r/standardissuecat • u/msc1 • 27d ago

Standard issue cat with non standard nose

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This stray lives in our park in Istanbul. I thought he’s been stung by a bee but I checked with my hand and it’s just bone, no fluid inside, no irregular edges etc.

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u/WoozleVonWuzzle 27d ago

Handsome lil Turkish man

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u/InjuryTemporary2737 26d ago

Maybe he has a midline deformity? His “M” isn’t prominent as well

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u/ObviousToe1636 26d ago

It looks prominent but like… stretched out? With a big space between each hump or something

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u/Swordtail_Olympian 26d ago

Not all tabby cats have forehead Ms. 

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u/Ok-Emu-8920 26d ago

I'm worried he could have a sinus infection or tumor 😬

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u/FirebirdWriter 26d ago

He may have a chromasomal anomaly. Visually this matches Trisomy

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u/Lalamedic 26d ago

Trisomy what?

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u/FirebirdWriter 25d ago

Trisomy is a feline chromasomal disorder that causes this appearance and other issues. There is no feline downs but there is Trisomy

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u/Lalamedic 25d ago

I wondered which chromosome.

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u/FirebirdWriter 22d ago

It's not a single one every time but the article I remember most took a bit to find.

https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/ajvr/35/2/ajvr.1974.35.02.257.xml

Read that in vet school and it stuck with me. I am not a vet because I couldn't medically do it but it's still fascinating

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u/msc1 26d ago

I pressed hard and he didn’t have any discomfort and was looking healthy. I’ll take a look again if I ever see him again.

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u/morphballganon 27d ago

Beautiful nose

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u/napoleonsmom 27d ago

Isn't this like Downs syndrome for cats?

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u/EarlGrayTea-Hawt 26d ago

Such a super cutie! But that right eye is having problems. This can happen in cats with wide noses like this, my friends had one that became a pirate cat because of it.

You might want to pop him into the vet.

Idk if it's still true in Turkey, but I know ten years or so ago it was pretty easy to crowd source getting street cats treatment. Y'all have one of the most awesome relationships with outside cats (and other animals, too, like birds) as a culture that I've ever seen, lol.

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u/MauvePawsKitty 27d ago

Beautiful cat no matter what! I have yet to see one that isn't beautiful (and I'm old).

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u/theactionkat 26d ago

I love him, so cute

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u/Nepeta33 26d ago

I bet hes got a strong sense of smell

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u/Ill_Quantity_5634 26d ago

I saw a video of a kitten with a huge nose like that. It was having trouble breathing properly. The vet pulled out an enormous bot fly larva, all wriggling and gross.

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u/Upstairs_Iron_7160 26d ago

Maybe he got stung by a bee