1. Causes and symptoms of black chin in cats
1. Hygiene effects: many The owner thinks that plastic bowls are cute, strong and durable, so they prefer to use plastic bowls for cats to drink water and eat, but plastic bowls are actually easy to wear and tear, and after wear and tear, they will hide dirt and grow a lot of bacteria, causing cats to eat every time. When you drink water, the plastic bowl you rub against your chin can become infected with a lot of bacteria, which can cause inflammation of the hair follicles.
2. Cat food is greasy: If the cat eats too much oil, it will easily cause the cat to have a black chin. Because too much body fat will cause the cat’s sebaceous glands to secrete a lot of oil, causing the hair follicles to block, causing hair follicle inflammation.
A cat’s black chin will cause a large number of dense black dots on the chin skin, like cinders, which can’t be wiped off with a tissue, a bit like acne blackheads on a human face. If it is not treated in time, it is easy to become infected and inflamed in the later stage, and symptoms such as redness and swelling of the hair follicles and ulcers will appear.
Second, what medicine is used for cats with black chin?
The cat’s black chin can be treated with antibacterial ointment or cream. Generally, it is recommended to choose the skin medicine specially for pets, because the pH of the cat’s skin is quite different from that of the human, and the human medicine may be It will irritate the cat’s skin. Pointe’s skin spray and zinc oxide ointment, or Bartudine Diluted Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution for cats with black chin, have obvious effects on the symptoms of cats’ black chin.
If there is no pet-specific skin medicine, you can consider using erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment, clindamycin or tetracycline soft and other medicines to treat cats, but because cats are black The affected area of the chin is on the chin, and the medicines applied are easy to be licked by cats, so it is recommended to consult a doctor which medicines cats can lick with confidence.
Third, how to prevent black chin in cats?
The owner needs to improve the cat’s diet structure, avoid giving the cat some foods with high fat content, and the daily diet should be light and digestible cat food or chicken breast and other complementary foods.
Replacing your cat’s plastic bowl with a ceramic, stainless steel, or glass bowl will keep your cat from getting a lot of bacteria on his chin every time he eats.
Finally, some cats with flat faces will wet their chins every time they eat, and long-term moist skin can easily cause skin inflammation, so owners should pay attention to drying the cat.
