# Why are cats noses sometimes wet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211 "2000-09-22T22:55:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Regurgitator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@Regurgitator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regurgitator)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211/1 "2000-09-22T22:55:04Z")

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Sometimes my cats nose is wet sometimes not…why?

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**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211/2 "2000-09-22T23:10:38Z")

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It depends on the last time kitty stuck his/her nose near the water dish. Really. A nose that STAYS dry all the time indiacates that kitty may be sick enough to forgo drinking, or that he/she will not drink old water from his/her dish. If you cat’s nose is wet often, and he/she is not sneezing, you have a healthy cat.🙂

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**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211/3 "2000-09-22T23:14:18Z")

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That’s “indicates” :o. I didn’t proofread very well!

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211/4 "2000-09-23T00:57:59Z")

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Cats often lick their nose too

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cats-noses-sometimes-wet/34211/5 "2000-09-23T01:42:12Z")

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They’ll stick it in the toilet if their water dish isn’t full. Think about that next time you kiss her. :D:D