My cat has acne near his whiskers on both sides of his face.  When I took
him to the vet one year ago for this they gave him a shot.

A year before that another vet said it was the food bowl. He eats from a
porcelain or steel dish. I wash his food and water bowl daily with hot water
and a paper towel (no soap).  He shares food and water bowls with another
cat that has never had acne.  (There are two food and water bowls.  I'm
unable to control who eats out of which bowl.)

Recently the vet said that the shots should not be continued on a regular
basis.  The effects of continuous usage was not safe she stated.  She
recommended Cortizone cream purchased over the counter.  When asked if this
was safe, she confirmed it.  I have administered it lightly on the acne on
an average of once a week. Total applications to date is around 4.

I have noticed that he doesn't rub his face against door posts for two days
after the application so the itching does go away.  However I'm noticing
that the acne seems to be spreading a bit and the surface area is red and
dried instead of black and dried (scabs).  I'm getting nervous now and
started back using the 100% pure Aloe Vera Gel purchased from GNC.  I never
noticed an improvement with this method.

Please tell me if there is another cure I'm not knowing about and if this
Coritzone cream is friend or foe.

Thanks,

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