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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2005Pink-nosed kitties in the sun
We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also have completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of hardware cloth and plywood for our cats to lay outside in the sun. Question: do any of you put suntan lotion on your cats' ears? This didn't even occur to me until I saw a cat last week on vacation with skin cancer. His ears had been removed and nose was swollen, poor baby. He was an Italian cat, by the way -- he looked pretty hardy. :) Bear's (our cat) ears are misshapen from untreated ear mites before he was ours. I'm still concerned about skin cancer, although he's not out constantly. Is skin cancer common on pink-skinned cats? Rhonda > We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also have > completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of hardware [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Rhonda They are definitely more susceptible. I think there is actually a pet sunscreen but I don't know how well it would work on cats who clean themselves so often. Usually it is just advised to not let them out when the sun is strongest. > We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. <snip> > Question: do any of you put suntan lotion on your cats' ears? Water-resistant sunscreens with sun protection factor (SPF) 15 or greater applied to the ear tips twice daily. http://www.maxshouse.com/Solar-Induced_Squamous_Cell_Carcinoma_in_Cats.htm http://www.maxshouse.com/tumors_of_the_skin.htm#Squamous%20Cell%20Carcinoma > We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also have > completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of hardware > cloth and plywood for our cats to lay outside in the sun. HAHHH...!! HAHHHH....!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAA...!!! HHHEEEEEEEEEAAAWWW!!!!! HEEEEEEE....!! HEEEE..!!1 HEEEEEEEEE! WHOOOOOOOOOaaahhhhHH!!!! HAHHHHHH!!!! :] :] :] :] :] :] You've GOT to be kidding!! IBen >> We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also >have [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >IBen You have love and tenderness issues. See a psychiatrist. > >> We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also > >have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > You have love and tenderness issues. See a psychiatrist. Iben shows up every year about the time when school gets out. He's not a kid, he just spends a lot of time hanging around playgrounds. :) Hi Mary, Yep, I figured out before he said it that he is one of those Top Predator In The Foodchain-types, humans should be lord of all we survey. He fits the stereotype perfectly. No more time to read his posts... Rhonda > Iben shows up every year about the time when school gets out. > He's not a kid, he just spends a lot of time hanging around > playgrounds. :) > Hi Mary, > > Yep, I figured out before he said it that he is one of those Top > Predator In The Foodchain-types, humans should be lord of all we survey. > He fits the stereotype perfectly. He really does, but with the downright malicious crap Lyn has been filling this group with lately, Iben almost seems harmless. > >> We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also > >have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > You have love and tenderness issues. See a psychiatrist. And YOU have putting-things-in-their-proper-perspective issues. You've made yourself emotionally ill by your constant obsession with it, in fact. FYI, Catz are not human beings. They are simple animals. And that's all the consideration they deserve. They, like all other animals on this planet, are placed here for OUR USE. Not the other way away around. Only you moronically mentally ill liberalz like YOU think otherwise. You have made yourself mentally ill by constantly stooping and belittling yourself on issues such as tolerance, diversity, sensitivity and feeeeeeelingz. I would tell you to see a shrink yourself, but most of them are ex-60s acid heads who think and act just like you! Go ahead and make yourself sick by constantly lying to yourself so you can 'feeeeeling good', but don't expect everyone else who still sees life normally to follow you down. IBen Getiner [blather] Why don't you stick to the political groups where it's normal to be a pinhead with nothing to say? You are like a smallpox pustule, popping up everywhere. Charlie > [blather] > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charlie Charlie, There is a cure for trolls. It doesn't involve salt, however. I use it liberally. I didn't use to but life is short, time is valuable, and I've got none to waste on adults who haven't gotten past age 12 emotionally. "Lappcatt" is one of 'em.  Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/ > And YOU have putting-things-in-their-proper-perspective issues. You've > made yourself emotionally ill by your constant obsession with it, in > fact. Don't you think that's a little shallow? Ever see the news where "Jake" an animal is finding live bodies and others from the world trade center, so let's put Jake in proper perspective. I think it's cool they built a balcony for the cats... You say, they have nothing better to do?...First, I'm sure her cats are highly entertaining...having their own balcony and so forth... look at you dingaling...sitting up on the internet, posting on a cat forum...WAHT SAY YE! > >> We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also > >have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > You have love and tenderness issues. See a psychiatrist. And YOU have putting-things-in-their-proper-perspective issues. You've made yourself emotionally ill by your constant obsession with it, in fact. FYI, Catz are not human beings. They are simple animals. And that's all the consideration they deserve. They, like all other animals on this planet, are placed here for OUR USE. Not the other way away around. Only moronically mentally ill liberalz like YOURSELF think otherwise. You have made yourself mentally ill by constantly stooping and belittling yourself on issues such as tolerance, diversity, sensitivity and feeeeeeelingz. I would tell you to see a shrink yourself, but most of them are ex-60s acid heads who think and act just like you! Go ahead and make yourself sick by constantly lying to yourself so you can 'feeeeeling good', but don't expect everyone else who still sees life normally to follow you down. IBen Getiner > I would tell you to see a shrink yourself, but most of them are ex-60s > acid heads who think and act just like you! Oh, the irony: "Shut you pie-hole. You're wrecking my hash buzz." From: lappcatt@aol.com (IBen Getiner) Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Subject: Re: Ignore my last post. Date: 10 Mar 2004 21:12:31 -0800 Message-ID: <6ba61564.0403102112.4b88f11f@posting.google.com> LC~ Thinks "IBen/JYoung, et al" could keep a team of psychiatrists from Vienna fully employed. "I'm no Grand Wizard. Although I did meet him and speak to him on several occasions back during my first days with his ... organization. See, azzhole... they all wear business suites now-days. Makes it so much easier to watch the other's backs."~ From: lappcatt@aol.com (IBen Getiner) Date: 03 Aug 2004 09:04:12 GMT Message-ID: <20040803050412.23098.00002844@mb-m07.aol.com> Okay, let's try to get serious. My own cats love to lie in the sun but if they are on the deck and it gets too hot for them they will go in the shade or into the house. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also > have completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > baby. He was an Italian cat, by the way -- he looked pretty hardy. > :) There's a guy who posts very rarely on rpca who had a white cat ... her ears had to be amputated due to excessive sun exposure (which she'd received before he found her). So, it may sound silly to worry about cats and skin cancer, but I don't think it is. Perhaps you should ask your vet. It may very much depend on the climate; I'd imagine an arid, high-altitude region would be more likely to cause these sorts of problems. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca We're in Washington state so it's not that sunny here, but the sight of that cat with his ears missing and big, swollen nose got to me. Our cat seems to have taken more of a liking to the cat balcony this year. I will ask the vet next time. As Karen pointed out, it probably is hard to keep sunscreen on an animal that cleans himself constantly. Thanks! Rhonda > There's a guy who posts very rarely on rpca who had a white cat ... > her ears had to be amputated due to excessive sun exposure (which [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > depend on the climate; I'd imagine an arid, high-altitude region would > be more likely to cause these sorts of problems. >Bear's (our cat) ears are misshapen from untreated ear mites before he >was ours. I'm still concerned about skin cancer, although he's not out >constantly. Is skin cancer common on pink-skinned cats? Our old white cat of 40 years ago was an outdoor cat that never suffered any skin cancers in living to old age. She was a barn cat and probably had plenty of hybrid vigor. Keep the can in the shade if you are concerned. Sunscreen will not work because the cat will lick it off. The PABA or whatever else they use probably isn't good for the animal if swallowed. That's good to hear! Rhonda > Our old white cat of 40 years ago was an outdoor cat that never > suffered any skin cancers in living to old age. She was a barn cat > and probably had plenty of hybrid vigor. > We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also have > completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of hardware [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Rhonda Years ago Harpsie (cream coloured) got sunburnt ears. Vet was Not Amused, I felt dreadful. Ever since then we've used todder roll on sunblock on his ears, and he's never had problems since. Our shelter head had a white cat called Blanche whose ears were removed due to sun-caused skin cancer. Her owners had paid for the best of veterinary care to get Blanche treated and she was declared completely free of cancer. Her owners then called us to go and collect her from the vet and rehome her because she was now "too ugly" for them without her ears. Blanche lived happily with our shelter head Iin her own home) for about three years, until eventually she developed untreatable skin cancer on her nose; she was pts once it appeared to be at risk of causing her pain. HTH Helen >> We have a mostly white cat with pink ears and a pink nose. We also have >> completely enclosed a cat balcony we've constructed out of hardware [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Her owners then called us to go and collect her from the vet and rehome her > because she was now "too ugly" ^^^^^^^^^ BOGGLE!!!! >for them without her ears. Blanche lived > happily with our shelter head Iin her own home) for about three years, until [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Helen |
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