Kitty zits

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared, so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday
the lump returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took
Sophie to the vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit!
I was very relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's
a teenager. Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls-
preferably stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all
round.

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only eat
of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers, clean for
every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through being cleaned
over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I haven't heard about the
same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used to eat/drink out of heavy
porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them around to get out the last
microscopic piece of edible substance out, so whether the bowls were as
impervious as stainless steel would be or whether whipppets just don't get
acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at least
mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and the
cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their food the
instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't seem to
understand despite repeated warnings that there were some things I didn't
want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think I'd got a couple of
cats with learning disabilities ;-)
I've learned the truth now. Cats do what they want and there's nothing to
be done about it!

Tweed


I've learnt th

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A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared, so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But
yesterday
the lump returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took
Sophie to the vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a
zit!
I was very relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than
Sophie's
a teenager. Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls-
preferably stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all
round.

Cats and plastic bowls just don't mix. Mine use ceramic bowls and I
make sure they are kept clean. The cats seem to drool or something
into the dry kibble. In any case the bowl is much grubbier when its
empty than you would expect.

Also, the kitty zits can be hard to get rid of. Molly came with her
chin nearly raw. I rubbed Neosporin into it every day until it
cleared up. Cortaid too if I remember right.

But ask you vet or someone here that knows more before you use human
meds on your cat.

Jo

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only eat
of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers, clean for
every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through being cleaned
over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I haven't heard about the
same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used to eat/drink out of heavy
porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them around to get out the last
microscopic piece of edible substance out, so whether the bowls were as
impervious as stainless steel would be or whether whipppets just don't get
acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at least
mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and the
cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their food
the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't seem to
understand despite repeated warnings that there were some things I didn't
want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think I'd got a couple of
cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at least in
their eyes)!

Hugs,

CatNipped

I've learned the truth now. Cats do what they want and there's nothing to
be done about it!

Tweed


I've learnt th

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only
eat of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers,
clean for every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through
being cleaned over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I haven't
heard about the same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used to
eat/drink out of heavy porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them around
to get out the last microscopic piece of edible substance out, so whether
the bowls were as impervious as stainless steel would be or whether
whipppets just don't get acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at least
mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and
the cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their
food the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't seem
to understand despite repeated warnings that there were some things I
didn't want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think I'd got a
couple of cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at least
in their eyes)!


I'm learning, truly I am. It's a difficult shift from being a d*g person
all your life to having two cats move in without permission ;-)
And then finding you don't understand how their minds work because they are
*so* different. I used to think they were deliberately being "naughty" by
insisting on behaviour my d*gs would never have dreamed of, like jumping up
on the worktops to steal food, sneaking upstairs to get on the beds (no d*g
was allowed upstairs except to be nursed during illness, or end of life
comfort in bed with me) Oh, except for Minnie, my heart dog who slept with
me always, tucked up like spoons until morning. Ask anyone who has a
whippet - those dogs gravitate towards the bed at night. Legend has it that
oldtime miners used to pop a whippet in bed with their children to keep them
warm at night.
It would certainly suit the whippets who have short hair, little flesh and
easily get cold. How nice to have a canine hot water bottle that never gets
cold.
I can recommend it.

Tweed

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a
teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only
eat of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers,
clean for every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through
being cleaned over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I haven't
heard about the same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used to
eat/drink out of heavy porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them around
to get out the last microscopic piece of edible substance out, so
whether the bowls were as impervious as stainless steel would be or
whether whipppets just don't get acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at least
mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and
the cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their
food the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't
seem to understand despite repeated warnings that there were some things
I didn't want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think I'd got
a couple of cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at least
in their eyes)!


I'm learning, truly I am. It's a difficult shift from being a d*g person
all your life to having two cats move in without permission ;-)
And then finding you don't understand how their minds work because they
are *so* different. I used to think they were deliberately being
"naughty" by insisting on behaviour my d*gs would never have dreamed of,
like jumping up on the worktops to steal food, sneaking upstairs to get on
the beds (no d*g was allowed upstairs except to be nursed during illness,
or end of life comfort in bed with me) Oh, except for Minnie, my heart
dog who slept with me always, tucked up like spoons until morning. Ask
anyone who has a whippet - those dogs gravitate towards the bed at night.
Legend has it that oldtime miners used to pop a whippet in bed with their
children to keep them warm at night.

I think it's because d*gs are pack animals that have to please the pack
leader in order to eat. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be solitary
hunters and need to figure out their own way of stalking and killing prey
(even though they learn how from their mothers, each still hones his/her own
style as an adult).

I've always, until now, had both cats and dogs in my household (and as a
child ducks, geese, chickens, pigs, snakes, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats,
parakeets, doves, finches, canaries, etc. - and we *didn't* live on a farm!)

It would certainly suit the whippets who have short hair, little flesh and
easily get cold. How nice to have a canine hot water bottle that never
gets cold.
I can recommend it.

Tweed

I love the whippet's personalities, but my goodness they always look like
they're starving to death! I'd probably over-feed them just trying to
fatten them up! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

A couple of Lee's cats were alergic to plastic food dishes.

I know the feeling of going from dogs to cats. They know what they want it
just took them some time to train me. And now, we have a dog back in the
picture and they don't seem to mind.

GO FIG"FIGURE.
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a
teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only
eat of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers,
clean for every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through
being cleaned over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I haven't
heard about the same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used to
eat/drink out of heavy porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them around
to get out the last microscopic piece of edible substance out, so
whether the bowls were as impervious as stainless steel would be or
whether whipppets just don't get acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at least
mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and
the cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their
food the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't
seem to understand despite repeated warnings that there were some things
I didn't want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think I'd got
a couple of cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at least
in their eyes)!


I'm learning, truly I am. It's a difficult shift from being a d*g person
all your life to having two cats move in without permission ;-)
And then finding you don't understand how their minds work because they
are *so* different. I used to think they were deliberately being
"naughty" by insisting on behaviour my d*gs would never have dreamed of,
like jumping up on the worktops to steal food, sneaking upstairs to get on
the beds (no d*g was allowed upstairs except to be nursed during illness,
or end of life comfort in bed with me) Oh, except for Minnie, my heart
dog who slept with me always, tucked up like spoons until morning. Ask
anyone who has a whippet - those dogs gravitate towards the bed at night.
Legend has it that oldtime miners used to pop a whippet in bed with their
children to keep them warm at night.
It would certainly suit the whippets who have short hair, little flesh and
easily get cold. How nice to have a canine hot water bottle that never
gets cold.
I can recommend it.

Tweed

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to
the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a
teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only
eat of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers,
clean for every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through
being cleaned over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I
haven't heard about the same problem in dogs, though. My whippets used
to eat/drink out of heavy porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing them
around to get out the last microscopic piece of edible substance out,
so whether the bowls were as impervious as stainless steel would be or
whether whipppets just don't get acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at
least mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were
ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and
the cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their
food the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't
seem to understand despite repeated warnings that there were some
things I didn't want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think
I'd got a couple of cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at least
in their eyes)!


I'm learning, truly I am. It's a difficult shift from being a d*g person
all your life to having two cats move in without permission ;-)
And then finding you don't understand how their minds work because they
are *so* different. I used to think they were deliberately being
"naughty" by insisting on behaviour my d*gs would never have dreamed of,
like jumping up on the worktops to steal food, sneaking upstairs to get
on the beds (no d*g was allowed upstairs except to be nursed during
illness, or end of life comfort in bed with me) Oh, except for Minnie,
my heart dog who slept with me always, tucked up like spoons until
morning. Ask anyone who has a whippet - those dogs gravitate towards
the bed at night. Legend has it that oldtime miners used to pop a whippet
in bed with their children to keep them warm at night.

I think it's because d*gs are pack animals that have to please the pack
leader in order to eat. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be solitary
hunters and need to figure out their own way of stalking and killing prey
(even though they learn how from their mothers, each still hones his/her
own style as an adult).

I've always, until now, had both cats and dogs in my household (and as a
child ducks, geese, chickens, pigs, snakes, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats,
parakeets, doves, finches, canaries, etc. - and we *didn't* live on a
farm!)

It would certainly suit the whippets who have short hair, little flesh
and easily get cold. How nice to have a canine hot water bottle that
never gets cold.
I can recommend it.

Tweed

I love the whippet's personalities, but my goodness they always look like
they're starving to death! I'd probably over-feed them just trying to
fatten them up! ;

Whippets are *supposed* to be slim, they are running dogs, sighthounds that
are bred to kill their prey by running it down. You should not see their
ribs unless they are breathing in. Sighthounds like greyhounds, salukis,
whippets etc are peculiar in the dog world, they have no subcuteneous (under
the skin) fat which makes them an anaesthetic risk.
Oh, never get a whippet unless you have room for more. They are
enthralling, delicately beautiful and addictive. You cannot just have one.
Well you can try it, I suppose ;-) I did.
Before I knew it I had 11 and over the years I showed them and judged them
at shows too. I so miss them.
Cold in bed at night? Just pop a whippet into your bed. They are a living
hot water bottle and never move a muscle once you both settle down.
I have never slept properly since my last bed-dog went to RB. If you ask
most people who have whippets here if they have a bed-dog, only those who
are afraid of what you might say will say no. It's a given. Whippet = hot
water bottle, right down under the covers, sound sleep for the human.

Tweed

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:33 -0700, Bobcat wrote:

A couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump on our little black Sophie's
chin, and I was concerned about it. The next morning it had
disappeared,
so I cancelled my planned trip to the vet. But yesterday the lump
returned, and I became doubly concerned, so today I took Sophie to
the
vets. Dr. Beck's verdict? Feline acne! Sophie had a zit! I was very
relieved, and asked what had caused it, other than Sophie's a
teenager.
Dr. Beck said it's very important that her feed bowls- preferably
stainless steel - be clean at all times. Good news all round.

It's amazing the number of kitties that do develop zits due to
plastic
bowls.

So much so that when I read about how many do, I made sure my two only
eat of out of stainless steel bowls and occasionally enamel saucers,
clean for every meal. It may be that plastic gets scratched through
being cleaned over time and bacteria can enter the scratches. I
haven't heard about the same problem in dogs, though. My whippets
used to eat/drink out of heavy porcelain bowls, to stop them pushing
them around to get out the last microscopic piece of edible substance
out, so whether the bowls were as impervious as stainless steel would
be or whether whipppets just don't get acne, I'm not too sure ;-)
Perhaps plastic bowls are more likely to get contaminated by bacteria
because of cats habits of leaving food to go back to. D*gs (or at
least mine) normally *never* do this. If they did I knew they were
ill.
It was a big learning curve for me when my d*gs had all gone to RB and
the cats moved in. I was worried when they didn't gobble up all their
food the instant it was presented. It concerned me that they didn't
seem to understand despite repeated warnings that there were some
things I didn't want them to do and they ignored it. I began to think
I'd got a couple of cats with learning disabilities ;-)

ROTFLMAO! Nope, *you* were the one with learning disabilities (at
least in their eyes)!


I'm learning, truly I am. It's a difficult shift from being a d*g
person all your life to having two cats move in without permission ;-)
And then finding you don't understand how their minds work because they
are *so* different. I used to think they were deliberately being
"naughty" by insisting on behaviour my d*gs would never have dreamed of,
like jumping up on the worktops to steal food, sneaking upstairs to get
on the beds (no d*g was allowed upstairs except to be nursed during
illness, or end of life comfort in bed with me) Oh, except for Minnie,
my heart dog who slept with me always, tucked up like spoons until
morning. Ask anyone who has a whippet - those dogs gravitate towards
the bed at night. Legend has it that oldtime miners used to pop a
whippet in bed with their children to keep them warm at night.

I think it's because d*gs are pack animals that have to please the pack
leader in order to eat. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be solitary
hunters and need to figure out their own way of stalking and killing prey
(even though they learn how from their mothers, each still hones his/her
own style as an adult).

I've always, until now, had both cats and dogs in my household (and as a
child ducks, geese, chickens, pigs, snakes, gerbils, hamsters, mice,
rats, parakeets, doves, finches, canaries, etc. - and we *didn't* live on
a farm!)

It would certainly suit the whippets who have short hair, little flesh
and easily get cold. How nice to have a canine hot water bottle that
never gets cold.
I can recommend it.

Tweed

I love the whippet's personalities, but my goodness they always look like
they're starving to death! I'd probably over-feed them just trying to
fatten them up! ;

Whippets are *supposed* to be slim, they are running dogs, sighthounds
that are bred to kill their prey by running it down. You should not see
their ribs unless they are breathing in. Sighthounds like greyhounds,
salukis, whippets etc are peculiar in the dog world, they have no
subcuteneous (under the skin) fat which makes them an anaesthetic risk.
Oh, never get a whippet unless you have room for more. They are
enthralling, delicately beautiful and addictive. You cannot just have
one. Well you can try it, I suppose ;-) I did.
Before I knew it I had 11 and over the years I showed them and judged them
at shows too. I so miss them.
Cold in bed at night? Just pop a whippet into your bed. They are a
living hot water bottle and never move a muscle once you both settle down.
I have never slept properly since my last bed-dog went to RB. If you ask
most people who have whippets here if they have a bed-dog, only those who
are afraid of what you might say will say no. It's a given. Whippet =
hot water bottle, right down under the covers, sound sleep for the human.

Tweed

I don't think they're quite as common here in the states as they are in the
UK. I've never seen one "in person", only on Animal Planet (there was
actually 2 who were rescued here in Houston - on the "Animal Cops Houston"
TV show - they were abandoned in a house by their previous owners). I
couldn't tell if they were that skinny from not being fed right or if they
were just normal for that breed (although you could see their ribs, so they
were probably too skinny).

I agree they are fascinating dogs! Why are you not thinking of getting any
more? Do you think Boyfriend and KFC would not get along with one? I think
if you got one as a puppy they would get used to him.

Hugs,

CatNipped