every morning i wash all of my cats chins with sulfi oxi dex shampoo from the vet, but it comes back. it looks like blackish brown scabs, and washes off the sponge turnes rusty with these little crumbs. no fleas. tina, the caloco has chin acne. but i can see the blackheads and when i sqeezed one, it came out, a long black oily snake. but the others have the daily crumbs including tina. i only use glass and ceramic bowls. is feline acne contagous?
it all started when i adopted a female persian. and also when i wash the crumbs off, the skin seems irritated. HELP!!!!
2006-11-09 04:00:06 · 4 answers · asked by djdapperdon 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
every morning i wash all of my cats chins with sulfi oxi dex shampoo from the vet, but it comes back. it looks like blackish brown scabs, and washes off the sponge turnes rusty with these little crumbs. no fleas. tina, the caloco has chin acne. but i can see the blackheads and when i sqeezed one, it came out, a long black oily snake. but the others have the daily crumbs including tina. i only use glass and ceramic bowls. is feline acne contagous?
it all started when i adopted a female persian. and also when i wash the crumbs off, the skin seems irritated. HELP!!!!
ps i took them to a vet .
2006-11-09 04:12:34 · update #1
all my cats seem healthy its just the crumbs. i took them all to the vets and he said they were fine health. but tina has the acne she seems to be getting better.
2006-11-09 04:16:04 · update #2
Well it sounds like you are doing an excellent job with your cats and you care for them alot.
Feline acne is not contagious it just sounds like you were unfortunate enough to get several cats that are allergic to plastic and ceramic. Which is quite common. Both dishes are pourous and can hold bacteria.
At the Vet Clinic that i worked at for a couple of years we sae this a lot and recommended that the owners feed and water the cats out of metal food and water bowls. This worked really well on a majority of the cats. It also worked on my cats so i do recommend it.
You also mentioned that after you used some of the medicine on them that their chins looked irratated. You should stop using it so often. Just like when we use blemesh fighting substances and prolonged use irratates our skin the same goes for the cats.
2006-11-09 04:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that using glass or metal bowls for food and water help with this issue. Their chins rest on the edge of the bowl, and plastic can cause irritation than glass or plastic. No, it isn't contagious, but more than one cat could have sensitivity to the plastic.
2006-11-09 12:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take the cat to a dermatologist
2006-11-09 12:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by Claire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take to vet could be a serious skin condition
2006-11-09 12:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by rives 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋