Cats nose scabby?

For about the last month one of my cats has had a scabby nose along with a runny nose and sneezing. He's a domestic shorthair about 12 years old. I thought it would go away but it's been staying strong, is this common?

Are you positive they aren't 'boogers'? What color are they/

Yes, I'm sure, its scabby

I would suggest a vet visit. Since the problem has not gone away, it's important that it is checked out. Persistant scabs could be a symptom of skin cancer.

My Bengal cat has a persistant chapped nose. For such a pretty girl she has such a ugly nose pad. I have been to the vet and he thinks it's a auto immune disease called Pemphigus foliaceous. We put unscented chap stick on her nose and have been working with her diet. If it gets any worse she has to go to Dr and be put under to get a scraping of her nose to confirm the Pemphigus. My vet said it's an easy fix, however it would mean she will need to take steroids and I would like to try everything natural before I put her on steroids. I don't like the long term affects of steroids.

I asked the Holistic vet that came to this forum about this.

Here is the link if you think it will help you.
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=163558