My senior cat has a new nose spot. Is it an age spot or cancer?

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My 12 year old cat (white with blue eyes) has a spot on his nose now... is it an age spot or cancer? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Male | neutered | 12 years old | 8.5 lbs

Rodrigo Roca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, as you may now cancer can only be diagnosed by looking at the cells of the area in question. Certainly, we can get a suspicion for cancer by assessing the gross appearance of the area in question. This means that although looking at Blue's nose I don't think it looks very aggressive to be considered a cancer, we are unable to tell unless we sample that area. Cats can get pigmentation changes with age, so this may very well be a normal change associated with his age and nothing you need to be concerned with. I would recommend monitoring the area for progression of this pigmentation change or any evidence of mass, ulcer, or thickening of the nose which would be more concerning for a cancer. Hope this helps and best of luck.

My senior cat has a new nose spot. Is it an age spot or cancer?

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