Black stains on nose

Hi there.

I've got two cats, one male, one female, roughly the same age. She is about 3 months older than he is, and they're turning 3 this year. I realised a while ago that he sports some black stains on his nose, his lips and the inside of his left eye. She has absolutely nothing.

Now before I go to a vet and spend money I dont have, I thought I'd ask here. He seems to be in perfect health, he is as retarded as he ever was, I noticed no change at all in his behavior. They both went through a great stress back in September though (my apartment building went down in flames, so you can imagine), could it have caused the stains? I also noticed that sometimes they go away, but I've been observing him closely for a week and they're sticking there.

Any clues? Any help/advice would be much welcomed. Thanks in advance!!

I could be totally off base, but I had a cat who developed a black spot on her nose as she grew older.. and it turned out to just be normal pigmentation.

I don't know how common that is or anything, but I do know that when she was a kitten it wasn't there.

Hmm... could be. His flesh is a nice pink, whereas hers is brown/black. She's got the most gorgeous of noses lol

Is the cat a red tabby? Red tabbies develope black colors spots on their lips,nose, and eyelids as the get older. Its nothing to worry about just doesnt look nice.

Yeah he is. Well that explains it then... I'm just glad to know that there is nothing to worry about.

Thanks!!!

Oliver's got a little black speckle on his otherwise purrfectly pink nose and he's 4.... for the longest time, I'd always think it was a speck of dirt and try to wipe it off, haha... the vet's seen it and never said anything about it, so I figured it was nothing to worry about... it hasnt changed size or shape or anything either

Originally Posted by kitytize

Is the cat a red tabby? Red tabbies develope black colors spots on their lips,nose, and eyelids as the get older. Its nothing to worry about just doesnt look nice.

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Good call. I never thought about it until now, but you're right. Az, my red tabby, has one on his lip that I always tried to wipe off thinking it was dirt too!

Don't remember if he had it as a kitten, but he's had it for at least the past few years that I remember and hes 7yrs.

Luckily he's still got those cutie freckles on his nose and hasn't developed spots there. The freckles are my favorite part