a nurse. This is called pitting edema. See a healthcare provider and let them know about this if you haven’t already.
My brother in Christ, pitting edema like that ain’t good.
Came here to see how many said “go see a doctor”. I wasn’t surprised. Maybe OP knows already and has been to a doctor? Or maybe their cat is a 18 lb maine coon?
You need to see a cardiologist.
are your kidneys okay?
Go see a doctor about this, please.
Your leg(s) have an unnatural swelling called “edema”. This is likely due to unhealthy reasons.
While this may or may not be an urgent problem at the moment, it could become one. The cause(s) could either be or become life-threatening.
Well that’s not normal