Cat paws also help cats groom and defend themselves, sense their environment, and communicate using pheromones. Cats are digitigrade animals, meaning they walk on their toes (also called digits).

Leash training a cat doesn't really involve much training. You can’t really train a cat to heel and walk beside you like a ...

A “sweet” stray cat caught in the California wildfires ... “She couldn’t walk due to the painful burns on her paw pads,” the shelter said. “She was scared, all alone, and needed ...

As a deadly wildfire ravaged California, a “beautiful black cat” named Spirit ... “In fact, the burns on his paws were so bad that he could barely walk,” the nonprofit wrote.