Battersea vets issue 'serious reminder' to owners of cats with white fur

NewsUK NewsAnimalsBuddy is now ready to be adopted12:40, 20 Aug 2026Vets have issued an important warning to any pet owners with white-furred cats after one animal had to have both ears amputated.‌Battersea vets have urged people to protect their animals during hot weather after Buddy, an eight-year-old Domestic Shorthair stray developed skin cancer from sun damage.‌Buddy was taken to Battersea’s Old Windsor Cattery in May, suffering from serious sun damage to his ears. Vets found he had lesions on both of his ears – one of which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer caused by UV damage.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterThe clinical team at the charity found pre-cancerous cells on his other ear, meaning both had t