My Cat Has A Really Sore Nose. Can You Help?

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Without examining the cat in person it is very hard to tell you exactly what is going on.  Trauma can cause abrasions or scrapes along the nose.  Self-trauma is also possible.  If this is an indoor/outdoor cat it may have gotten into a fight with another cat or another animal.  Foreign bodies are also possible--cactus spines etc can get lodged under the skin.  Bacterial or fungal infections are possible.  Cats can also get a type of erosion called a rodent ulcer that affects the oral cavity, lips, and sometimes nose.  Dermal parasites are possible--mites or ringworm.
Your veterinarian will be your best resource to determine what this lesion is.  Keep it clean and dry with warm water and a mild anti-bacterial soap; do not use hydrogen peroxide.  Keep your cat from rubbing it's face and keeping this wound open.

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My cats nose it very sore as well but I am pretty sure it is caused from mosquito's.  Not really sure what to do about it.  Seems to happen to older cats.  This is the 2nd cat that I have had, that it has happened to and both times it was after the were over 8 years old.   My first one had to be put down eventually because it got so gross.
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Yes, my son`s persian cat is on antibiotics for a runny nose and this week end her nose is bright red as though she has scraped it?
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My kitten is on antibiotics also and it started developing small lesions around the nose and now the tip is really red, I wonder if it's a side effect of the antibiotics.

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