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Cancer in white cats?

post #1 of 5
9/18/10 at 6:49am
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Do white cats get cancer llike grey/white horses?
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post #2 of 5
9/18/10 at 6:53am
There's an increased risk of skin cancer (because of sunburn) on white and lighter colored cats. Since Casper is deaf, you probably won't be letting him outside so skin cancer is not much of a risk for him.
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post #3 of 5
9/18/10 at 7:22am
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nope not an outside cat
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post #4 of 5
9/18/10 at 7:26am
If he gets a chance to sit in open windows you'll want to put some sunscreen on his ears.
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post #5 of 5
9/19/10 at 12:45am
I read once that the risk of a white cat getting skin cancer was one in eight, if they have unlimited access to sunlight, though that must depend ont he part of the world they live in. But I have three white cats and I put children's sunblock on all of them in summer, whetehr they go outside ort not, as they all love sitting in sunny windows and doorways.
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