To anyone who has had a cat with feline acne (black specks under chin that look like flea dirt)...
Any home treatment ideas that have worked? Right now i am washing with soap and water. It seems like you could ust briush out the little specks, but that is not the case.
ANything else work for anyone else?
2007-08-09 12:01:00 · 4 answers · asked by stephasoris 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
One thing I know you can do is that if your cat is drinking from a plastic bowl, you should change it to a metal type, I've heard that the plastic tends to give them acne to the pets. So change to metal or porcelain type, another is that you can go and by a GREEN ANTISEPTIC SOAP, at the drug store or pharmacy is not just regular soap. I hope I my answer can help you a little, good luck!
2007-08-09 12:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by daisy3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-26 07:29:59 · answer #2 · answered by Blaine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.
In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.
Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.
In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.
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2016-05-16 16:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Kimberly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We recommend a benzoyl peroxide wash, like Stridex pads or similar cleanser. Wash the area daily until healed. Cats can get this from plastic food bowl allergy, so switching to stainless steel or glass may solve the problem.
2007-08-09 12:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once I changed the bowls from plastic to metal, the problem rectified itself.
2007-08-09 12:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋