What s wrong with cats having black clumps on their noses?

Pet 9:06am, 5 August 2025 133

If your cat has black clumps on its nose, it may be due to ringworm or cat distemper. It is best to take them to the veterinarian immediately for prompt diagnosis and treatment.

The black clumps on the cat's nose may be just food residues, or it may be scabs in the wound or infection with skin diseases such as ringworm. In this regard, the owner can gently wipe the black lumps. If they can be wiped off, it is an ordinary pollutant and just clean it up. If it is a black scab formed during the wound healing process, there is no big problem, and wait until the scab falls off by itself. But if it cannot be wiped off, there are scabs or the bigger the more you wipe, you should consider it as cat moss. It is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for examination and confirmation in time.

1. Food residue

If the cat usually eats greasy food, the oil is stained on the nose and the owner does not clean it up in time, black scabs may form over time. In this regard, the owner can wipe the cat with a wet tissue or a hot towel. If it can be wiped off, there will be no big problem. Please pay attention to cleaning the cat later.

2. Cracks of wounds

If there is a wound on the cat's nose, black and red scabs will form in the later stage of the wound recovery. In this case, the scabs will generally fall off naturally, so it is recommended that the owner use iodine to disinfect so that the black scabs can heal naturally. After healing, the scabs will fall off by themselves.

3, cat moss

If the black lumps on the cat's nose cannot be erased, and the bigger the rub, and there will also symptoms such as hair loss and redness around the nose, the cat may be infected with skin diseases such as ringworm. At this time, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for a skin examination in time, and then use symptomatic medication to treat it according to the examination results.