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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2004Wierd black dots near mouth
I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like blackheads. Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. > Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right nex to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like blackheads. > Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? Sounds like cat acne. Are you using plastic dishes for her food and water? >> I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. >> Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sounds like cat acne. Are you using plastic dishes for her food and water? One of my cats had that problem when she was a couple of years ago. The first thing we did was switch to ceramic dishes but the problem persisted, even with the use of antibiotics and topical ointments. It turned out she had a food allergy, and the problem cleared up when we changed food from Iam's regular to lamb and rice. Peggy  Signature"Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh" (Al Swearengen, Deadwood) > > Sounds like cat acne. Are you using plastic dishes for her food and water? > > One of my cats had that problem when she was a couple of years ago. The first thing we did was switch to ceramic dishes but the problem persisted, even with the use of antibiotics and topical ointments. > It turned out she had a food allergy, and the problem cleared up when we changed food from Iam's regular to lamb and rice. This is good to know, Peggy. I suspect my cat Cheeky has food allergies. Everything was going fine until I changed her food, and now both her asthma and eosinophilic complex (linear granuloma) is acting up. I changed her back to the low-quality food that, nevertheless, kept her Depo Medrol, congestion and bump free for eight months. > > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. > > Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sounds like cat acne. Are you using plastic dishes for her food and water? I agree. Sounds like "kitty acne." You can use hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball to clean the area every other day or so. And it's not just plastic that can cause a problem--my Tucker gets acne from stainless steel bowls too. I only use ceramic, washed every day. Rene > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. > Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next > to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like > blackheads. > Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? If you are using plastic bowls, change to ceramic or stainless steel (and wash them often). As Mary said, plastic causes acne in many cats. MaryL > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. > Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next > to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like > blackheads. > Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? It could be acne or allergies, as was said, but it could also just be harmless "kitty freckles", especially if your cat is orange/red tabby. It could also be flea dirt, especially if kitty goes outside. Signature-- ~kaeli~ Doing my part to piss off the Religious Right. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Angela St.Aubin <bodah@sympatico.ca> quoth: > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. >Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next >to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like >blackheads. >Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? Kitty acne. I'll bet she's eating out of plastic dishes. If so, switch to china or metal. Priscilla I dunno: I'm going to be conservative and say have a vet look at it. I once had a white kitten who developed black "stuff" near his mouth...it looked like he had been digging in dirt. He died and then all the other cats in the house got it. My mom (this was when I was a kid) took the other cats to the vet and he said it was very serious, gave them something and they were fine. Since I was little I don't know what it was, but knowing what I do now as a nurse, I think maybe the black stuff was blood: in ulcers, if the person vomits it's described as looking like coffee grounds and this stuff did look like that. > I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. >Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next >to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like >blackheads. >Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done? ___________________________________________________ Camilla Cracchiolo Registered Nurse Los Angeles, California camilla4@mindspring.com webpage temporarily down Thanks for the responses everyone. Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes (although the other 2 cats don't have it) or acne. It looks just like a human blackhead, and i bet if i squeezed them, goo would come out, but i am afraid to hurt her. they don't seem to cause any pain or discomfort of any sort. are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her? > Thanks for the responses everyone. > Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sort. > are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her? The other possibility is what happened with a friend's cat. We thought he had feline acne, but it turns out it was folliculitis or some such. He gets infected hair follicles a lot. When it got worse my friend thought her second cat was biting the first cat on the neck but it was more folliculitis, just much worse. I think the vet gave her cream and pills for him, but I don't remember all the specifics. Priscilla >> Thanks for the responses everyone. >> Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Priscilla Either way, they can become infected and they you would need antibiotics. I used to wash my cat's chin. I just used a warm wet cloth and mild soap like Ivory or Nuetrogena. Once in a while one would get out of hand and I admit, I intervened. But I washed it well. They say white chinned cats are more prone, but I think it is just more visible. > > Thanks for the responses everyone. > > Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Priscilla But if that was it, wouldn't it be all over her body? > > > Thanks for the responses everyone. > > > Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > But if that was it, wouldn't it be all over her body? Nope. It wasn't with Spencer. There's probably something that aggravates the follicles to cause them to become infected, and that aggravation may (probably will) be localized. Priscilla Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic exactly? would normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok? they are made of corell or whatever, not ceramic i think. > Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic > exactly? would normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok? > they are made of corell or whatever, not ceramic i think. Corell is glass. It is hard to be allergic to glass since glass is chemically stable except in very strong acids. > > Im not sure what exact type of bowls to use. What is ceramic > > exactly? would normal bowls, like kitchen soup/cereal bowls be ok? > > they are made of corell or whatever, not ceramic i think. > Corell is glass. It is hard to be allergic to glass since glass > is chemically stable except in very strong acids. Great, thanks a lot! > Thanks for the responses everyone. > Its definitely not fleas, but it may be an allergy to the food/water dishes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sort. > are they dangerous to her health, or do you think they are hurting her? It sounds like acne. Cleo Carrington Smith used to get this until we swapped her plastic food bowls for stainless steel ones. rachel |
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