Hallo @Raluca Matei and welcome

What a pretty cat!

I would say the brown patch is sun damage. Cats with white fur on their faces and pink nose leather are at risk of getting sun damage. If they get sun damage they are vulnerable to developing Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

It is good you are taking her to the vet to have the patch examined. The vet may decide to take a biopsy for testing.

Two of my cats have pink noses and I am conscious of not letting them lie in the sun. In fact I encourage them to stay indoors in warm weather until the sun has gone down. I did try some special pet sun protection lotion on them a few yrs ago but they hated it and washed it off.

I hope your cat will be OK.

 

Hallo @Raluca Matei and welcome What a pretty cat! I would say the brown patch is sun damage. Cats with white fur on their faces and pink nose leather are at risk of getting sun damage. If they get sun damage they are vulnerable to developing Squamous Cell Carcinoma. It is good you are taking her to the vet to have the patch examined. The vet may decide to take a biopsy for testing. Two of my cats have pink noses and I am conscious of not letting them lie in the sun. In fact I encourage them to stay indoors in warm weather until the sun has gone down. I did try some special pet sun protection lotion on them a few yrs ago but they hated it and washed it off. I hope your cat will be OK.

My cats are never out in the sun, only through windows. The brown spots are a sign of dehydration. Why would you even go to ‘cancer…just fear mongering.

 

I would second @chillminx thoughts .
It may be something else but skin cancer is always a possibility where there is white fur on any animal , best to have it checked out by your vet.

 

Thank you for your answers. The thing is she is an indoor cat, she never goes outside. She has been indoors since I found her 10 years agi. I can't even say she goes out on the balcony that much. Almost at all. She may have been out once or twice this summer (on the balcony) and we have glass windows but I am not even sure of that but if she did, she didn't stay more than 15 or 20 minutes. If...

 

Indoor cats with pink noses (or white ears) can still get sun damage. Does your cat lie in the sun on the window sill of a south or west facing window (i.e. with the window closed)? UVB radiation does not pass through glass but UVA radiation does and it can cause skin damage, though the risk of skin cancer is lower with it than with UVB radiation.

 

This is how it looks this morning. It's paler. That is strange...

 

This is how it looks this morning. It's paler. That is strange... View attachment 412078 View attachment 412078 View attachment 412079

Oh that is strange the marks are hardly noticable! Just keep your eye on it for now!

 

Perhaps it was just food, then

It's always worth getting new marks checked out by your vet, especially I'd they have pink noses and white fur, just in case it could be more serious. But I wouldnt worry about your cat unless it returns.

 

Beautiful cat! Really clear photos too.

I've had a few red Burmese - they are the colour of a golden Labrador with almost white tummies, so a pale colour. I found they would sometimes get dirt/food (who knows what) on that part of their nose which would disappear in due course.

One of them got genuine 'freckles' around his nose and mouth as he aged (he was an outdoor cat). They never caused him any problem.

 

If it was dirt or food then surely it would wipe off?

 

I just remember Patch, my male tabby and white kitten I had as a child, had a brown spot just on the tip of his pink nose, on the day we got him. Only the next day did we realise it was just cat food :Joyful

 

It is not food, I tried to wipe it off and it does not come off. It is a sort of pigmentation I think, that comes and goes which is really weird. For instance, this morning it is a little more noticeable than yesterday, I think. I sent the photos to my vet yesterday and she said that it may be food or maybe some sort of acnea but she will have to see her. The thing is she doesn't eat wet food and I doubt she would get those just from dry food. I know that indoor cats can get sunburnt too, let's hope that with her it is just a sign of aging. I will take her tomorrow to the vet, just to be on the safer side.

 

And thank you, she is really beautiful and to be quite honest, I have never expected her to live that long. She is 10 now and a few weeks after I found her, she had just been born, someone injured her, slammed the door from my apartment building and hurt her back legs. She was paralyzed for months, she had 3 surgeries and still can't poop without lactulosis. She is very narrow. But she is a real fighter, she's taught us so many surviving lessons.

 

For instance, this morning. It os more visible again.

 

If it's pigmentation it is very odd that it seems to fade then reappear. Let us know what the vet says after he's seen her.

(I don't wipe my cat's noses, I leave it to them!)

 

Yep, definitely. I will let you know on Tuesday. That's when we're going.

 

Hello again. Just to keep you updated. By the time I got my Sophie to the vet the spots were barely noticeable. My vet said that she is ok, she does not have a thing. Maybe it's because the lactulosis I give her every evening or something else in the food but she doesn't see anything life threatening. It's true that some fade "pigmentation" seems to appear from time to time, I am not even sure it's freckles but I am going to leave it like that for now.

 

She's a beautiful lady. I'm glad everything is okay. x

 

Thank you. She is. And also a fighter!

 

That's good news

 

The little one says thank you all

 

I know this post is from a few years ago- but my 13 year old male kitty has similar spots on his nose. They will pop up for awhile, and then fade away- just to show up again. I was wondering if your kitty’s spot reappeared?

 

OP was last seen October 2019, so I doubt the will answer you. You could start your own thread?

 

I'll leave this open as it's such a similar problem. If anyone has any advice to offer go ahead.
But it sounds as though a trip to the vet is in order, you can't be too careful with these things.

 

We just adopted a 6 mo th old kitten. He's developed a brown spot that takes over the tip of his nose. It's not food, and we've tried to wipe it off. We have an vet appointment in 3 days, but given his age, we're concerned. Has anyone else ever experienced this in a 6 month old? Thanks!

 

Hi, replying to this old thread because my cat has also had a similar issue already for a couple of years. Most of the time his nose is normal, but sometimes there are the same kind of brown stains appearing in his nose. I think it might be related to dehydration, but not sure. My cat has a kidney issue and he is usually more affected by the disease in summertime when temperatures rise. It's also in summer when he starts to get brown "stains" in his nose, so I think it's somehow related. If your cat is old and has this symptom, I'd have their blood tested to see if they suffer from any chronic condition that could cause it.

 

Hi there, I ended up here cause our 3 month old kitten has those nose stains/freckles as well. They come and go... He doesn't seem sick at all, justry healthy and happy. We'll take him to the vet in a week for a general check up but we already asked a vet friend and she didn't seem concerned... 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

My cats nose is similar. She ranges from what I think of as a nice healthy pink to nearly white. I notice what I call “stains” come and go from her nose very similarly to these pics- normally just on the top edge of her nose. I have my own theory that it might be related to hydration or kidney stuff. My cat has kidney disease and I give her SQ fluids in her back every couple of days. I feel like I’ve noticed a trend with when I get off track with her/our routine her nose lightens and does the stain thing. I came searching to see if other people had input, so it’s interesting to read @nooras reply

 

FYI, my cat, Maggie, gets similar marks on her nose, but she's regularly seen by our vets for FHV, and for her it's a type of stain that comes from the bloody discharge she gets as a result of the FHV from her eyes and nose.

It's always best to get these wee abnormalities checked by the vet and have the photos ready to show if they fade or change as well.