What kinds of skin cancer can cats get?

Cats get very similar skin cancers to what you and I can get. They can get melanomas, squamous cell carcinomas, mast cell tumors, and multiple different types of skin cancers.

Cats can get varying types of skin cancer. The most common type of skin cancer in cats is called squamous cell carcinoma or SCC. This is often seen around their faces, noses, eyelids, and tips of their ears. Other types of skin cancer in cats include basal cell carcinoma, melanomas, mast cell tumors, and fibrosarcomas.