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My cat has a hard black scab on her nose. Is it cancer?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 years and 2 months old | 11 lbs

Cat has small hard black scab like bump on her nose. Is this symptoms of cancer?tks

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 25th, 2017

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach! It is difficult to say from the pictures but because it is black and is on an area where there is not much hair, I am concerned it could be a melanoma, which is a type of cancerous tumor. I would recommend having a veterinarian examine this and consider further testing on this to ensure it is nothing to be worried about. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

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