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| Cat's Get Acne? - 2 Studies on Clearing Up The Cats |
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Feline Acne Case Study - 1
I would like to tell you a story about a cat that I had in the past. He was a male gray tabby cat who developed these "pimple like" skin irritations on his chin. They were small irritations that began on the tip of his chin, but within about a week, they ended up spreading across and under his chin. Also in that time all the hair there fell out and a clear yellow fluid seeped out. It was diagnosed as "chindonitus" (my vet called it) and was caused by a dirty food bowl, or a bowl which had too many animals are eating out of it. I was told later that "chindonitus" is a fancy name for feline acne. The vet prescribed a topical antibiotic for him, separated the animal's bowls, and it cleared right up. But I have seen it on other animals, and always thought it was a very preventable ailment that an educated animal owner should know about.
Feline Acne Case Study - 2
Keisha was diagnosed with feline acne by one of her veterinarians. She is overweight and age 9. By the time it was diagnosed, the area under her chin infected with the acne was the size of a 50-cent piece, and was bald. It looked awful - red, puffy. Oxy 10 was recommended, a few times a week, to treat the area.
But the area seemed too red after the treatments. I was concerned about secondary infections, which are possible. And I was concerned about the percentage of the chemical in the product, since other Web sites have recommended only 5 percent of the chemical, versus the 10 percent commonly found in humans.
I took the recommendations of various resources I checked. I used warm compresses on the area. Then I treated the area with hydrogen peroxide, diluted at 50 percent with warm water. The warm rag compresses in some cases literally drew out the blackheads. Some days the treatment appeared to clear up the infected area overnight.
It took about six weeks, from diagnosis, to clear it up. The best part of it? Her hair has grown back. She looks like her old self. She cleans herself regularly in that area, something I'm not so sure she did before. I plan to continue warm compresses several times a week, to encourage any cleaning of potentially infected areas, and to encourage her cleaning herself.
Here is an update to this case:
Keisha has had no recurrence of feline acne since her initial outbreak. I would like to make sure you know, that I was extremely careful, due to recommendations from sources, in treating the area carefully. Most sources said too aggressive treatment could cause more harm than good. So on some days, during the initial "intensive" treatment process, when her acne was at its height, I left the area alone if it didn't appear to be too inflamed. In other words, I didn't necessarily treat her every day if it looked less inflamed. I have not continued the weekly warm compresses. I just keep an eye on her chin. It's been fine. She's doing well.
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