What’s This Dry Patch on My Cats Nose? (Pic Included)

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The dry patch appeared the other day .. not sure if the cause. Indoor only male cat. He takes an iron supplement and also prednisolone for an issue he had with his spleen but he’s been on these medications for over a year without any side affects. Please let me know what you might this is the cause of this and if there are any remedy/treatments.

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Hi. It could be a host of things from something as simple as dry/arid conditions in your home to an allergy. Does he scratch it at all? Nutritional deficiencies can be another possibility, but I don't know if the Pred use long term would impact that or not. You could ask your vet about that aspect.
I would first start out rubbing a tad bit of olive oil or petroleum jelly on his nose daily and see if the corrects the dryness, maybe for a few days. Just wipe off any excess each time.
Here is an article on possible reasons for dry skin and some suggestions for treatment, just in case something in it might ring a bell with you in terms of potential causes. 5 Treatments For Cat Dry Skin
 

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Does the skin beneath the patch seem normal, other than being dry?

I'm in favor of the olive oil, personally, since it is utterly safe for cats if ingested in small amounts.

You might also try my old standby, chilled chamomile tea. Purchase bags from the store, brew a cup, chill it, and swab the spot several times a day. Chamomile, used like this, is both antibacterial and antifungal. Just be sure to use commercial tea bags. Those are ALL pure German chamomile, which is medicinally active and safe for cats in prescribed doses (they can have up to 3 teaspoonfuls, 3 times a day, and more for cats over 11 pounds) internally, so the amount your cat might manage to lick off would be fine. DO NOT, unless you are an expert in herbs, use chamomile from your garden. Much of that is the English variety, which is useless medicinally, and TOXIC TO CATS!
 
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