Question about a black spot on nose,,

Hi, Cozmo has this little black spot on his nose that was not there before and it is slowly getting bigger, It almost looks to me like he has some starting near his eye also. At first I thought it was just dirt or something but it won't wipe off and the spot is raised some, I can catch my finger nail on it. Any one have a idea what it might be and should I be worried about it?

It's some form of feline dermatitis. You can wait awhile before going to the vet to see if progresses. If the spot gets bigger the vet will have a better chance of identifying the type of dermatitis. See post and pictures below by Shicks for what it may turn into!

I called the vet and asked about it, I talked to the girl I got him from, she works at the vet clinic, she thought maybe it was just a color spot from growing up, but I told her I can feel a bump where the spot is and can catch my fingernail on it, She then said it would be a good idea to have it looked at so I have to take him in this afternoon to have it checked out. I will let you know what I find out.

Sending prayers and hugs from Mississippi that you get a good report.

oh heck, aint that strange that this is the 2nd post about what seems to be the same problem - heres Shicks link so there might be comments in there, and I am sure some comments in here will help Shick too

Hope all goes well at the vets and you get some answers Keep us posted and give Cosmo some scritches from us all !

I hope you find out what it is.
We almost had a third post last night, but some water and a rag cleaned it off.

Originally Posted by crazyforinfo

We almost had a third post last night, but some water and a rag cleaned it off.

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.......that really made me giggle, I can just picture you with a rag giving a poor kitty a serious nose scrub

I looked at the other posts about the dark spot, that is what made me call the clinic and ask about it. I tried to rub and scratch it off gently but it didn't come off. He also has the same little spots starting next to his eye but not as big as the one on his nose.

Originally Posted by mooficat

.......that really made me giggle, I can just picture you with a rag giving a poor kitty a serious nose scrub

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And this was at dinner time! I had to wait until DH left the room cause I didn't want him to gross out!

I know orange kitties develop small spots on their lips and nose when they age.

Hope its nothing serious. Please let us know what the vet says.

Lots of hugs and get well wishes for kitty!

Well some good news, some bad, vet thinks his nose was just a scab from maybe a claw from one of the other cats but she said to watch it. She pulled it off with her finger nail. The bad news, she thinks he has a infection going after his neuter operation. I have to give him clavamox twice a day for a while and see how he does. So I am a little sad right now that I have to be the bad guy again and give him meds.

I also feel bad that I never noticed he was having problems from his surgery, other than sleeping more than normal he seemed to be fine.

Originally Posted by Tom W

I also feel bad that I never noticed he was having problems from his surgery, other than sleeping more than normal he seemed to be fine.

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Don't feel bad, I am sure you were watching him and keeping up with him. I guess that stuff just happens sometimes.

Originally Posted by Tom W

I also feel bad that I never noticed he was having problems from his surgery, other than sleeping more than normal he seemed to be fine.

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Don't feel bad. Sometimes these things are hard to detect. I'm love my cats so much I can't imagine being without them. Yet last October, my Red Tabby Persian almost died on my watch. I didn't notice till it was almost too late that he was losing so much weight because he had such a thick coat. We all live and learn.

Check spider bite info, very important! Brown recluse spiders bite noses when cat sniff at them and this could get majorly worse. Check house or favorite pets area for spider. If you find spider be careful kill and store for determination of type of spider. Do not discard it.

Funny you should say that, the vet was talking to Cozmo while she was looking at him and she asked him if a spider bit him, I thought she was just being funny, but maybe she is thinking the same thing and thats why she said to keep an eye on the spot.

This is the same vet that Tuffy had, she was on vacation the other times Cozmo was there. I don't want to make it sound like she is way better than the other vets there, but she seems to think of things sometimes that just amazes me, She covers all the bases really well on wierd little things like the spot.

The first thing she did was look at him under a black light but didn't see anything. Then she picked off the spot and checked the little chunk real close and said it sure looks like it was just a scab forming over the area.

I think you should check your house and Cozmo's favorite areas for spider. If you find any kill and store it in like a prescription bottle or glass jar to have it checked for type of spider. You might want to see what my cat is going through , look for my new post and see pictures. C.

Before anyone jumps to any conclusions that it's a brown recluse spider bite, please check to make sure the spider actually lives in the same area you do
They don't do so well with very cold, harsh winters and are primarly a midwest spider. There is another spieces of brown spider that can cause a painful bite refered to as a hobo spider, it has a different range.

Your kitty looks like he is not having a good time right now, I hope he can get better soon. [sending lots of healing vibes]

We live in a very old house and there are allot of spiders in the basement and at times they come in the house. Yvonne don't think it was a spider bite because there was no swelling. It started out as a tiny little dark dot I noticed one day and it was slowly getting bigger, So I though just to be safe I would ask about it, It could just be from Angels claw that poked him in the nose, she fights with the other cats at times.

We also have a bad problem with static electricity in this house when it gets real cold out because the furnace dries the air out so bad. About a week ago I held out my hand to Cozmo and he came up to it and a big spark jumped from my finger to his nose so maybe the spot was a burn healing from that. I told the vet that and she said that could be all it is. I am to call her if it gets any worse looking.

It was a good thing I called about it and took him in, at least they found out he was having other problems and got him on a med before it got real bad. I forgot to say the vet thinks he has the start of a respiratory infection also, she said that after she asked if he had been sneezing, which I don't think he is but sometimes right after he wakes up from a long sleep he has a very deep wet cough that just started also, so I told her that and she listened to his chest and said something about it being loud in there, so the clavamox should help with the breathing and his sore little back end.

I have so much going on I am getting over loaded and can't think straight sometimes so I forget stuff when I get like this, my brain has all kind of different thoughts racing through it at one time, the fun of being bipolar I guess.

.....just checking in..........so the vet thinks it was a scab just forming over something, it sounds like your vet was real thorough and checked everything ............does it look any different today & how is he ?
Bless Cosmo, give him some scritches from us