My cat has loose skin on his nose. Is it a scratch or infection?

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My black 7 month old male cat just now has a loose, rubbery all black (like his black nose) piece of skin happening on his nose that wasn't there 2 hours ago. It feels like I may cause bleeding if I pull too hard so I'm almost convinced he scratched his skin on the tip of his nose. He isn't acting lethargic and his eyes are normal. Just hoping to see if it's an infection or if he scrapped his nose but in a really strange way. I can only describe it as it looks like skin colored stitching loose. Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male | neutered | 6 months and 25 days old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor Binx. Based on your description it sounds like he scraped his nose and the tiny piece of skin is hanging on there. An infection would have either swelling or yellowish/green moist discharge and often-times a foul odor associated with it. This does not sound like an infection. If it is just a piece of skin hanging, as I presume, then I would not bother it and let it fall off naturally. A scab should form in the next day or two, sealing the injury naturally, and then once the healing process is complete the loose skin will fall off on its own. You can also clarify that this is indeed hanging skin by sharing a photo during a private consultation request if you wish. If things look like they are not healing well or appear to be infected at any point then its best to take Binx to your local vet for proper wound management. But if this is just a superficial injury (no active bleeding), then things should heal up just fine. I hope this helps, and take care of that fur baby!

My cat has loose skin on his nose. Is it a scratch or infection?

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