Kitty skin breakout

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us enlightened us with...

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc



I found a few links. Believe it or not, they do recommend benzoyl
peroxide. I'd ask my vet first before trying that, though.

http://www.balgownievet.com.au/1_gen_derm_acne.htm
http://www.valleypetnews.com/felineacne.htm
http://petplace.netscape.com/article...ow.asp?artID=2

Informative vet paper with don't-look-at-it-right-after-lunch pics:
http://dvm.adv100.com/dvm/article/ar...l.jsp?id=21748

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In article ,
us enlightened us with...

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc



I found a few links. Believe it or not, they do recommend benzoyl
peroxide. I'd ask my vet first before trying that, though.

http://www.balgownievet.com.au/1_gen_derm_acne.htm
http://www.valleypetnews.com/felineacne.htm
http://petplace.netscape.com/article...ow.asp?artID=2

Informative vet paper with don't-look-at-it-right-after-lunch pics:
http://dvm.adv100.com/dvm/article/ar...l.jsp?id=21748

--
--
~kaeli~
Never mess up an apology with an excuse.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

In article ,
us enlightened us with...

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc



I found a few links. Believe it or not, they do recommend benzoyl
peroxide. I'd ask my vet first before trying that, though.

http://www.balgownievet.com.au/1_gen_derm_acne.htm
http://www.valleypetnews.com/felineacne.htm
http://petplace.netscape.com/article...ow.asp?artID=2

Informative vet paper with don't-look-at-it-right-after-lunch pics:
http://dvm.adv100.com/dvm/article/ar...l.jsp?id=21748

--
--
~kaeli~
Never mess up an apology with an excuse.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

When I first adopted one of mine, he had a "rash" that looked a
little bit like blackheads, above the eyes and below the ears, and
it turned out to flea eggs. Have you checked his belly for fleas?
(because they're usually easier to see there in the thinner fur)

As to other recommendations of benzoyl peroxide for feline acne,
there's a BIG difference between applying that to the chin, and
applying that near the eyes. Do NOT use benzoyl peroxide near
his eyes. (Meanwhile benzoyl peroxide is much more irritating than
ordinary medical hydrogen peroxide. The only reason it's used in acne
ointments is that hydrogen peroxide isn't stable in ointments. But
it shouldn't be used near the eyes, either.)

The location affected doesn't sound like feline acne, to me, because
that typically occurs on the chin (food oils bind to plastic dishes
like grease on Tupperware), and is not something you can just pick
off the cat.

If it does turn out to be fleas, get him some Advantage from a vet.
It really works, quickly, and doesn't harm the cat. You don't
even have to bring the cat in, just ask at the front counter for
some Advantage.

Do not use flea collars and flea powders on him, all they seem to do
is make the cat ill, and they do a poor job of killing fleas. Also,
supermarket flea drops by Hartz (even though it looks like imitation
Advantage) has harmed and killed cats, because it contains a chemical
pesticide that has long been banned for lawns and other uses because
of its toxicity.



Singer709 wrote:
My big orange buddy RJ has a small group of "zits" on his forehead,
just beneath his ears and above his eyes. They are like a small rash.
He's not scratching them at all (other than his normal grooming), and
he's otherwise in perfect health. His eyes and ears are all fine, too.

I can pick them off like little dandruff scabs, and if I scratch them
he's not in any pain or discomfort.

I am very short on funds and want to avoid the vet unless absolutely
needed. Should I use some small amount of skin lotion to soothe this
surface breakout?

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

When I first adopted one of mine, he had a "rash" that looked a
little bit like blackheads, above the eyes and below the ears, and
it turned out to flea eggs. Have you checked his belly for fleas?
(because they're usually easier to see there in the thinner fur)

As to other recommendations of benzoyl peroxide for feline acne,
there's a BIG difference between applying that to the chin, and
applying that near the eyes. Do NOT use benzoyl peroxide near
his eyes. (Meanwhile benzoyl peroxide is much more irritating than
ordinary medical hydrogen peroxide. The only reason it's used in acne
ointments is that hydrogen peroxide isn't stable in ointments. But
it shouldn't be used near the eyes, either.)

The location affected doesn't sound like feline acne, to me, because
that typically occurs on the chin (food oils bind to plastic dishes
like grease on Tupperware), and is not something you can just pick
off the cat.

If it does turn out to be fleas, get him some Advantage from a vet.
It really works, quickly, and doesn't harm the cat. You don't
even have to bring the cat in, just ask at the front counter for
some Advantage.

Do not use flea collars and flea powders on him, all they seem to do
is make the cat ill, and they do a poor job of killing fleas. Also,
supermarket flea drops by Hartz (even though it looks like imitation
Advantage) has harmed and killed cats, because it contains a chemical
pesticide that has long been banned for lawns and other uses because
of its toxicity.



Singer709 wrote:
My big orange buddy RJ has a small group of "zits" on his forehead,
just beneath his ears and above his eyes. They are like a small rash.
He's not scratching them at all (other than his normal grooming), and
he's otherwise in perfect health. His eyes and ears are all fine, too.

I can pick them off like little dandruff scabs, and if I scratch them
he's not in any pain or discomfort.

I am very short on funds and want to avoid the vet unless absolutely
needed. Should I use some small amount of skin lotion to soothe this
surface breakout?

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

When I first adopted one of mine, he had a "rash" that looked a
little bit like blackheads, above the eyes and below the ears, and
it turned out to flea eggs. Have you checked his belly for fleas?
(because they're usually easier to see there in the thinner fur)

As to other recommendations of benzoyl peroxide for feline acne,
there's a BIG difference between applying that to the chin, and
applying that near the eyes. Do NOT use benzoyl peroxide near
his eyes. (Meanwhile benzoyl peroxide is much more irritating than
ordinary medical hydrogen peroxide. The only reason it's used in acne
ointments is that hydrogen peroxide isn't stable in ointments. But
it shouldn't be used near the eyes, either.)

The location affected doesn't sound like feline acne, to me, because
that typically occurs on the chin (food oils bind to plastic dishes
like grease on Tupperware), and is not something you can just pick
off the cat.

If it does turn out to be fleas, get him some Advantage from a vet.
It really works, quickly, and doesn't harm the cat. You don't
even have to bring the cat in, just ask at the front counter for
some Advantage.

Do not use flea collars and flea powders on him, all they seem to do
is make the cat ill, and they do a poor job of killing fleas. Also,
supermarket flea drops by Hartz (even though it looks like imitation
Advantage) has harmed and killed cats, because it contains a chemical
pesticide that has long been banned for lawns and other uses because
of its toxicity.



Singer709 wrote:
My big orange buddy RJ has a small group of "zits" on his forehead,
just beneath his ears and above his eyes. They are like a small rash.
He's not scratching them at all (other than his normal grooming), and
he's otherwise in perfect health. His eyes and ears are all fine, too.

I can pick them off like little dandruff scabs, and if I scratch them
he's not in any pain or discomfort.

I am very short on funds and want to avoid the vet unless absolutely
needed. Should I use some small amount of skin lotion to soothe this
surface breakout?

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

in article , jmc at
us wrote on 6/18/04 1:25 PM:

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:00:13 -0500, all of a sudden, kaeli
exclaimed:


From what I read, feline acne is almost always on the chin because of
some glands nearby and is like bad human acne - the bumps get big and
sometimes infected and are uncomfortable.

any suggestions on how to deal with feline acne? Meep has always had
various 'swollen' spots on her lower lip, which the vet said was acne.
Vet suggested getting rid of the plastic bowls, which I did, and which
helped a bit, but she still gets zits.

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc

I always just washed my cats chin with a very mild soap and warm water. If
they get infected you need antibiotics, but if you start washing as soon as
you spot them (gently), it will help.

in article , jmc at
us wrote on 6/18/04 1:25 PM:

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:00:13 -0500, all of a sudden, kaeli
exclaimed:


From what I read, feline acne is almost always on the chin because of
some glands nearby and is like bad human acne - the bumps get big and
sometimes infected and are uncomfortable.

any suggestions on how to deal with feline acne? Meep has always had
various 'swollen' spots on her lower lip, which the vet said was acne.
Vet suggested getting rid of the plastic bowls, which I did, and which
helped a bit, but she still gets zits.

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc

I always just washed my cats chin with a very mild soap and warm water. If
they get infected you need antibiotics, but if you start washing as soon as
you spot them (gently), it will help.

in article , jmc at
us wrote on 6/18/04 1:25 PM:

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:00:13 -0500, all of a sudden, kaeli
exclaimed:


From what I read, feline acne is almost always on the chin because of
some glands nearby and is like bad human acne - the bumps get big and
sometimes infected and are uncomfortable.

any suggestions on how to deal with feline acne? Meep has always had
various 'swollen' spots on her lower lip, which the vet said was acne.
Vet suggested getting rid of the plastic bowls, which I did, and which
helped a bit, but she still gets zits.

Is there anything I could do to help? I'd not want to use human acne
medicine, since she'd lick it off immediately!

jmc

I always just washed my cats chin with a very mild soap and warm water. If
they get infected you need antibiotics, but if you start washing as soon as
you spot them (gently), it will help.

in article , Singer709 at
wrote on 6/18/04 12:13 PM:

My big orange buddy RJ has a small group of "zits" on his forehead,
just beneath his ears and above his eyes. They are like a small rash.
He's not scratching them at all (other than his normal grooming), and
he's otherwise in perfect health. His eyes and ears are all fine, too.

I can pick them off like little dandruff scabs, and if I scratch them
he's not in any pain or discomfort.

I am very short on funds and want to avoid the vet unless absolutely
needed. Should I use some small amount of skin lotion to soothe this
surface breakout?

Thanks.

Being near the eyes and forehead, I would not think it is acne. I'd suspect
bug bites of somekind.

Karen