Ok so i think my gorgeous little Kami has acne
I originally thought she had flea dirt on her chin and then realised i had already dosed her with stronghold

Not to mention i checked the rest of her (bearing in mind she is pretty white its not hard) and this black flea dirt looking stuff is only on her chin.

Does this sound like feline acne?

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Wouldn't want to diagnose over the net but sounds similar to what Holly gets and she has feline acne (undiagnosed, but researched it myself). I think as long as it isn't causing any stress or pain there's not a lot the vet will do about it.

yeah i suspected as much it drove me crazy cause i got it off then it was back i was obsessing over it then thought it could be FA looked it up looks identical luckily its the mild form, i suppose the worry is that it can develop from there but i may get the vet to look just to see if there is anything she can do she is due for her 'special procedure' at the vet which im dreading lol so i can ask and make the appt at the same time.

What do you do for Holly's just clean it?

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I use a very weak solution of Hibiscrub and a cheap baby's toothbrush to gently scrub the area clean, should clear it up in a couple of days. I presume you are using glass or china bowls for food and water as plastic dishes can be a cause. I think we notice it more on the pale cats ...or the greedy ones who stick their face into the food to hoover it up quickly!

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LOL hey PP yep no plastic bowls here hate the things! Poor thing though she is my wriggler so hard to keep her still i will try the cleaning gently with the brush i actually have one of those finger brushes for cats so will try with that

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I wouldn't waste an expensive cat finger/toothbrush for this, they cost a fair bit. The toothbrush I used cost 10p from superdrug!

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hahaha i have a few of those so i ca use them always have spares for some reason cause i use an electric one for myself obviously lol not the cats checked all the mob and she is the only one with it as well poor thing she is a sensitive baby

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Henry gets it from time to time, and I just scratch them off as best I can with a fingernail. He thinks he's getting awesome chin scratches, so he likes it. Then I follow up with a acne pad for people. Stridex is a popular brand over here, but I don't know if you have them over there or not. That he's not so keen on, but it clears it up. It's weird. His sister, who is just as white on her face, never gets it and I've never seen it on any of the other cats (although not being white, it wouldn't be really noticeable).

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