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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Tuxedo cat, brown freckles?
I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the skin between her eyes and her ears. They are not raised, and are not crud, they are definitely skin discoloration. Where they are is in that place in front of the ears themselves where the fur is sparse? She will go in to the vet for a regular checkup next week. In the meantime, has anyone seen this before? > I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the skin > between her eyes and her ears. They are not raised, and are not crud, they [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > She will go in to the vet for a regular checkup next week. In the meantime, > has anyone seen this before? Normal. Herrie - also a tuxedo - has them in the exact same place. Normal even if not a tuxedo. Cathy > > I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the skin > > between her eyes and her ears. They are not raised, and are not crud, they [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Cathy Thank you, Cathy. She needs one more health problem like she needs a bigger appetite! > I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the skin > between her eyes and her ears. They are not raised, and are not crud, they [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > She will go in to the vet for a regular checkup next week. In the meantime, > has anyone seen this before? Biskit has that. But I'd also noticed when she was shaved for surgery that every where her fur is black, the skin is black. The areas where the fur is yellow, the skin is pink. I just figured those spots on that sparse part is where the fur would be black. Guess not, since Tuxes have them too. When it gets warm, I'm going to get her a lion cut or at least get her belly and chest shaved. She has long, fine, wispy,fly-away fur that matts so easy. She's really going to look weird with spotted skin. Sherry > > I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the > skin > Biskit has that. But I'd also noticed when she was shaved for surgery > that every where her fur is black, the skin is black. The areas where > the fur is yellow, the skin is pink. I just figured those spots on that > sparse part is where the fur would be black. Guess not, since Tuxes > have them too. Good to know. They sure look weird. And FWIW they are not on any of her white areas. > When it gets warm, I'm going to get her a lion cut or at least get her > belly and chest shaved. She has long, fine, wispy,fly-away fur that > matts so easy. She's really going to look weird with spotted skin. Sherry! I know things get dull sometimes but cat shaving? ;) > > When it gets warm, I'm going to get her a lion cut or at least get her > > belly and chest shaved. She has long, fine, wispy,fly-away fur that > > matts so easy. She's really going to look weird with spotted skin. > > Sherry! I know things get dull sometimes but cat shaving? ;) Oh man. We *have* to do something. Her fur is long and real wispy. It tangles so bad. I think she's really inept at self-grooming -- I think she creates the matts herself trying to lick the part between the two front legs. She had one bigger than a half dollar that I spent two days getting out. Now she's got another one started. I have some clippers. If I can get DH To hold her down, it might be enough to shave from the front legs to about halfway down her belly. She'd look really weird with a lion cut. Sherry > > > When it gets warm, I'm going to get her a lion cut or at least get > her [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > front legs to about halfway down her belly. She'd look really weird > with a lion cut. We want pitchers. :) > > > I was scratching Buddha's ears and noticed big brown freckles on the > > skin [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sherry! I know things get dull sometimes but cat shaving? ;) It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry mentioned - for long-haired cats who mat like crazy in the summer. Cathy >It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry >mentioned - for long-haired cats who mat >like crazy in the summer. I have a page about lion cuts with pics here: http://community.webtv.net/getcathelp/lioncut Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray > >It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry > >mentioned - for long-haired cats who mat [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Megan The orange cat in the pics actually *looks* like a lion! The cut really looks good on him. It also looks like the cat isn't shaved really close, unless the pic was taken after it had grown out a bit. Bikkie's always on the windowsill--like Garfield, she gets "trapped in a sunbeam". I wonder if she'd sunburn. Sherry > > >It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry > > >mentioned - for long-haired cats who mat [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > windowsill--like Garfield, she gets "trapped in a sunbeam". I wonder if > she'd sunburn. I might worry about them getting nicked when playing with other cats. I have heard that cats have very thin skin. The orange cat does look cool. Can you imagine how weird that would feel? Probably like walking around with a winter scarf on but otherwise nekkid! > > >It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry > > >mentioned - for long-haired cats who mat [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sherry She'll sunbun if she's shaved too close, but with a normal lion cut, she shouldn't. If you get one for her, you can request a #10 blade (1/2 inch, IIRC), or a #5 (3/4 inch IIRC) - but IMO, cuts done with a #5 look choppy and you don't get your money's worth. The pic of the grey cat Megan posted is a good example of a lion cut done with a #10 blade- short cut, very even with a pretty mane, feet and tail. That's how it is *supposed* to look. I used to shavre white cats all the time and never got complaints about sunburns, FWIW. You can always try one, and if you or she doesn't like it, don't do it again. A good one will last 6 months, so they are great for the apring/summer. -L. >>It's fairly common - the "lion cut" Sherry mentioned - for long-haired cats >>who mat like crazy in the summer. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Megan Oh ... I saw a picture of a cat like this, looking really pissed off, and it was billed as a mistake where the owner had asked for a "line cut" and gotten a lion cut ... you mean this is real? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Biskit has that. But I'd also noticed when she was shaved for surgery that > every where her fur is black, the skin is black. The areas where the fur is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sherry I noticed just a few days ago (Oscar doesn't let me play with her paws much) that for the most part, Oscar's pads are grey, but where the fur around them is peach-colored, her pads are pink. She actually has a paw where some pads are pink, and some grey! 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