Why the dirty nose?

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My cat, Cosmo Nova has a dirty nose. ALL the time! It drives me crazy! No sooner then I clean it, I turn around and it's dirty again.

He's 8 years old and this problem only arose recently. He did test positive for Mycoplasma about 4 years ago, but when I did another Feline viral PCR test a few years later her was negative. (He has been on a long course of clavamox for a double eye infection)

This condition seems to bother me more then it does him, except for when I clean his nose....then it bothers him more!  It's dry flaky black discharge in the nostrils, and also in the fur surrounding the nose.

Has anyone had this happen before? what was the problem? any insight is appreciated.
 

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Just boogers
Some cats just have them. Just wipe the nose clean when it starts to bug you
I have to clean my tuxedo cat's nose every few days because of the boogers.
 
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Eww kitty boogers! I wonder why he never had this problem before, and now he does?
None of my other cats have this issue. He's never going to be a model with that dirty little nose! (He's not trying to be a model, I just tell him these things when he gets dirty or scratched by the other cats)
 

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Eww kitty boogers! I wonder why he never had this problem before, and now he does?
None of my other cats have this issue. He's never going to be a model with that dirty little nose! (He's not trying to be a model, I just tell him these things when he gets dirty or scratched by the other cats)


My tuxedo never had boogers until the past year
No idea what happened to trigger the boogers.

My Aby occasionally needs his nose cleaned, too. With him he gets gunk right in the corner of his nostrils so I have to gently poke a fingernail in get the stuff out.
 
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