Anyone out there with experience in cat acne?
My big 7 yr. old cat was diagnosed (from vet) with cat acne about 3 weeks ago. They gave him a shot of antibiotics, told me to change his bowls to metal (which we already have), and sent him home. He has big pustules that kept bleeding, so I asked the vet if they can sell me some Chlorahexidine wipes as well.
Since eating was difficult for him, I bought him new food and fed him away from our 1 yr. old cat until his chin got better. And it did... until as of late. We ran out of the new food, and I decided to go back to the way I was feeding - normal hard food + sharing bowls.
Now his chin is all bloody and pus again, and I wonder if it's either the old food or the food sharing that is causing the acne. Before we got the kitten, he never had this happen.
What do you guys think? I'm tempted to feed him away from the kitten and see what happens. She's not a dirty cat, but maybe the stress of sharing food is causing his acne?
My big 7 yr. old cat was diagnosed (from vet) with cat acne about 3 weeks ago. They gave him a shot of antibiotics, told me to change his bowls to metal (which we already have), and sent him home. He has big pustules that kept bleeding, so I asked the vet if they can sell me some Chlorahexidine wipes as well.
Since eating was difficult for him, I bought him new food and fed him away from our 1 yr. old cat until his chin got better. And it did... until as of late. We ran out of the new food, and I decided to go back to the way I was feeding - normal hard food + sharing bowls.
Now his chin is all bloody and pus again, and I wonder if it's either the old food or the food sharing that is causing the acne. Before we got the kitten, he never had this happen.
What do you guys think? I'm tempted to feed him away from the kitten and see what happens. She's not a dirty cat, but maybe the stress of sharing food is causing his acne?