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Why do some white cats have a black nose instead of pink?

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Have you ever noticed your cat's nose go from pale to dark pink? Why would ... If, like me, you've noticed your cats nose getting brighter and more vibrant like some sort of kitty Rudolph on a foggy Christmas Eve, you're not alone. ... In turns out that this phenomenon is simply more noticeable in some cats. read more

Siamese cats, while not white, are sometimes whitish or cream-colored and they always have dark noses. Their skin pigment uner their hair is colored also. So, pink nose, black nose, gray nose, even freckled pink and brown nose is genetic just like orange or blue eyes, tufts in ears, no tufts, folded ears, kinked tail, no tail, fluffy tail. read more

I have known two all-white cats with melanoma, one who lost an ear from it but lived to be quite old, and one where the lesion was on the nose, who participated in a clinical trial at a vet college, underwent radiation and wide excision, but still eventually died of it. read more

The color of a cat’s nose is directly related to the color of their fur. Black cats have black noses, white cats have pink noses, orange cats have orange noses, and gray cats have gray noses. If you have a multicolored cat, she might even have a multicolored nose, too. Some kitties also have freckles on their noses. Cats wear leather year round. read more

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