Feline acne-anyone have success treating it at home?

Question

I will make a vet appointment if I have to but am trying to avoid the extra cost right now. She is a white cat & has clusters of black spots on her chin. Fur is missing in small patches. I put peroxide on it daily. Every website that I go too just says that vet care may be needed if it does not go away. I want to know if anyone has treated this on thier own & had success.

TIA

Answer 1

do you use plastic bowls for food and/or water? that is common. you can call up the vets office and ask them if there is something that you can do for your cat

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Answer 3

I both work in a vet clinic and have a cat with acne. There is no cure for it, but there are a few things you can do. Luckily, it is a cosmetic problem and does not seem to ever bother the cat. First of all, do not use any plastic dishes. Ceramic and stainless steel are best. You can wipe the chin with human acne pads. If it gets real bad, like my cat gets sometimes where the entire chin gets raw and bloody, I have the vet give my cat a steriod shot and I sometimes put him on antibiotics. I only do this then it gets that bad. Otherwise, he would always be on meds. The acne comes and goes. Most of the time he just has a few blackheads, but on occasion he will get large pimples that erupt and bleed and lose all the hair from his chin. My vet told me it is not necessary to treat with meds unless the outbreak is bad.

Answer 4

Switch to only stainless steel or glass dishes. No plastic. Ceramic is better than plastic but not as good as stainless steel. Wash dishes well in hot soapy water between uses. Feline acne can also be caused by food allergies. Corn, wheat and soy are common allergens for cats. so it would be good to avoid those. And just regularly keep her chin clean. You can wipe it with hydrogen peroxide or Betadine. Vitamin A might also help. For worse cases you can get a topical gel from the vet. . If it gets infected she may need antibiotics.

Answer 5

Kitty Acne Treatment

Answer 6

Yes. Sophie got it because back when I fed dry food, I didn't clean their bowls very often. On top of that Poppy would eat out of both bowls and she slobbers.

All I did was start washing the bowls after each use. I already knew to use ceramic or metal bowls so that was fine.

What I did for her was simply scrape it off with my nail. I might have wet it with a damp cloth, but I never even used soap that I recall.

That perhaps wasn't the recommended treatment, but I didn't know any better, it worked and it cleared up.

"Treatment of feline acne depends on the severity. If it's mild – just a few blackheads or specks of dark skin discharge – washing the area daily with dilute antiseptic soap such as chlorhexidine (non-dental brands like Hibiclens or Nolvasan) or iodine (Betadine) until it's cleared up, is just fine. (Both of these products are available at most grocery stores, and certainly at drug stores.) Since cats may not enjoy these washings, you may not get a chance to rinse, so be sure the soap is VERY dilute! Betadine in particular can be very irritating to the skin if your soapy water is too strong. A weak tea color is good for Betadine; very pale pink or blue for chlorhexidine soaps. Do NOT use "antibacterial" hand soap; it will leave too much residue. Detergent dish soap is far too strong and will damage the skin.

If the condition is more severe, your veterinarian will want to clip the chin area to help keep it clean. She may also prescribe other treatments, such as topical or systemic antibiotics, or a stronger soap such as benzoyl peroxide. Warm plain water or Epsom salt compresses can be used for draining abscesses. In some cases, sedation or anesthesia may be necessary if the area is very painful, in order to clip and clean it thoroughly. It is generally a bad idea to "squeeze" the pimples; the skin in the area bruises very easily, and this can also spread the infection."

Answer 7

Right now my skin is perfectly clear, for the first time in 3 years. It's been about 9 weeks and all my acne is gone. It is such a great feeling to wake up with clear skin.

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Answer 8

My oldest cat just got over having it; it got so bad he had scabbies everywhere and the skin on his chin was red and swollen. A veterinarian-customer of my husband's advised us to dump the plastic feeding bowls and wipe his chin down once a day with your regular acne pad (like Clearasil or Oxy), but it didn't appear to be getting any better and I stopped treating it altogether. Dumped the feeding bowls and started switching them out for feedings and it took a while (3 or 4 months), but now his chin is as right as rain. Redness and swelling is gone, no more scabbies!

Answer 9

good that you are going to a Vet. kitty may need a stronger topical ointment and peroxide may actually aggravate the condition, but the Vet can tell you that. i do know that sometimes it is the type of food/water bowls you use that can exacerbate the problem. the worst is plastic. it harbors oil and bacteria that can bring on an outbreak in cats that are prone to acne. ceramic is the best to use and keep the bowls very very clean.

Answer 10

We had the same problem with our white cat, about 2 years ago. The only thing that worked was some creme from the vet (and it wasn't Oxy or clearasil type creme, either).

It's not serious, so you can wait a few more weeks until you save enough for the vet bill.

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Answer 11

take ur kitty to a vet it is not what u think it is my kitty just had the same thing its ulcers in the mouth and the kitty needs med its gonna cost about 75 $ for it but it will help