My cat has "black stuff" on her eye and nose

[jerialice]

My white cat has had an on-going problem with with a black substance on the left side of her nose. Underneath it is a a shallow raw spot. There is also a leak in her left eye, that also turns reddish-black.
I have taken her to the vet and he tried anti-bios, salves, drops and it helped temporarily, but he did not know what it was. her vision is fine and she doesn't seem to be in pain, but it's ugly.And maybe her nose might be uncomfortable where it's raw.

The substance is almost like a granular, flea dirt looking stuff? The eye goop, is like eye matter balck in colr until i wipe it off then it turns reddish brown.

anybody have any ideas? We are going back to the vet next week. I have uploaded a picture and it's in my picture folder!
Would love some ideas to discuss with my vet.

[jerialice]

bali is going for her dental cleaning on wed night and i pick her up thursday eve. hoping that will get her set up for a time of health as she moves into serious senior-hood.
will keep adding notes here-

[jerialice]

thank you for the hugs! bali has not had that spaz thing again. i am calling monday to get her teeth visit set up, so onward we go. her appetite is fine and so i am trying to just enjoy her and love them all!
guess i need to get out of grief mode here soon, so I can have a life?
not that i rush it, but it has been a long strewn path :)
still missing my tootski, but i believe we will meet again.
hopeful you will be feeling much better soon!
your kindness should heal you if i had my way!

[Jade59]

Hi!  I am so sorry, your PM got buried among others and off my first page.   Please accept my apologies; I also haven't been feeling well.  

Anyway, this is wonderful news about Bali's nose!  But as far as the other behavior, has that repeated itself since the 15th?  Gosh, I really couldn't begin to guess what is up with that.

I am so sorry for your dogs ill health on top of everything else.  You're right, this is a lot.  You've been through more all at once than one person should with their animals.  Hugs to you, Jerialice...  

[jerialice]

hey y'all- i got good news from the lab- there is no sign of cancer on bali AKA button butt, scrunchers etc. it was not an official biopsy, but a scraping. at her age, i don't want to put her thru a lot...they saw no cancer cells, no fungus.

BUT tonight after she ate she came into the L room and i happened to look over at her and she was jerking, her whole body was jerking and kind of coughing? lasted maybe 10/15 seconds. never saw that before...
she was upright and at first i thought she was gonna hack up a hairball! but that was not it. i went over and checked her, there were no other symptoms, and now she seems fine. i don't think i can take losing another friend right now- and specially her, she is really the sweetest thing in my life. i am freaking out. OMG please let me keep my kitty for now. i am also dealing with ralph, the big brown dog who can barely get up anymore. it's a horrible time for me. thank you for your support. an d hope i can make it thru this. i just lost 3 furry people in a row- they were all the same age. stinks.

[jerialice]

jade i pm'd you. did you get it? she and i are awaiting test results from lab on her nose. all else is well enough. she has the beginnings of stomitus and a tiny heart murmur. once we get the labs back she will get her mouth worked on. he also put her on KD for low protein diet as a prevention. so all in all, we are good and really good if that's not cancer!
i bet she will start feeling pretty peppy once her her teeth are cleaned.

i am sure missing Toot every day. she left so suddenly, it's still surreal.
But at least i can focus on my manxy, AKA Button Butt!
Hope to hear from them this week....

[Jade59]

Hi JA, wondering how the vet trip went?  I hope you didn't get bad news.  Thinking of you~