What is this on my cat’s nostril?

[saraandmaxi]

Hi - I recently noticed this on my cat’s nostril. It hasn’t been there long, maybe less than 2 weeks. Any idea what it is? He recently started 5 mg daily of Prednisolone for IBD. He’s been on that for about 7 weeks. Not sure if there is a correlation, but I thought maybe given the timing. He doesn’t care when I touch it. It’s the same color as his nose pad.

I guess it’s not actually the nostril. Looks more like the nose pad in general.

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

I'm not really seeing anything. Can you be more specific about what/where to look, although I'm not sure we will be able to tell you anything anyway. We are not Vets here.

 

[stephanietx]

If you're talking about the little round ball on the left of the nostril, it's a crusty. Just wipe it off.

 

[Emmypeps]

Have you tried gently wiping it? Or is it a growth? If your baby is acting normal I wouldn’t think it would be super urgent to see a vet, however that’s always a safe bet. My kitty Rue has been on that steroid for months and had no such side effect, I don’t think the two are correlated, but only a professional can be sure.

 

[neely]

It almost looks like a tiny piece of skin. If you're worried keep an eye on it and if it changes color or size give your vet a call.