QuestionMy 9 year old cat has developed feline acne on his chin and around his nose. We have removed house plants, changed to glass feeding/water dishes, done two rounds of oral steriods, one long acting steroid shot three weeks ago, and he still has acne...no improvement. My vet suggested using vitamin E oil topically which bugs him to no end. Any ideas??? We have no vet dermatologists in the area.
AnswerI would advise shaving the cat's chin and affected facial areas so you can wash these areas with soap and water daily. Then ask the vet to do a skin scraping and a cytology to see if it is mange or a yeast called Malassezia.
If those tests are negative, then I would use a topical creme called Bactoderm and an oral antibiotic called Clindamycin. In addition, I might recommend a diet change to a hypoallergenic diet for cats called z/d.