Injury:The inflammation, bleeding, or infection associated with wounds, embedded foreign objects, joint sprains, muscle strains, broken bones, hematomas, tendonitis, and dislocated joints can all cause swelling in a cat’s legs or paws. Arthritis:The inflammation associated with arthritis can lead t...
Swollen feet can be an indication of venous insufficiency. This means that blood is not moving up the legs and feet as required. There are valves that are supposed to maintain the upward flow of blood, but if they are damaged, this condition occurs. Symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency i...
Kidney disease also results in swollen ankles.Liver diseasethat affects the production of albumin, causes leaking of fluid into the interstitial space leading to swelling.Pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardium, causes breathlessness and swelling of ankle and legs. Certain medications – some m...
a condition in which blood inadequately moves up the veins from the legs and feet up to the heart. Normally, the veins keepbloodflowing upward with one-way valves. When these valves become damaged or weakened, the blood leaks back down the vessels and fluid is retained in ...
there is a backflow of blood towards your legs. This backflow results in the accumulation of fluid in your legs and ankles, thereby, causing your ankles and feet to swell. If you have been suffering from this condition for a long period of time, you may develop changes in your skin such...
this causes the ventricles to dilate to a point where the heart is unable to keep up with the demands of the body to function.Both left-sided and right-sided heart failure may result in fluid building up in the legs, with right-sided failure resulting in notable swelling of the legs, an...
This fluid may be actually leaking out of the wound. The area will be tender and painful to the touch. The drainage from the area is usually a cloudy white-yellow color. Felon: The fingertip is swollen and painful. The swelling usually develops over several days and is located in the ...