my cat's paws' pads seem dry?

my cat is 10 months old healthy male, 3 weeks ago i noticed that the pas on his front paws seem dry (like the dry skin on feet?) it is a bit chipped and i just noticed that its bleeding.
so there is some dry blood under the skin chips.
anyways, i will not take him to a vet cause i have spent a lot on our female who recently gave birth and i really cant afford it now.
any idea what this is?

2011-07-16T03:52:26Z

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Becca2011-07-16T12:32:25Z

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