FOUND A RASH

CORKY

CORKY

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I just saw this underneath Coco's jaw, it looks like a rash along the bottoms jaw need advice please

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Noticed it at lunch time At night I always scratch right there before sitting at the sofá it wasn’t there yeaterday
 
It looks like she’s having an allergic reaction to something (usually environmental - sometimes food — very hard to tell.). This happens to my cats as well unfortunately. Usually I take them for a Depo-Medrol injection. Yes the dreaded steroid injection. It works like a charm and I have never had a cat go diabetic yet. I’m glad it’s not Corky though! That would be more problematic. It looks like she’s been kicking at it. It may go away, but may not. I have never been that lucky. More later. I have to go out. Getting behind.

Maybe try 1/2 of a Zyrtec tablet daily. I have never had any success with that either, but some people do. Mostly it makes the cat sleep (so they don’t itch as much.)
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Any other bumps around the chin, her neck? These are very common places to see this kind of an allergic reaction.
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No just there It can’t be the food they have both been eating the same food going on 3 years and yes she’s been scratching it I trimmed her nails again a little bit ago
 
I doubt it is the food. It’s good that you trimmed her nails. Do you think that you could put some nail caps on her back nails? I have had to do that on occasion, but it won’t address the allergic reaction.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
I doubt it is the food. It’s good that you trimmed her nails. Do you think that you could put some nail caps on her back nails? I have had to do that on occasion, but it won’t address the allergic reaction.
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Don’t have any and no car and $. I’m a mess lately, I touched the rad with some disinfecting liquid I was reading on cats acne it looks clean a bit bumpy no blood or any more anywhere her body I inspected it all, hopefully it will go away as fast as it showed up if not I can only wait till the end of the month to pay check to take her to the vet I took a photo of the medicine you said to tell the vet I cannot be rolled up in a big vet bill I do not have Zirtex I have hust plain allergy pills they are mild
 
It can be generic Zyrtec. So it’s not that expensive. Not all allergy medications are appropriate for cats. Feline acne usually presents as a bunch of little black dots frequently seen under the chin and is not usually associated with a lot of itching or scabby, bumpy areas.
 
Will your vet assess the skin issue if you send an email with the picture? I would keep the area clean for now. You can use water or pet chlorhexadine wipes. I'm not sure if the wipes would sting the raw skin.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
It can be generic Zyrtec. So it’s not that expensive. Not all allergy medications are appropriate for cats. Feline acne usually presents as a bunch of little black dots frequently seen under the chin and is not usually associated with a lot of itching or scabby, bumpy areas.
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That’s what I have the generic could I take 1/2 of the tiny pill and dilute it in water and give her that?
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
What kind of bowls do Corky and Coco eat from? I hope they are not plastic.
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I’ll try that, They have a bowl with no scratchy sides with the bottle at top I clean it every day though neither really don’t drink much out of it that’s why I put 1 tsp of water in each meal
 
I was asking about the food bowls. You should use stainless steel or porcelain or glass and not plastic which is associated with feline acne.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Yes, that is generic Zyrtec. Thank you for confirming that. You can give her one half a tablet once per day. It may help. It won’t hurt her. I would not mix with water as this will taste horrible. I would just pill her.
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Thank you guys following everything to the letter bowl changed already on my way to the pill, what would I do without you guys is beyond me:bighug::bighug::bighug::cat::cat:
 
If you think it really is acne, you would see the black specks on her chin. It can be cleaned. You can even use benzoyl peroxide on it (human acne med) but I don’t recommend it because it will bleach out whatever fabrics it comes into contact with (just like it does with people if you get it on towels or clothing.) Let us know how Coco does.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
If you think it really is acne, you would see the black specks on her chin. It can be cleaned. You can even use benzoyl peroxide on it (human acne med) but I don’t recommend it because it will bleach out whatever fabrics it comes into contact with (just like it does with people if you get it on towels or clothing.) Let us know how Coco does.
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Her rash is a clean rash no black specks at all, this morning it has like a very small scab , I think she scratched herself too hard it is dry I think is going away, will keep you posted, I gave 1/2 of the allergy this morning as well
 
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