Cure Feline Acne

March 2nd, 2009

My cat, Tiger had a BIG bump under his chin. He pulled away when I tried to touch it, so I knew it was bothering him. It was right below his bottom teeth so I was afraid it was an abscess or worse, a tumor.

I made an appointment with the nice people at Shady Oak Vet Clinic in Hopkins, Minnesota. Barb the Vet took one look and told me not to worry, Tiger had feline acne.

The vet showed me other blackheads under Tiger’s chin and recommended that I:
1. Wash his face with warm water and gentle soap to help clear up his skin.
2. Switch from plastic cat food and water dishes to stainless steel dishes and to wash them occasionally. Oil from cat food can “soak in” to the plastic and promote oily, dirty skin and feline acne.

I did what she said. I washed Tiger’s face every other day with Cetaphil (the same facial bar soap I use) and warm water. I also picked up stainless steel cat food and water dishes from Wal-mart. It took about a month for the monster zit to go away completely, but Tiger’s skin did eventually clear up.

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