Hello, My name is Snow. The reason you don't see my picture is so that I can explain what happened to me and prepare you for what you are about to see.

I have cancer. I got it, just like people do, from too much exposure to the sun. You see, I'm a white cat and I had pink ears and a pink nose and mouth. That pink skin did not have enough pigment to give me any protection from the sun's rays.

If you have kitties, or doggies for that matter, that are white or very light in color, please protect them from the sun. They don't know how dangerous that nice warm light can be. It just seems like the perfect place to take a nap is with nice soft grass under the belly and nice warm sunshine on the face. But that is a big mistake. You may notice flaking sunburn skin on your pet, and sunburn after sunburn results in what I got. The treatment for the time being is freezing the cancer cells to slow their growth. But that is not a cure.

Snow could no longer breathe due to the cancer. He passed away at the doctor's office.

Please keep your light colored pets indoors. If they must go out, you can try a sun block, but you know they lick that off right away, so PLEASE LIMIT THEIR TIME IN THE SUN!

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