Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color

What is the potential risk of cancer? Is it really risky or only slight? Any experts know?

Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color hair cat?

They often get cancer on the ears. I have had a few all white kitties stay with us at the Kitty Condos that either had very wrinkles dried up ears or had to have the ears cropped to avoid the cancer from spreading.

Heres a picture of one who stays often at our facility.

http://www.kittycondos.com/images/CIMG08...

Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color hair cat?

no. most likely not. i mean it's just their fur color. i'm sure nothing would happen.

Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color hair cat?

They are liable to get sunburn on the ears and noses where the fur is thin. Sunburn causes damage and can lead to skin cancer- same as people.

Dark skinned cats are safer as they are less likely to burn.

Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color hair cat?

Yes, animals with fair skin that is exposed (particularly the nose and ears) do have a higher incidence of sun-induced skin cancers. The best thing you can do is either get the nose and ears tattooed to protect the skin, or use an oil-free sunblock regularly before letting your cat outside.

The very instant you notice any lumps, dryness, or discoloration on you cat's parts get an appointment asap and have it treated.

Do white haired cats with pink noses are likely to get cancer if they go outside vs any other color hair cat?

It is very high! There has been an almost meteoric rise in the incidence of human skin cancer in the last ten years due to the degradation of the ozone layer which offers protection from the cancer-causing rays of the sun.

The damage may be cumulative over the cat's lifetime and ear flaps can be removed without injuring the cat. If the cancer develops elsewhere (on the nose) surgery is not an option.

At the shelter where I did adoptions we always found indoor-only homes for the all white cats.

I recently adopted a 17 year old Turkish Angora type. He had lived all his life as an indoor cat in San Francisco. He goes outside here now (I have cat fence-in for my back garden). He only goes out in the early morning and after dark before the house "retires" for the night. Unfortunately he has oral squamous cell carcinoma and will not last long enough to get skin cancer.