Cats, like people, can have a variety of diseases. These include a skin disease of cats, like acne. In the common people it is called cat eels, black spots , pimples, etc. Most often, these gums appear in places where there is a congestion of sebaceous glands in the cat: on the abdomen, at the base of the ears and tail, at the corners of the mouth and on the chin. How to treat acne in a cat, which arose, for example, on the chin?
Acne in cats - symptoms and causes
The pathological process of acne takes place at the cellular level and is associated with a metabolic disorder in the cat's body. At the onset of the disease, reddening of the skin appears on the cat's chin. Then, under the skin, a hot, compacted and reddened bump is formed. In the absence of treatment, a follicle with a purulent tip appears on the infection site, which subsequently breaks through and the healing phase begins. The wound gradually dries up and tightens, and under the crust formed there is a process of restoring the skin. With a more severe course of the disease, baldness and pain at the site of the lesion can be observed.
The causes of acne in cats can be different. This and insufficient care during the licking of the skin by a cat, and hormonal failure, and malfunctioning liver. Sometimes black dots appear as a result of combs and cracks on the animal's skin.
The treatment of acne in a cat on the chin is the careful care of the affected area. This place should be shaved and disinfected with a shampoo with tar, and then wipe the skin with hydrogen peroxide. After that, using salicylic acid, you need to remove the top layer of the skin. For healing use wound healing moisturizing bactericidal ointments. When a disease is started, you may need a course of treatment with acne antibiotics.
It should be said that all treatment should take place with the appointment and under the supervision of a veterinarian. During this period, you need to pay attention to the nutrition of the cat. After all, it is the poor-quality feed that can cause the wrong metabolism. In this case, there may be allergic reactions to such food, which subsequently pass into acne.
During the treatment of acne in a cat can not squeeze out their contents, comb the affected areas. Instead of green and iodine, it is better to use a solution of methylene blue.