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Do cats get zits??
Last week I noticed that Smokey had what looked like a zit on his
chin. I pressed on it and a ball of white stuff (pus?) came out, then a little blood. Today I took a close look at it again and once again, the white dot was back. Again, I pressed on it and got the white stuff out (smells kind of funky too) but Smokey started to squirm before there was blood. I'm not sure I got all the white stuff out this time. It's in exactly the same place as before, too. Do cats get zits like people do? Can I put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on this thing the way I would for my own zit? I'm keeping an eye on it, but at what point do I take him to the vet? He doesn't seem to notice this zit--he's not rubbing at it, or scratching it or changing his behaviour in any way. --Fil |
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On Nov 1, 10:41*am, Enfilade wrote:
Last week I noticed that Smokey had what looked like a zit on his chin. *I pressed on it and a ball of white stuff (pus?) came out, then a little blood. Today I took a close look at it again and once again, the white dot was back. *Again, I pressed on it and got the white stuff out (smells kind of funky too) but Smokey started to squirm before there was blood. *I'm not sure I got all the white stuff out this time. It's in exactly the same place as before, too. Do cats get zits like people do? *Can I put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on this thing the way I would for my own zit? *I'm keeping an eye on it, but at what point do I take him to the vet? *He doesn't seem to notice this zit--he's not rubbing at it, or scratching it or changing his behaviour in any way. --Fil My Pandora had kitty acne when we got her, but it wasn't like a zit, it was more like blackheads. Went away, once she realized that she was in her forever home, and relaxed. I would recommend *against* rubbing alcohol. I've only ever used peroxide on a deep sore, and only once to get it 'cleaned' out, then I used saline solution to keep it clean. Keeping in mind that I'm not a vet giggle.... I'd recommend peroxide only once, and be sure to wipe it off pretty good, so that Smokey doesn't try to lick it off. Then keeping it clean with saline solution. If it doesn't clear up in a day or so, while keeping it clean, I'd recommend taking Smokey to a vet. Smokie Darling (Annie) |
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"Enfilade" wrote in message
... Last week I noticed that Smokey had what looked like a zit on his chin. I pressed on it and a ball of white stuff (pus?) came out, then a little blood. Today I took a close look at it again and once again, the white dot was back. Again, I pressed on it and got the white stuff out (smells kind of funky too) but Smokey started to squirm before there was blood. I'm not sure I got all the white stuff out this time. It's in exactly the same place as before, too. Do cats get zits like people do? Can I put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on this thing the way I would for my own zit? I'm keeping an eye on it, but at what point do I take him to the vet? He doesn't seem to notice this zit--he's not rubbing at it, or scratching it or changing his behaviour in any way. My blue point, Maui, gets them on his chin. More "blackheads" then zits w/white stuff. I even changed the free feeding bowl of dry kibble to an aluminum bowl vs. plastic, b/c I heard that the plastic bowls can be a cause of cat acne. But, Maui still gets them even tho' the aluminum bowl is cleaned every night (especially the rims where they 'rest' their chin while feeding). It doesn't seem to bother him at all. I don't pick at them b/c he says NO!! -- ·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~Abraham Lincoln --Fil |
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Thanks for the advice.
Our food bowls are a mix of aluminum, plastic, and glass. I'll try getting rid of the plastic ones, and peroxide and salene, and see how that goes. --Fil |
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Do cats get zits??
"Enfilade" wrote in message ... Last week I noticed that Smokey had what looked like a zit on his chin. I pressed on it and a ball of white stuff (pus?) came out, then a little blood. Today I took a close look at it again and once again, the white dot was back. Again, I pressed on it and got the white stuff out (smells kind of funky too) but Smokey started to squirm before there was blood. I'm not sure I got all the white stuff out this time. It's in exactly the same place as before, too. Do cats get zits like people do? Can I put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on this thing the way I would for my own zit? I'm keeping an eye on it, but at what point do I take him to the vet? He doesn't seem to notice this zit--he's not rubbing at it, or scratching it or changing his behaviour in any way. --Fil Cats get acne on their chins all the time. Sometimes its only one or two zits. Usually its from their food bowls. (You really missed all the discussions on this here over the years?) No plastic bowls for food or water. They seem to either cause or aggravate the condition. Once the acne starts it can take some time to clear up. Molly arrived with a pretty bad case of scabby chin that we cleared up with a very soft toothbrush and Neosporin lotion. Have lots of bandages on hand (for you) if you try to put alcohol or peroxide on your cats chin. I don't think either one is safe for cats anyway. Jake drools a lot when he eats or drinks so we make sure he and Molly have clean bowls and glasses several times a day. I still am amazed at how dirty a saucer of dry cat food can get when he's been at it all day. Jo |
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On Nov 1, 11:41*am, Enfilade wrote:
Last week I noticed that Smokey had what looked like a zit on his chin. *I pressed on it and a ball of white stuff (pus?) came out, then a little blood. Today I took a close look at it again and once again, the white dot was back. *Again, I pressed on it and got the white stuff out (smells kind of funky too) but Smokey started to squirm before there was blood. *I'm not sure I got all the white stuff out this time. It's in exactly the same place as before, too. Do cats get zits like people do? *Can I put peroxide or rubbing alcohol on this thing the way I would for my own zit? *I'm keeping an eye on it, but at what point do I take him to the vet? *He doesn't seem to notice this zit--he's not rubbing at it, or scratching it or changing his behaviour in any way. --Fil We've been the round with acne with Bosley. The vet told me plastic dishes usually don't have anything to do with it -- except that plastic is more porous and can harbour bacteria and aggravate it. Bosley never ate out of a plastic dish, or a dirty one, in his life. He thought Bosley's was just caused by overactive sebaceous glands. I let it go too long, because he is so fractious to treat, and he ended up with a nasty secondary bacterial infection. He had to have his whole chin debrided (had to leave him at the vet's for that), and oral antibiotics. You might watch it and try to keep it clean. A funky smell sometimes signals infection, so I wonder if he does have a bacterial infection, or a yeast infection instead of regular acne. Common chin acne starts out in most looking like blackheads. Good luck! Hope it goes away on its own. Sherry |
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(You really missed all the discussions on this here over the years?) I admit, I don't read every thread--I don't get them in my email, it's more that when I'm home, have time, have internet, and have a civil state of mind, I come on and read a few threads. I don't really rant much here, so most folks may not realize when I'm caught up in RL issues. Things are pretty good now--really good actually--and I hope to be around a lot more regularly. So, yes, I don't remember any discussions about acne or zits. All I remember was discussions of things like jaw cancer, which is why this zit kind of had me buggin'. We wash the dishes every day, but we feed twice a day. I'm going to try to wash them more too (which is going to be a challenge as we only wash our OWN dishes once a day.) I'm actually glad this is Smokey, since he doesn't give two craps about having his chin prodded (just like he also doesn't give a crap about baths, pills, claw clipping, or needles). I can only imagine the good times I'd have if it were Nocturne. --Fil |
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Enfilade wrote:
I admit, I don't read every thread--I don't get them in my email, it's more that when I'm home, have time, have internet, and have a civil state of mind, I come on and read a few threads. I don't really rant much here, so most folks may not realize when I'm caught up in RL issues. Things are pretty good now--really good actually--and I hope to be around a lot more regularly. So, yes, I don't remember any discussions about acne or zits. All I remember was discussions of things like jaw cancer, which is why this zit kind of had me buggin'. And I'm glad you're around. I've had both a cat with jaw cancer and a cat with kitty acne, and they're very different, so you don't need to worry about Smokey Poke leaving you for RB anytime soon. When Betty had jaw cancer, that was eating up her jaw from the inside of the mouth, where it originated. When Dot came to me, she had kitty acne, but just her using my usual ceramic food bowls for a while as opposed to whatever she was using before she came to me made it go away after a while. The vet said that she could give her a shot for it, but we never did, and it just went away. |
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