1. What is a “black chin”?
Owners who observe carefully will find that their cats don’t know when they stop letting owners touch their chins,
And there are some chins that look like cinders The small black dots are called black chin.
So what exactly is this black chin?
The black chin in cats is actually folliculitis, the equivalent of human acne, also known as “pimples”, which is a type of skin disease.
Cats are prone to this condition on the chin and tail.
In more severe cases, cats will experience redness, swelling, and hair loss, and cats will feel pain when wiping, so cats are reluctant to let owners touch their chins.
Second, the reason for the “black chin”?
1. Cats eat too much fat in their daily diet
Owners like cats very much, so they give cats good food and use Okay, so I just feed the cat with big fish and meat, and unknowingly ingest too much fat, and the second is that the cat food that the cat eats contains too much fat for a long time. Eating high-fat foods is one of the main causes of black chins in cats.
When choosing cat food, we must pay attention to the nutritional content on the packaging tape.
2. The cat is in heat
If the cat is in heat, the hormones in the body will be released. Very different from usual, most of which can lead to endocrine disorders,
Causes caused by estrus can lead to an imbalance of sex hormones, especially an increase in androgens, which can lead to the onset of folliculitis.
3. Daily cleaning is not in place
Although cats can do a good job of cleaning themselves several times a day, in fact, some parts of the cat are still not properly cleaned, including the chin.
Cats drink water every day and eat food residues and dirt on their chins.
4. The cat’s physique
The cat’s body is naturally prone to black chins. The sebaceous glands secrete too much oil, which can easily block the hair follicles, just like people have dry skin and oily skin.
Third, black chin treatment
1. If the symptoms of black chin Minor, only a few small black spots, you can add salt to warm water and scrub with a clean washcloth or tampon soaked in salt water.
Or wash with green tea water, which is the least irritating to the cat’s skin. If the black chin is severe, anti-inflammatory drugs such as erythromycin ointment can be applied after cleaning.
If there is folliculitis on the cat’s tail, you can wash it with a little sulfur soap diluted in water, be careful not to be too thick, just a little.
This method requires careful inspection of the cat’s tail for traumatic wounds, and if there are wounds, this method is not applicable.
2. Use pet antibacterial lotion. Pet antibacterial lotion can be used to treat folliculitis.
