Can white cats get sunburned?
Any animal with exposed pink skin will sunburn (dogs, cats, horses, etc). White cats are particularly prone to sunburn on their ears, noses, and eyerims. Many develop skin cancer as a result. You can go a long way toward preventing this by keeping his exposure to full sun to a minimum. Your tabbies should not have a problem unless they also have exposed pink skin. Unless they have large amounts of white, they probably have dark skin. This is why in nature you don’t see pink skinned white animals very often. Naturally white animals such as polar bears, arctic foxes, wolves, and zebras have black skin. The pigment protects them from UV damage, so they are not prone to burning. I received a white Australian shepherd into rescue, and I made sure our play sessions were before sunrise, after sunset, or during overcast days. One day I let him out to potty at midday, and I forgot to make him come back in within 10 minutes or so. He was outside for 30 minutes and was sunburned on his nose and e
