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Bruce, our 9-month-old Red/silver (Calico to those of you from the USA!) tabby Maine Coon, has always had a tendency to get a dirty nose - dry sticky black bits in his nostrils. I used to assume it was just an accumulation of dust that showed up on him because of his pale skin and fur (we don't really notice it on his sister, Sheila, who is a silver tortie tabby with black skin pigmentation). They are indoor cats.
When there is a lump of it, I tend to pick it off, but recently when I did so I noticed that the skin beneath it was a bit red, so I have tried not to fuss so much in case I was irritating his skin. But it has continued, and occasionally I have wondered whether it was in fact blood, not just dirt.
Two things are making my husband and I slightly worried:
1) Bruce has a tremendous purr, but sometimes it sounds almost wheezy/asthmatic, very low pitched but with some high squeaks in it.
2) One other cat bred by the same breeder died of a cancerous nasal tumour
Bruce seems completely healthy in all other respects, so we may be worrying about nothing, but does anyone else notice a dirty nose on their cats?
Thanks!
Bruce&Sheila
When there is a lump of it, I tend to pick it off, but recently when I did so I noticed that the skin beneath it was a bit red, so I have tried not to fuss so much in case I was irritating his skin. But it has continued, and occasionally I have wondered whether it was in fact blood, not just dirt.
Two things are making my husband and I slightly worried:
1) Bruce has a tremendous purr, but sometimes it sounds almost wheezy/asthmatic, very low pitched but with some high squeaks in it.
2) One other cat bred by the same breeder died of a cancerous nasal tumour
Bruce seems completely healthy in all other respects, so we may be worrying about nothing, but does anyone else notice a dirty nose on their cats?
Thanks!
Bruce&Sheila