black spots?

ThreeCatzGirl · 02-10-2011, 05:36 PM

My 1 year old kitty has black spots on his gums and a little black spot on his nose. I also noticed them on his eye lids. What can they be?

Greenport ferals · 02-10-2011, 05:50 PM

It is common with orange cats.
As far as I know it is harmless, but others may have more expertise.

ThreeCatzGirl · 02-10-2011, 06:25 PM

Just wondering......but how did you know i was talking about simba?...yes..hes orange. Are you sure its harmless? Like its not a trip to the vet kinda thing?

Greenport ferals · 02-10-2011, 07:01 PM

Well, my experience is limited, but I've never observed it except on orange cats.
Part of that may be to camoflage due to darker coloring of other cats, but I have observed it to be common and not harmful to orange cats.
Anyone else observed this?

CataholicsAnonymous · 02-10-2011, 10:45 PM

They're harmless. I call them "ginger spots". They're quite common on orange (ginger) cats, and they often increase in number as the cat ages. Common places are around the eyes, gums, noses, foot pads, foreheads. Robbie has so many around his eyes, he looks like he splotched his mascara.

MowMow · 02-10-2011, 11:15 PM

MowMow has lots of them on his gums. I asked the vet about them at one point and he said not to worry about them.

I hope he doesn't get them on his perfect little pink nose or his little pink puddie pads

sephi · 02-10-2011, 11:27 PM

my orange tabby has it in her gum and lips too and that is nothing to worry about.. it is like human freckle..

Heidi n Q · 02-11-2011, 01:34 AM

All of our orange kitties have "freckles" and they are harmless areas of concentrated pigment. Watch and note any changes, like open sores ... otherwise they're nothing to worry about. None of our orange kitties have ever had any issues from their freckles.

Carmel · 02-11-2011, 02:03 AM

I've always called them freckles. My orange cat has them on his nose and on his gums. I've never heard that they're anything to worry about.

Right in the middle of his nose. And if you look a little harder you can see another on his gums directly below his nose.

October · 02-11-2011, 07:48 AM

Ditto. Here's a picture of Murphy that shows his freckles. (None too flattering picture, but you can see the freckles all right.) I've heard they get more of them as they age. He also gets feline acne, which looks like a blob of dirt on his chin that goes away by itself. Another thing not to worry about, I'm told.

02-10-2011, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
ThreeCatzGirl Tom Cat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 333	black spots? My 1 year old kitty has black spots on his gums and a little black spot on his nose. I also noticed them on his eye lids. What can they be? __________________ R.I.P. Samantha June 2004 to November 2011 you were a very pretty kitty. I will miss you. Simba & Blue are NOW HOME!!!!

02-10-2011, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
ThreeCatzGirl Tom Cat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 333	Just wondering......but how did you know i was talking about simba?...yes..hes orange. Are you sure its harmless? Like its not a trip to the vet kinda thing? __________________ R.I.P. Samantha June 2004 to November 2011 you were a very pretty kitty. I will miss you. Simba & Blue are NOW HOME!!!!

02-10-2011, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
CataholicsAnonymous Cool Cat Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,398	They're harmless. I call them "ginger spots". They're quite common on orange (ginger) cats, and they often increase in number as the cat ages. Common places are around the eyes, gums, noses, foot pads, foreheads. Robbie has so many around his eyes, he looks like he splotched his mascara. __________________ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes. =(^.^)= Elsie

02-10-2011, 11:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
MowMow Premier Cat Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 5,652	MowMow has lots of them on his gums. I asked the vet about them at one point and he said not to worry about them. I hope he doesn't get them on his perfect little pink nose or his little pink puddie pads __________________

02-11-2011, 01:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Heidi n Q Premier Cat Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 17,088	All of our orange kitties have "freckles" and they are harmless areas of concentrated pigment. Watch and note any changes, like open sores ... otherwise they're nothing to worry about. None of our orange kitties have ever had any issues from their freckles. __________________ Spay it forward. (neuter, too!) I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu... Hey look, a cat! =^..^=

02-10-2011, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Greenport ferals Senior Cat Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hudson, NY Posts: 888	It is common with orange cats. As far as I know it is harmless, but others may have more expertise.

02-10-2011, 07:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Greenport ferals Senior Cat Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hudson, NY Posts: 888	Well, my experience is limited, but I've never observed it except on orange cats. Part of that may be to camoflage due to darker coloring of other cats, but I have observed it to be common and not harmful to orange cats. Anyone else observed this?

02-10-2011, 11:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
sephi Tom Cat Join Date: May 2010 Location: houston,tx Posts: 336	my orange tabby has it in her gum and lips too and that is nothing to worry about.. it is like human freckle..

02-11-2011, 02:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
Carmel Cool Cat Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,212	I've always called them freckles. My orange cat has them on his nose and on his gums. I've never heard that they're anything to worry about. Right in the middle of his nose. And if you look a little harder you can see another on his gums directly below his nose. __________________ Last edited by Carmel; 02-11-2011 at 02:06 AM.

02-11-2011, 07:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
October Premier Cat Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,001	Ditto. Here's a picture of Murphy that shows his freckles. (None too flattering picture, but you can see the freckles all right.) I've heard they get more of them as they age. He also gets feline acne, which looks like a blob of dirt on his chin that goes away by itself. Another thing not to worry about, I'm told. __________________ Holly and Murphy

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