At a small rescue where I volunteer, there is a young cat (female, spayed) with this terrible “dirty chin”: black crust and a few bald spots on it.
The vet first diagnosed as cat acne, then as yeast infection, supposedly not contagious to other cats. Despite treatment, it’s not getting better but rather worse. She does not scratch her chin, but she hates it if you touch it, she starts hissing and wants to hide.
She is a beautiful, affectionate cat with zero chances of being adopted with this condition. This is going on for 1.5 months now.
Treatment she recieved: Convenia, Dexamethasone injection, Prednisolone 5 mg (1/2 pill for 1 week, ¼ for two more weeks), Intrafungal, Mupirocin, acne wipes.
She’s a picky eater and won’t eat hypoallergenic food (Hills or Royal Canin were recommended). She loves Fancy Feast Tuna&Salmon Savory Puree. Her food and water bowls are stainless steel.
I am wondering why the treatment does not seem to work? What else should we look into? If hypoallergenic food is needed, are there any brands on the market that are good for picky eaters? Could we use Microcyn on her chin?
Any advice is much appreciated.
The vet first diagnosed as cat acne, then as yeast infection, supposedly not contagious to other cats. Despite treatment, it’s not getting better but rather worse. She does not scratch her chin, but she hates it if you touch it, she starts hissing and wants to hide.
She is a beautiful, affectionate cat with zero chances of being adopted with this condition. This is going on for 1.5 months now.
Treatment she recieved: Convenia, Dexamethasone injection, Prednisolone 5 mg (1/2 pill for 1 week, ¼ for two more weeks), Intrafungal, Mupirocin, acne wipes.
She’s a picky eater and won’t eat hypoallergenic food (Hills or Royal Canin were recommended). She loves Fancy Feast Tuna&Salmon Savory Puree. Her food and water bowls are stainless steel.
I am wondering why the treatment does not seem to work? What else should we look into? If hypoallergenic food is needed, are there any brands on the market that are good for picky eaters? Could we use Microcyn on her chin?
Any advice is much appreciated.
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