The nose of a cat is a unique tool for studying surrounding space and everything that there is. The phlegm on a cat's nose is important feature of this tool.
Why to a cat wet nose
At a healthy animal from the cat family a nose damp and cool. It is connected with that circumstance that on a nasal mirror (so call a leathery tip of a cat's nose) there are many special glands excreting slime. This phlegm covers with the thinnest layer sensitive skin, doing it damp.
The main component of a phlegm on a nose of a cat - water. At its natural evaporation temperature of a surface goes down. As a result of it the nasal mirror becomes cool.
The phlegm layer allows an animal to perceive and distinguish by the surfaces of a cat's nose from each other various smells. The smallest molecules of substance bearing information on aroma settle on sticky slime and travel further around a nasal cavity to olfactory receptors. Except excellent catching of smells, function of a wet nose of a cat is participation in thermal control of a body of an animal. As cats have no sweat glands, and wool their quite dense, it is difficult to fluffy pets to get rid of excess heat. And the body of an animal and from high temperature of air, and from active movements is warmed. The wet nose in such difficult situation allows a cat to be cooled quicker. The nature by means of a phlegm on a nose took care of health of cats.
Healthy wet cat's nose
At a healthy active animal from breed cat's a nose cold and damp. Happens that after a long dream or a live game at a cat the nose becomes dry and hot. In it there is nothing terrible, very soon the cat's organ of smell and touch will again be humidified and the phlegm will cool its surface. If the cat's nose within several hours remains dry, it is necessary to get advice of the veterinarian. If a nose of a cat very cold and pale, so the body temperature of an animal sharply fell that speaks about poisoning, overcooling or shock. In this case the pet needs to be shown to the doctor too. The cat itself supports the nose in working order. If weather hot and dry, an animal licks a nose. Often the web, litter and dust sticks to the damp surface of a cat's nose. Then the cat sneezes to clean the nasal courses, and long washes a pad. From time to time examine the pet's nostrils. Having noticed dry scales of a scab, a crust or peeling, visit with the veterinarian's cat. Do not forget that the surface of a nose has to be wet, but a leak from it should not. Cold at a cat it is necessary to treat.