I?m hoping that someone in this ng might have a clue for me.
My 7 year old Maine Coon has been lethargic, had her to vet
,
Blood tests ok, and thyroid boarderline.  Walks like old
lady.
Been tracking vitals, and constipation set in ?brought back
to vet.
Yes, she was blocked.  After irrigation (anesthetized), he
discovered
that 3 of her paws were badly infected, were raw and full of
pus.
He called me in and showed me, and started to clean them
out,
Some of her claws just fell out!  After further cleaning, an
antibiotic injection, and a pain shot, they returned her to
the caged area.
The vert said he had never experienced this  phoenomina in
25 years
of practice.  The vets he conferred with hadn?t either. He
was
going to check professional sites tonite to see if he can
figure out
any cause.  Thought/guessed it might be an auto immune
thing.

All I can come up with is that we had our carpets cleaned
(Chem-Dry) which we have had done before, but she was
acting poorly for a couple of weeks before that.

We will probly be picking her up tomorrow. I figure
On keeping her in an uncarpeted bathroom while we nurse her
back,
like pain pills and anti-biotic and some cleansing agent?
(she?s comfortable there, we?ve used it as her ?safe room?
before)

Any experience with anything similar?
Any wild guesses as what would cause something like this
?thing? with her paws???

Sylvia M.