Wierd black dots near mouth

In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought
he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such.
He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend
thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was
more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and
pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics.

Priscilla

in article , Priscilla Ballou
at wrote on 10/2/04 10:22AM:

In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought
he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such.
He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend
thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was
more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and
pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics.

Priscilla

Either way, they can become infected and they you would need antibiotics. I
used to wash my cat's chin. I just used a warm wet cloth and mild soap like
Ivory or Nuetrogena. Once in a while one would get out of hand and I admit,
I intervened. But I washed it well. They say white chinned cats are more
prone, but I think it is just more visible.

in article , Priscilla Ballou
at wrote on 10/2/04 10:22AM:

In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought
he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such.
He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend
thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was
more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and
pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics.

Priscilla

Either way, they can become infected and they you would need antibiotics. I
used to wash my cat's chin. I just used a warm wet cloth and mild soap like
Ivory or Nuetrogena. Once in a while one would get out of hand and I admit,
I intervened. But I washed it well. They say white chinned cats are more
prone, but I think it is just more visible.

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water
dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i
am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of
any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought
he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such.
He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend
thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was
more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and
pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics.

Priscilla

But if that was it, wouldn't it be all over her body?

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water
dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i
am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of
any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought
he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such.
He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend
thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was
more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and
pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics.

Priscilla

But if that was it, wouldn't it be all over her body?

In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

It sounds like acne. Cleo Carrington Smith used to get this until
we swapped her plastic food bowls for stainless steel ones.


rachel

In article ,
"Angela St.Aubin" wrote:

Thanks for the responses everyone.
Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes
(although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a
human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am
afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any
sort.
are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her?

It sounds like acne. Cleo Carrington Smith used to get this until
we swapped her plastic food bowls for stainless steel ones.


rachel

Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic exactly? would
normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok? they are made of corell
or whatever, not ceramic i think.

Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic exactly? would
normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok? they are made of corell
or whatever, not ceramic i think.

Angela St.Aubin wrote:

Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic
exactly? would normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok?
they are made of corell or whatever, not ceramic i think.
Corell is glass. It is hard to be allergic to glass since glass
is chemically stable except in very strong acids.