I took my little Butterscotch to the vet last week for her flea medicine and
a check up.  I'd noticed that she'd been scratching her chin a lot the last
few weeks but not anywhere else.  So I didn't think she had fleas.  I looked
at her chin and saw all of these little black dots around it.  So I asked my
vet and he said it was blackheads.  He said I just needed to use some
stridex pads and put antibiotic ointment on it 2-3 times a day.  He also
gave me some gauze pads soaked in a solution he used to clean it because
that solution doesn't smell and most cats don't like strong smells like
stridex pads.  So I've been using them for about a week and it does seem to
be going away and she isn't scratching them as much.  I've never heard of
such a thing! Does anyone else have this problem or have any other tips for
getting rid of them?  They're not very big but do seem quite uncomfortable
for her.  Thanks!

Beth