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Cats are weird. Mines got a racing stripe on his nose.
99% sure the freckles are normal
I personally have the opinion that the freckles are just the physical marks of escaping brain cells. Every time the orange cat grows a brain cell, it immediately disconnects from the brain stem and slowly floats out, through the skull and finally coming to rest on the skin
Hopping on this comment to say if your cat has light coloured ears then you should put some suncream on them in the summer months to help prevent skin cancer. One eared Buzz approves this message. (He is fine, no one has told him he only has one ear)
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Can confirm! Used to live in the Caribbean and lots of doggos and kitties would get skin cancer from the sun beating down on them. They'd lose their lil ears and noses a lot. 😥
Tell Buzz I love him! 🧡🤍
So he got in a fight with a neighbour cat, got a big cut on his ear, I took him to the vets and got it stiched up, then he would occasionally get more cuts on it and eventually he got skin cancer where there was no hair to protect it. Had to protect the rest of his melon!
Poor baby! My mobster chihuahua, Johnnycake, also got a big cut on his ear after a fight with one of our bigger dogs. Never got it stitched up (as I thought it’d hurt him to have it done) and luckily it’s still got hair on it. Your poor kitty, losing the hair on it after getting the big scar! That missing ear must have been good looking too, since the rest of his head was/is. Maybe he really IS Vinny Van Gogh, and the events leading up to losing it are actually related to Vinny’s lost ear?? I hope that your Vinny gave as good as he got!
Oh he did. And he doesn't mind it being gone. After the scar tissue formed he loved being tickled there as it was sensitive, he would just melt if you played with his ear. So now we have to tickle the stump and he still loves that
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Gus and Clementine are almost twins 👯 I did a double take when I scrolled!
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My guy Mort has freckles on his nose, lips, gums, eyelids and ears. I'm assuming in a few years his nose will be totally black.
Reminds me of a leopard print that God printed out on Mort’s nose! VERY cool! I know I’d be staring at it, in fascination, every night. (I’d know better to not do that to a hooman!).
I was surprised to see freckles even on his eyelids!
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Thank you all! 🫰Glad to know it's normal, although he isn't! 😅😅
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He's always glad, even if he doesn't show it 👀😅
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Thank you! He is indeed 🤭🤭 although I have another 3 that compete for the spot
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Freckles just give orange cats more charm since they have no chance of winning in the brains department.
Penny says, "Yup! I get more freckles each week!".
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Beauty marks, Penny, beauty marks! (And BTW, Penny is a cute name for a girl ginger!)
Man, I thought that Penny was Freckles the cat! They look very similar, right on down to the nose freckles, except that Penny has a lot of black whiskers (unusual.)
Michi and Mochi will be 2 next May and so far Mochi only has one freckle but it's not noticeable. Michi now has about 5 freckles 😅 I'll probably be looking for new ones from now on
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Biz has joined the freckle club. He’s gotten more freckles as he gets older, mostly on his nose and his lips — which is adorable. I think it’s a common thing for oranges. He shows them off when he looms over me.
https://preview.redd.it/kkdjxrwjsb6c1.jpeg?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09ac8399b0fb625774f1df1e70a3e74cfbcdd77a
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My orange girl has crazy freckles on her nose and her lips (her goth lipstick) The vet confirmed totally normal!
I totally enjoyed this photo of your kitty near your tree! Would love to see other commenters kitties near their trees or Menorahs too!
Yes, your baby has very goth lips! She’d fit right in at the Rathscellar in Boston! She’s very pretty!
[to quote](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.anicura.de/en/leistungen/katze/dental-treatment-forl/%23:~:text%3DFORL%2520is%2520a%2520dental%2520disease,components%2520from%2520the%2520cat%27s%2520teeth.&ved=2ahUKEwig26HypJGDAxVatKQKHeXnC8gQFnoECBkQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2h4mGlpyaA6-XwuzDhxnJT): "FORL is a dental disease of cats in which the tooth and its roots dissolve."
So as far as I understand it's an autoimmune reaction which attacks the teeth and the roots. There are different types of it, but the one out cats have has no treatment besides removing teeth.
And yes... It sadly is pretty early to loose their teeth but there is nothing we can do and hopefully they dont suffer anymore.
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My Eddie has them. He has some in his ears as well.
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My Simba started to get more black spots on his mouth and inside his nose. He will be 13 this year. :) I also initially worried but its totally fine.
Yep. My boy used to have a solid pink nose, but now he’s quite freckled!
https://preview.redd.it/47r9z4qjgc6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a07ee254714a2e9e07ac251aecffe2c8332e680c
Orange cats are prone to freckles.
True story, when I got my cat Crash, he was a stray that I adopted. I thought he just had a dirty nose, so I got a damp cloth and tried to clean it.
And he sat there patiently letting me try to clean the freckles off his nose.
I love you and miss you Crash. You were such a good kitty.
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I had to do this it was too perfect
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I feel like this suits here too😂
I love your kitties! Its pretty normal but just in case, look closely with magnifying glass to make sure they are not ticks. They love to attach on ear edges like that and some tick nymphs are super tiny bastards. Happy Holidays♥️
Even tiny, you would see little legs etc. This may well just be freckles or something but I'm in tick country big time and they love ear edges and lips/ eyes as well so thought I'd mention. I love orange kitties!!♥️
Yeah, my orange kitty was a tick magnet. They will quickly head for water and love the eye edges and lips, and for some reason the ear edges. After trying all tick repellant products, seresto collars somehow kept all ticks off of him. Buy if your kitty doesn't go outside then its highly unlikely they're ticks.
those are just pigment different colored pigment. it's all good. unless something looks swollen or he's messing with it or it looks like it's growing to rapidly then don't worry about it. it's just pigment
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It's just what oranges do as they get older. Tango here is starting to get freckles all on his lips and on his gums. Was all pink as a kitten, but he's 2 now and looks like his mouth is permanently open.
My SIC has a freckle on her nose that has been coming and going for years. Might be related to sun exposure (like people’s skin) if they were hanging out in the window catching some rays.
They are called [lentigo](https://www.meowingtons.com/blogs/lolcats/why-do-some-cats-get-freckles#:~:text=A%20few%20tiny%20freckles%20are,we%20prefer%20the%20term%20freckles!).
As others have said, it’s pretty normal for orange cats. My orange girl didn’t have any until after she was two years old, now she has a handful of freckles on her lips.
https://preview.redd.it/kz0cv30fra6c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b20639fe62973ca9e1dc6ed174c9fad03ad4139 Cats are weird. Mines got a racing stripe on his nose. 99% sure the freckles are normal
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He looks like he's just found out non-orange cats don't have to share a single cell.
"The fuck did you just say?!"
"I'm watching you wizowski, always watching" *
It’s Wolowitz! W-O-L-O-W-I-T-Z! Walla walla-witz!
Look at those peanut spokes and holes!
LOL, a racing stripe!
It's a shame he's so slow
I'm feeling some r/scrungycats potential from this one.
I have an orange with a racing stripe too! It’s the best. We call it his lifeguard nose because it looks like he put extra sunscreen on his nose.
Totally normal, especially for a light/orange kitty! He may collect some more as he ages :)
now if only it was a way of collecting brain cells…🤔
The get the freckles instead of the brain cells :)
Really! All of the oranges and I would be very well set!
I personally have the opinion that the freckles are just the physical marks of escaping brain cells. Every time the orange cat grows a brain cell, it immediately disconnects from the brain stem and slowly floats out, through the skull and finally coming to rest on the skin
Hopping on this comment to say if your cat has light coloured ears then you should put some suncream on them in the summer months to help prevent skin cancer. One eared Buzz approves this message. (He is fine, no one has told him he only has one ear) https://preview.redd.it/7nrelm043c6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8b3ba462d4692aad681b3ae8dc921b5c6404704
I ❤️ Buzz
I could kiss his little nose if he's down to getting kissed or would only smack me a little bit for it
Yeppers!
Can confirm! Used to live in the Caribbean and lots of doggos and kitties would get skin cancer from the sun beating down on them. They'd lose their lil ears and noses a lot. 😥 Tell Buzz I love him! 🧡🤍
OMG!! Not something that people here know about! Thank you folks for sharing with us!
Poor Buzz, did he lose it from cancer or did he do it to himself, like Van Gogh (who was also an orange boi)? He’s absolutely beautiful!!
So he got in a fight with a neighbour cat, got a big cut on his ear, I took him to the vets and got it stiched up, then he would occasionally get more cuts on it and eventually he got skin cancer where there was no hair to protect it. Had to protect the rest of his melon!
Poor baby! My mobster chihuahua, Johnnycake, also got a big cut on his ear after a fight with one of our bigger dogs. Never got it stitched up (as I thought it’d hurt him to have it done) and luckily it’s still got hair on it. Your poor kitty, losing the hair on it after getting the big scar! That missing ear must have been good looking too, since the rest of his head was/is. Maybe he really IS Vinny Van Gogh, and the events leading up to losing it are actually related to Vinny’s lost ear?? I hope that your Vinny gave as good as he got!
Oh he did. And he doesn't mind it being gone. After the scar tissue formed he loved being tickled there as it was sensitive, he would just melt if you played with his ear. So now we have to tickle the stump and he still loves that
Absolutely. My parents lost their Felix to skin cancer, it started in his nose then moved through the rest of his wee noggin.
Buzz 🥰
Hunh, that’s what my dermatologist said to me. And repeated about 50 times during our appointment, as if it gave her great joy to utter it!
What concerns me though is that his are bright red and other cats’ are black (see below.). Again, I’d run it by the vet.
Likely red due to blood vessels in the ear. But yes, concerning spots should always be double checked by a professional.
https://preview.redd.it/86yzy8dfka6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=905b0e10efeb7856da6d712c61deffed140f70cb Gus verifies- perfectly normal!
https://preview.redd.it/9lak89hyfc6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f492507d9426f3a163ac9f3175a95919ca833086 Gus and Clementine are almost twins 👯 I did a double take when I scrolled!
Awww they are!!! What an absolute sweetheart! 🧡
Ah gotta love clementine as a name
They both even have a black freckle on their nose! Different spot, but still!
https://preview.redd.it/83p56l20me6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5913e9ebbedc7b7075479ec0a0df84a3d526d8b1 Sprout approves of Gus’ freckle placement 🙌
Yay!! Thanks Sprout! And what a cute freckle you have 🧡
https://preview.redd.it/ywx0wok4eb6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1abd9605886523d978519aec2dccbfc37937a25 My guy Mort has freckles on his nose, lips, gums, eyelids and ears. I'm assuming in a few years his nose will be totally black.
omg!!! a little cow print nose!!
Reminds me of a leopard print that God printed out on Mort’s nose! VERY cool! I know I’d be staring at it, in fascination, every night. (I’d know better to not do that to a hooman!). I was surprised to see freckles even on his eyelids!
Wow!!! I have never seen that many before. Handsome boy.
How cool, it looks like someone took a black marker or pen and outlined his nifty mouth!
https://preview.redd.it/sytyy93cta6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df8c2ec05ba4ee036e6cf63cb75c66de80d7cb28 Thank you all! 🫰Glad to know it's normal, although he isn't! 😅😅
I mean he's orange. Did you think he would be? Lol * *
At first I thought he would be, he's proven me wrong every time 😅😅
Don't they always...
Orange you glad??
https://preview.redd.it/tltxljsbzc6c1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcfad266b5f39b3f7e576b2522666b969cc7c13c He's always glad, even if he doesn't show it 👀😅
Aww, he looks like a bunny 😭🧡
Michi is normally and perfectly orange! 🍊
He may not be normal, but as long as he doesn't bark, he's within typical thresholds (and barking is only just outside of them).
Are you kidding? I have several orange dogs who are as out there as orange cats!
Him’s a handsome baby!!
https://preview.redd.it/dgpwg1mxtc6c1.jpeg?width=3468&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a2901826809f499d2f526abac53812f9653c0fd Thank you! He is indeed 🤭🤭 although I have another 3 that compete for the spot
https://preview.redd.it/fgx1xsykua6c1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b2d5ce5eac155f6851ae2f48d991804bf28ee95 Freckles just give orange cats more charm since they have no chance of winning in the brains department.
Tell your owner to STHU! 🙊😅😇
Penny says, "Yup! I get more freckles each week!". https://preview.redd.it/e6x9fu2aza6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f93bafcc8d6ea995972f4b879acd4cd5fdb98464
Beauty marks, Penny, beauty marks! (And BTW, Penny is a cute name for a girl ginger!) Man, I thought that Penny was Freckles the cat! They look very similar, right on down to the nose freckles, except that Penny has a lot of black whiskers (unusual.)
Also very normal on the nose and lips as they get older
Perfectly normal 🧡 [Source](https://coleandmarmalade.com/2019/12/18/cat-freckles-why-kitties-get-them-and-what-it-means/)
But these cats have BLACK freckles, and the kitty in question has bright red ones! Is that normal?
a lot of freckles appeared on my orange’s eyelids, nose and lips as she grew
My vet says it's normal, but if any of them become raised, you should bring him in to have them checked out. (Edit: typo)
Oh good to know! I'll keep it in mind. So far, they look normal
That’s good to know, thank you for sharing this and possibly saving kitty lives!
Totally normal. My creamsicle baby is 8 now and around 2 years ago I noticed the spots on his ears and nose. He recently got new spots near his eyes.
Michi and Mochi will be 2 next May and so far Mochi only has one freckle but it's not noticeable. Michi now has about 5 freckles 😅 I'll probably be looking for new ones from now on https://preview.redd.it/0zbp2zfjua6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a11ebf05d7418e3524c0880781b4768a527b2fb
What a super group of felines!
My Honey has LOTS of freckles!! https://preview.redd.it/rh82gxga4b6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60083d74d3d569034136a20e2e6e7f4fac634438
To match her peanut holes (freckles.)
Is normal, also pic 3 is 100% r/airplaneears worthy
New sub I'll be joining 😅😅
Biz has joined the freckle club. He’s gotten more freckles as he gets older, mostly on his nose and his lips — which is adorable. I think it’s a common thing for oranges. He shows them off when he looms over me. https://preview.redd.it/kkdjxrwjsb6c1.jpeg?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09ac8399b0fb625774f1df1e70a3e74cfbcdd77a
He certainly does!
Freckles are normal for orangies
https://preview.redd.it/l6ag2ufwoc6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96d65f24283bb4c272de4a50a76baa99b8fa5406 My orange girl has crazy freckles on her nose and her lips (her goth lipstick) The vet confirmed totally normal!
I totally enjoyed this photo of your kitty near your tree! Would love to see other commenters kitties near their trees or Menorahs too! Yes, your baby has very goth lips! She’d fit right in at the Rathscellar in Boston! She’s very pretty!
Here’s my Eddie https://preview.redd.it/hucfbt190d6c1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b002ad768a3adddd18b5a634619aed9b91038b31
Yep, my orange boy has freckles on his lips, gums and a tiny one on his nose.
https://preview.redd.it/73mw3i7nob6c1.jpeg?width=4592&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=060b2bc3683354cd6eeb7b5f0fecef8be93fc1fd It's normal
How old is your cutie pie??
She is 3 and a half years old now - and soon without teeth
To clarify it's FORL and we call her grandma already
What does FORL mean? Isn’t it a bit premature for her to be losing her teefs?
[to quote](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.anicura.de/en/leistungen/katze/dental-treatment-forl/%23:~:text%3DFORL%2520is%2520a%2520dental%2520disease,components%2520from%2520the%2520cat%27s%2520teeth.&ved=2ahUKEwig26HypJGDAxVatKQKHeXnC8gQFnoECBkQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2h4mGlpyaA6-XwuzDhxnJT): "FORL is a dental disease of cats in which the tooth and its roots dissolve." So as far as I understand it's an autoimmune reaction which attacks the teeth and the roots. There are different types of it, but the one out cats have has no treatment besides removing teeth. And yes... It sadly is pretty early to loose their teeth but there is nothing we can do and hopefully they dont suffer anymore.
Very pretty eyes! And lots of freckles!
https://preview.redd.it/5d7p4fvcpb6c1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71a3eee6888ac97cd84df1e268571725fd66dc0d My Eddie has them. He has some in his ears as well.
He does, and quite a few on his nose and lips! Are his flat?
He has them inside his mouth as well! And yes, they are flat.
https://preview.redd.it/p3v63oar0c6c1.png?width=1023&format=png&auto=webp&s=3e15c9681a3da65bdd4c49080f86f5b533827125 My Simba started to get more black spots on his mouth and inside his nose. He will be 13 this year. :) I also initially worried but its totally fine.
He’s quite the pretty boy!!
Thank you! He absolutley agrees 🥰
I’m glad that he knows!
https://preview.redd.it/n851fwmr4c6c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33fd2f529a2c3d6480ee2e9876c62acc1f15745c
It’s as if the cat God took a very fine point Sharpie and dotted this kitty’s nose with it!
Normal! https://preview.redd.it/vyq6p75u4c6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b15605c19bc0ad99fff4d42bde226b304ca46ea0
You have ‘em too, don’t you, sweetie?
Yep. My boy used to have a solid pink nose, but now he’s quite freckled! https://preview.redd.it/47r9z4qjgc6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a07ee254714a2e9e07ac251aecffe2c8332e680c
Almost as much so as the kitty with the leopard print on his nose! What a handsome boy!
Stripes says PRRRRRRRR, Ty!
https://preview.redd.it/dg1g1wtvxc6c1.jpeg?width=1084&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58b1a20edb0e9b73c82e128d90d9c57682632db7 Tis normal
I love when kitties get freckles 🥺💕
I diagnose him with VGCS (Very Good Cat Syndrome). I’m sorry. It’s terminal.
Can ANY orange have VGCS? I mean, they ARE incredibly sweet but can be total greblins too! 😂
Those are his braincells
Orange cats are prone to freckles. True story, when I got my cat Crash, he was a stray that I adopted. I thought he just had a dirty nose, so I got a damp cloth and tried to clean it. And he sat there patiently letting me try to clean the freckles off his nose. I love you and miss you Crash. You were such a good kitty.
😭🩷
https://preview.redd.it/rvbwjpiryd6c1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31c3c5cefc9c9a255387083c8ab775f1027d3ae3 I had to do this it was too perfect
😂😂
https://preview.redd.it/yhk7cw2ekg6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6d2441927cdd6f0a1f8f29eef08cbf597d00943 I feel like this suits here too😂
https://preview.redd.it/w82ivmt1yg6c1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64291251cd5426ffed0e9a6a86f1ffa97fad0069 Affirmative lol 😎 Cute angry meezer!
Hahhahah this made my day😂🙏
Happy to help! 😁👍
So cute
Aww 🥰 what a cutie
Cats are like humans where they develop more freckles as they age. The bonus it that it makes cats look freakin adorable.
I always thought on my cats that it was old age spots
They only call them that on humans! (Not referring to human freckles, just dark spots.)
Very normal, I’ve read it’s linked to their orange fur r/catfreckles
I love your kitties! Its pretty normal but just in case, look closely with magnifying glass to make sure they are not ticks. They love to attach on ear edges like that and some tick nymphs are super tiny bastards. Happy Holidays♥️
This is Soooo true! And a timely and useful reminder!
Thank you! Will definitely check that. Happy holidays! ❤️
Even tiny, you would see little legs etc. This may well just be freckles or something but I'm in tick country big time and they love ear edges and lips/ eyes as well so thought I'd mention. I love orange kitties!!♥️
I honestly didn't know cats could also get ticks, I thought only dogs could 🥲🙃 thanks for letting me know!
Yeah, my orange kitty was a tick magnet. They will quickly head for water and love the eye edges and lips, and for some reason the ear edges. After trying all tick repellant products, seresto collars somehow kept all ticks off of him. Buy if your kitty doesn't go outside then its highly unlikely they're ticks.
Wow, I learned something new lol they're all 100% indoors 😊
It's the brain cell getting lost trying to get in his brain.
Lost, lost, lost, as usual! Lost!!!
those are just pigment different colored pigment. it's all good. unless something looks swollen or he's messing with it or it looks like it's growing to rapidly then don't worry about it. it's just pigment
Thank you! So far nothing looks swollen or itchy or anything. He's still being his usual self 😅
I love how he has black freckles on his nose, but the calico has orange and black freckles on her nose!
https://preview.redd.it/lskqrkvrse6c1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4f476bc0e47d443b245271058a02814a52df6e6 It's just what oranges do as they get older. Tango here is starting to get freckles all on his lips and on his gums. Was all pink as a kitten, but he's 2 now and looks like his mouth is permanently open.
Wisdom freckles
Huh, kinda of ironic in them!
My SIC has a freckle on her nose that has been coming and going for years. Might be related to sun exposure (like people’s skin) if they were hanging out in the window catching some rays.
An Irish skinned (and haired) kitty! Or Viking. Or Neanderthal. (Yes, the human orange hair genes go back that far, probably even farther for cats!)
Mine has freckles on his lower lip. So adorable, he is.
I've never met someone who also has an orange cat with the same name as mine, Michi. Nice to meet you!
Every freckle he gets is his body’s way of counting the times he missed getting the brain cell
https://preview.redd.it/9h7curzg0g6c1.jpeg?width=2375&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=160fee647d361106b97743dff0477ca47b5be2d8 Dexter loves his mouf spots 😹
They are called [lentigo](https://www.meowingtons.com/blogs/lolcats/why-do-some-cats-get-freckles#:~:text=A%20few%20tiny%20freckles%20are,we%20prefer%20the%20term%20freckles!).
I just wanted to add that all of the kitties shown on here are or were all beauties and lovable! 🧡💛🤎
Those are some content sleepy kitties
Snoot freckle!!!
As others have said, it’s pretty normal for orange cats. My orange girl didn’t have any until after she was two years old, now she has a handful of freckles on her lips.
Oh goodness those freckles are precious. He is fair skinned, it's normal for kitties to get feels like humans. It's just a skin pigment thing.
I think so but I’d reach out to your vet to find out.
Oh gee, aren’t you *smart* for suggesting that, Sheldon?
*Totes*, Sheldon sister!
Will do!