Chin acne and plastic dishes

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?
--
Cathi

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
yodeled:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?


*I* don't. All I know is changing to metal or ceramic works like a
charm.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
yodeled:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?


*I* don't. All I know is changing to metal or ceramic works like a
charm.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
yodeled:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?


*I* don't. All I know is changing to metal or ceramic works like a
charm.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Raising hand here -- I've had this happen with 3 of my kitties over the
years till I switched to ceramic bowls. Feline acne is a skin staph
infection, I believe, someone correct me if I'm in error on this, please. I
believe the plastic bowls are just harder to sterilize maybe because the
plastic pits and scratches easier and bacteria can hang out in these areas.
Now I just get cheap ceramic bowls from and I find they sterilize well in my
dishwasher. Curing feline acne is no fun either involving both oral
antibiotics and topical skin cleansers so I prevention is the best medicine!
hth,
Christine
"Cathi" wrote in message
news
Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?
--
Cathi

Raising hand here -- I've had this happen with 3 of my kitties over the
years till I switched to ceramic bowls. Feline acne is a skin staph
infection, I believe, someone correct me if I'm in error on this, please. I
believe the plastic bowls are just harder to sterilize maybe because the
plastic pits and scratches easier and bacteria can hang out in these areas.
Now I just get cheap ceramic bowls from and I find they sterilize well in my
dishwasher. Curing feline acne is no fun either involving both oral
antibiotics and topical skin cleansers so I prevention is the best medicine!
hth,
Christine
"Cathi" wrote in message
news
Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?
--
Cathi

Raising hand here -- I've had this happen with 3 of my kitties over the
years till I switched to ceramic bowls. Feline acne is a skin staph
infection, I believe, someone correct me if I'm in error on this, please. I
believe the plastic bowls are just harder to sterilize maybe because the
plastic pits and scratches easier and bacteria can hang out in these areas.
Now I just get cheap ceramic bowls from and I find they sterilize well in my
dishwasher. Curing feline acne is no fun either involving both oral
antibiotics and topical skin cleansers so I prevention is the best medicine!
hth,
Christine
"Cathi" wrote in message
news
Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?
--
Cathi

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
wrote:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?

No idea as to the cause or why plastic, but TED noticed a couple spots
of chin acne during Natasha's visit last week. The first thing the
doctor wanted to know was if Natasha used plastic dishes (not
normally, but she had during a recent trip to my parents). So there
really must be a connection, or at least my vet thinks there is.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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http://www.jhedge.com

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
wrote:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?

No idea as to the cause or why plastic, but TED noticed a couple spots
of chin acne during Natasha's visit last week. The first thing the
doctor wanted to know was if Natasha used plastic dishes (not
normally, but she had during a recent trip to my parents). So there
really must be a connection, or at least my vet thinks there is.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

============
http://www.jhedge.com

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:49:50 +0100, Cathi
wrote:

Anyone had experience of this? Neither of mine are giving me any
problems with this, but it's cropped up on the cat thread on a newspaper
talkboard, and I said I'd try and find out a bit more.

Presumably the best cure is to remove the dishes and use china or metal
or something similar. Anyone know what actually causes the acne, and
why it's so linked to plastic bowls?

No idea as to the cause or why plastic, but TED noticed a couple spots
of chin acne during Natasha's visit last week. The first thing the
doctor wanted to know was if Natasha used plastic dishes (not
normally, but she had during a recent trip to my parents). So there
really must be a connection, or at least my vet thinks there is.





Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

============
http://www.jhedge.com