My cat has a crusty eye, chin, and upper jaw. What is it? How do we get rid of it? The cat has been taken to the vet twice, given eye wash, an extended round of Prednisolone 5 MG, and two rounds of Neo Poly Dex Opth Ointment. Yet the black crusty stuff just keeps coming back. He has been treated with Neosporin, but will rub his face until it's all gone. What is this from? And what do we do to make it stop? He occasionally walks around with his eye almost closed, which is worrying us.
By Benson
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Chin looks like feline acne, need to use glass or ceramic bowls. A weepy eye that is sometimes closed or "winky" May be feline herpes, once an ulcer is ruled out (special dye for eye). In stressful times (to a cat, it can be a change in furniture) it tends to get worse. Often a steroid ointment or steroids can be given but sometimes not very helpful.
The least traumatizing treatment is to give Lysine (made for cats) to try to stop the virus from activating and replicating. He can also have allergies but the steroids (prednisone) usually help with that. Go to a ophthalmology specialist, it may cost more in the beginning but they can at least give you a more definitive answer.
I don't think the two are related (chin/eye). I agree with the previous poster about the chin.
One of my cats similarly developed "a wink" and was found to have an eyelash that turned inward irritating the eye. Surgery corrected it. May not be the same for your cat. Good luck - He looks sweet!
This was happening to my cat's chin and I took her to the vet, paid a lot of money for them to tell me to stop letting her drink from plastic cups. The cat used to drink my icewater when it was on the coffee table so I used to just give her a cup for herself so she'd leave mine alone.
Apparently this caused the dermititis. They sold me a $30 bottle of medicated shampoo and told me to give her a bath in it. I don't think that helped at all - except maybe their profit margin. But as soon as I went back to only letting her drink from the stainless steel bowls she healed right up.
You definitely need to change vets. Some vets specialize mostly in dogs and are just guessing on cats. That isn't fair to your cat.
If you live in a large metropolitan area, you should be able to find a Veterinary Referral Clinic. They have specialists like dermatologists, dentists, neurologists etc.
I hope you have since figured out what was wrong, just in case... I definitely believe that it is time to seek a new vet. The chin looks like feline acne to me too, which should be a fairly simple diagnosis; It was the first thing that popped in my head. When a cat scratches and/or rubs at the area, it can lead to further infection (which by the looks may be the case with your cat) needing topical, or systemic antibiotics; Which again, would require a visit to the vet, you never want to guess with antibiotics in anyone.
My cat had this. It is called eosinophilic granuloma. They gave him Atopica to treat it. It is given daily at first then you space it to every other day until you get to once a week. If you have any questions email me
My cat had just the black crusty stuff on his chin, and only for a little while. I made sure I cleaned his water bowl once a week and always has fresh water...and now....he doesn't have it!!
When a cats chin looks like that it has fleas. The black specs is flea poop. No other way to say it. Get advantage II from Petco or a vet it's about $12.00 for a month but it comes in packs of 3 or 6. Believe me I'm a cat lady.
Google cat acne. My cat had this issue, I brushed it off with a tooth brush for awhile and changed his feeding bowl.
It definitely looks like feline acne. Basically its just like when we get blackheads. Try and keep it clean first of all. My vet recommended an antiseptic wipe called Pet MD Chlorhexidine Wipes with Ketoconazole and Aloe for Cats and Dogs, 50 Count
Amazon's Choice for "chlorhexidine wipes". Do a good little scrub daily to remove the black heads.
Next, glass or ceramic bowls didnt get my cat with the acne. I bought some stainless steel, wide, but shallow bowls that I put into the dishwasher daily, to completely disinfect. I also offer water in a stainless steel bowl that has to be washed and refreshed daily. The shallow bowl helps them eat without dragging their chin through the wet food.
Also, having an elevated bowl makes eating much more comfortable for cats. My chronic kidney disease kitty that I lost last April had chronic GERD, because having the bowl on the ground makes their food backwash into their mouth, giving them horrible acid.
Feline herpes is a horrible disease. You will benefit from taking her to a vet, better yet, a specialist, because they can give you more information about treatment. Any stressors in the home will trigger a flare up. I think this is a problem that is worst by having chronic dry eyes. I would give my cat refresh tears daily, which is basically saline, to create a moist eye, which really relieves the painful ness of dry eye.
Good luck. Once you learn more, youll be much more able to help your cat. And yes, l-lysine is very helpful, although no documentation has proven it. Dab some on the cats nose and they will lick it off.
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